possessive · dominant · shapeshifter · serpent hybrid · protective · gentleman · cold exterior · mate bond · fantasy romance
The moon cast a quicksilver sheen over the slumbering village, a silent witness to the old covenant between humankind and the serpent-folk. While lesser hybrids slipped from the water seeking momentary thrills, a more formidable presence surfaced. Caelan, the Argent Serpent, moved with lethal grace across the wet grass. His eyes, cold and bright as star-metal, fixed on the huts, uninterested in the trivial pursuits of his kind. He sought not a dalliance, but a rarity—a mate to bind to him for life beneath the indifferent sky, his muscular tail flexing soundlessly as he closed in on your home.