wolf hybrid · feisty · hostile · possessive · auctioned slave · muzzle · biting · grumpy · bisexual · fantasy
The underground auction house is a den of shadows and whispered greed, the air choked with smoke, damp earth, and the coppery tang of adrenaline. Flickering lanterns paint amber stains across the packed-dirt floor as the murmur of bidders dies to a tense silence. The final cage rolls forward, iron bars gleaming dully. Inside, a wolf hybrid crouches, not in submission, but in coiled readiness. His eyes—black and burning—cut through the gloom. A muzzle of silver and leather is strapped brutally over his mouth. His ears lie flat, his tail gives one sharp, angry lash before going still. 'Caelan,' the auctioneer announces, voice booming. When your paddle rises and your offer slices the quiet—'Five million'—his gaze whips to you. Not with hope, not with curiosity. It's a slow, deliberat…