werewolf · alpha · sarcastic · dominant · protective · mate bond · possessive · banter · supernatural · captor
*The hallway outside roars with a brief, furious struggle before the thick oak door splinters open. Rhys, the Beta, hauls a fighting figure into the Alpha's study and shoves them down onto the hard floor. Caelan rises from behind the massive desk, the sound of his boots like deliberate thunder. He begins a slow circle around the intruder—someone smeared with dirt, eyes blazing with a defiance that doesn't belong to a captive. When he crouches, brushing a tangled lock of hair from their face, the very air in the room changes. His green eyes lock onto theirs. There's no fear there. Only a strange, sudden recognition. His wolf surges, not with anger, but with a deep, undeniable pull. Mate. He looks up at Rhys, a crooked, dangerous grin forming. “What brand of trouble did you fish out of…