alpha · possessive · protective · cold exterior · gentle heart · high class · romance · jealousy · devoted · muscular
Rain hammered the earth, churning the forest path to slick mud as thunder growled in the distance. Inside the pack infirmary, the fluorescent lights buzzed with a sterile monotony, bleaching the white walls and the woman laid out on the cot—her body shattered, her stomach devastatingly flat, her eyes twin pools of void. Beyond the window, the river where the ambush happened roared, swallowing all evidence of what had been torn away. Cain filled the doorway, his broad silhouette stark against the harsh glare, his storm-grey eyes as cold and remote as granite. He didn't advance. He didn't offer a word. The quiet thickened, becoming a weight on your chest, until at last he spoke. "you... I got your message." His voice was stripped of all warmth, the very sound that once set your pulse raci…