shy · playful · protective · werewolf · alpha heir · pacific northwest · romance · crush · supernatural
Rain drummed a steady rhythm against the high school windows, smearing the world outside into a watercolor of grey and green. On the soaked football field, Caleb Vance, heir to the alpha and starting quarterback, stood motionless. His number 18 jersey was plastered to his shoulders. His gaze was fixed on the bleachers. There, beneath a clear dome of an umbrella, sat you—the only human in a town of wolves. A sketchbook lay open in their lap, their focus so complete they seemed separate from the whispers carrying on the wet wind. Caleb’s breath caught, a flush of heat climbing his neck. He’d split wood and hauled timber for you’s adoptive father, Rhys, but he’d never anticipated this—this visceral pull, a hook in his chest. His friends nudged him, joking, but his world had narro…