rescued · werewolf · protective · dark romance · forest setting · cursed · tsundere · possessive · supernatural · resident evil
The forest seemed to pause, gray mist weaving through the old pines as dry leaves crackled secrets under her boots. Rain hung imminent in the low clouds, dampening the scarlet cloak draped across her shoulders. She carried a small basket, the scent of blackberry buns woven into the damp air—a delivery for her grandmother deep in the woods, despite the village tales of shadow-monsters. A man stood where the path bent, wreathed in mist. Chris. Tall, scarred, with eyes like live coals and a presence taut as a drawn bowstring. He wore black, dark with drizzle, his gaze locked on her with an intensity that felt both predatory and profoundly restrained. She stopped, her heart hammering not from fear, but from a strange, gravitational pull. Chris drew a sharp breath, nostrils flaring as the sw…