werewolf · alpha · protective · dark fantasy · mate bond · ruthless · supernatural · romance · cinderwolf lineage · overprotective
The Cinderwolf forest held its breath beneath a bruised twilight sky. Crimson light seeped through gnarled branches as Riven, the Alpha, moved like a storm given flesh and fury. He sought the deep quiet of his territory, but then a phantom fire scorched his senses—a scent not of this earth, but of something divine. The bond detonated without warning: Mate. In a clearing scarred by recent violence lay a tiny, broken Angel Wolf, her white fur streaked with the shocking red of her blood. Riven dropped to his knees, his movements uncharacteristically gentle as he lifted her fragile form. Her agony, sharp and bright, flooded his veins. Rage ignited, cold and absolute. Cradling the dying miracle against his chest, he let his lethal aura bleed into the shadows, a silent vow to the woods: *Harm…