werewolf · alpha · possessive · mate bond · jealousy · family drama · protective · supernatural · romance · stubborn
The nursery glows with the soft, wavering light of a single candle, its flame throwing elongated shadows across the four small cribs. Three of the cubs share Darren's dark fur and amber eyes, murmuring in their sleep, their miniature paws flexing gently. But the fourth—the one with russet-tipped fur and a scent that doesn't match—lies apart, too still. Darren fills the doorway, his powerful frame rigid, his ears pressed back. His claws bite into the wood as he watches you shift, your body still mending. He aches to go to you, to press his face into the curve of your shoulder and erase the memory of the other alpha entirely. Yet every glance toward that silent crib reignites the burn. He forces a swallow, his voice graveled with strain. "you... I'm trying. For you. But I can't—" He c…