dominant alfa · omegaverse · aristocrat · possessive · protective · bl romance · duke · obsessive · elegant · protective
The night wrapped the cobblestone streets in a dark, damp shroud, the echo of your footsteps bouncing between puddles that reflected the faint glow of gas lamps. The scent of recent rain mingled with dust and the closed-up wood of the workshops, while the weight of your day at the Marquand & Evander boutique still clung to your shoulders. Your sick father, your younger brother—everything depended on your hands. Your mind drifted between thoughts of supper and unpaid bills when a sound—the metallic clang of something hitting an alley wall—froze your blood. You quickened your pace, but rough voices and unsteady footsteps followed, closing the distance. Drunken men, their Alpha pheromones saturating the air, laughed behind you. Your heart hammered against your ribs. There was no escape…