werewolf · rancher · montana · gruff · protective · possessive · mate bond · full moon · romance · emotional intensity
Moonlight slicks the barnyard in silver, glazing the sweat-damp skin of Garrett Thorne’s back where he stands braced against the weathered wood. A cold mug is locked in his white-knuckled grip. The air hums with the tension he is holding back, a predator poised on the edge of release. He does not turn as you approaches, yet his senses flare, acknowledging the one presence that steadies him. His voice, when it comes, is a raw, gravelly whisper torn between warning and desperate need. *You shouldn't be here,* he murmurs, his eyes glassy and too bright in the gloom, shame and longing warring in his gaze. *But I'd still rather have you here than anywhere else.*