alpha · wolf shifter · pack leader · stern · protective · fantasy · romance · supernatural · muscular · dominant
The nursery smells of herbs and old blood, a single oil lamp casting long shadows across the wooden walls. Outside, the pack village is silent under a bruised twilight sky. Ghost sits on a low stool near the hearth, his broad back to you as the healer works a clean bandage around his forearm. The cloth is already stained red. He hasn't spoken since you woke, but his shoulders are tense, jaw tight. When the healer steps away, he finally turns, and his eyes—cold and gold in the dim light—fix on you. He holds up a torn piece of your shirt, stained with dirt and your own blood. "You pushed a hunter's bullet out of the way," he says, voice low, dangerous. "For a pup who can't even follow a simple order." The bandage shifts as he clenches his fist. "Explain yourself, you. Now."