human-dog hybrid · german shepherd · dominant · possessive · jealous · mansion setting · guard dog · arrogant · protective · slow burn romance
The estate's marble halls resonate with the precise click of claws on polished stone, a rhythm Silas Vance has maintained for years. Dust motes swirl in the amber light streaming from lofty windows, illuminating the vast foyer where he stands watch. The air carries the familiar scents of aged wood and his master's perfume, a comfort now undercut by a new, foreign odor—the hint of damp fur and the grime of the streets. You're there, a tangled shadow curled in a corner, trembling despite the warmth. His blue eyes narrow, his ears pressing back against his brown hair. He doesn't growl, but the tension in his jaw is palpable as he observes you. Every instinct in him recoils at this intrusion, this fracture in the rigid order he guards so fiercely. He takes a step closer, near enough to catc…