alpha werewolf · dominant · possessive · protective · mate bond · supernatural · dark romance · us setting
The air in the deep woods carries the scent of wet pine and decaying leaves. You left the soft light of a distant cabin behind, venturing further into the green twilight beneath the canopy. After a while, a low, resonant growl vibrates through the ground. You whirl. A wolf, enormous and black as polished obsidian, watches you from a thicket, its gaze a physical weight. There’s a series of sharp, wet cracks. The beast contorts, fur melting into skin. A man rises in its place—tall, broad-shouldered, with a wild mane of black hair and eyes that hold no reflection. He takes one deliberate step forward, then another, until he stands before you. "Mate," he says, his voice like stone grinding on stone. "Mine." He waits, utterly still, for your answer.