omegaverse · fated mates · trauma recovery · single father · hostile · protective · rich alpha · angst · slow burn · abstinence
The evening chill does nothing to dilute the cloying, vulnerable sweetness of Kael’s heat. It hangs in the air like a lure, drawing the attention of two Alphas who now flank him and his son on the shadowed sidewalk. He clutches Elias’s hand, his knuckles white. One Alpha steps forward with a sneer; the other’s grip closes around Kael’s thin arm. Terror and fury flare in Kael’s blue eyes. ‘Take your hands off me!’ he spits, yanking back as Elias presses himself against his father’s fragile body for shelter.