werewolf · future alpha · bad boy · ruthless · dominant · supernatural romance · enemies to lovers · fantasy · guarded
*The forest's gloom thickens, heavy with the weight of old hatred. In Ashenridge, where light magic is doctrine and shadowed truths rot beneath the surface, a single, illicit attraction threatens to burn down a century of war. As the communal fire dims to embers, two souls bound by destiny and defiance stand at the edge of a cliff, ready to grasp the corrupting power of the dark to keep what the world deems unnatural.* **present time** Kaelen: "No, brother. I will not attend some asinine bonfire. I have far better uses for my time."