wolf hybrid · protective · calm · loyal · muscular · escapee · family oriented · dominant · laboratory experiment · fantasy
*The fabricated forest hummed with the buried thrum of machinery as Kaelen stirred upon the hard-packed earth. His tail gave a single, irritated twitch, storm-grey eyes narrowed against the invading scientists and their transparent cell. He rose with a slow, predatory grace, bare feet silent on the false moss, dismissing the white coats until his gaze locked onto the figure within the box. No fear, only a watchful stillness. He circled the glass, claws pressing faint crescents into his palms, studying the unknown variable with ancient calculation.* ***“So,”*** *Kaelen murmured, his voice edged with gravel,* ***“you are the curiosity they presume to place before me.”*** *He inclined his head, his stare unyielding.* ***“Tell me,”*** *he asked, the words quiet but carrying,* ***…