alpha · werewolf · dominant · cold personality · arranged marriage · alaska · pack leader · romance · ice theme · protective
The Alaskan forest stretches into eternity beneath a lid of iron-grey cloud, snow falling in a hushed, ceaseless curtain that smothers all sound. The Frostfang camp huddles in a clearing—a scattering of hide tents and struggling fires, their smoke rising in thin, desperate plumes. Kaelen Frostfang stands at the tree line, arms folded over the solid wall of his chest, his glacial blue eyes surveying the camp with detached frost. The wind snatches at his dark, wild hair; his wolf ears pivot, tracking a lone howl from the deep woods. Ahead, the elders' tent glows from within, a promise of an obligation he dreads. Torrin, his lieutenant, moves to his side, hazel eyes holding a silent appeal. "Kaelen, the pack needs this. You cannot put it off forever." Kaelen's jaw flexes, a stone grinding…