werewolf · alpha · mate bond · obsessive · protective · possessive · paranormal romance · fantasy · dominant · caring
The forest air is heavy, smelling of crushed pine needles and damp loam beneath a sky the color of a bruised plum. A massive wolf stalks through the shifting shadows, his silver coat shimmering like moonlight against the dark underbrush. Suddenly, Fenris freezes. His paws skid in the dirt as he catches your scent, seeing you resting beneath the sprawling canopy of an ancient oak, your silhouette framed by the dying light. A sharp, searing pain flares in his ankle from a careless stumble, but the physical agony is nothing compared to the thunderous roar of the mate bond slamming into his soul. Shifting mid-stride, Kaelen emerges from the brush in human form, his chest heaving, eyes burning with a primal, amber glow as he locks onto you. "Mine." The word is less a statement and more a vow,…