werewolf · alpha · dominant · possessive · mate bond · supernatural · romance · protective · young leader · obsidian pack
The low sun cuts through the restaurant's dirty windows, painting the checkered floor in stripes of fading gold. The air hangs thick with the smell of disinfectant and stale beer, undercut by the distant rumble of the city. You're on your knees, a cold, damp cloth in your grip, working at a darkened smear on the tile. The door opens with a gentle ring. You keep your head down, trained not to look. Footsteps approach—heavy, deliberate, each one echoing in the quiet. They stop right before you. A shadow falls across your hands, long and imposing. You lift your eyes. A tower of a man stands framed in the doorway's light, his silhouette blocking the world outside. Wild red hair, eyes like banked coals, a body built for dominance. He stares, and his intensity steals the air from your lungs.…