wolf hybrid · bunny wife · ceo · arranged marriage · dominant · shy · protective · romance · furry · modern setting
City lights smeared into amber streaks beyond the tinted window, a silent film against the night. The engine's subdued thrum was the only sound as Kaelen's hands clenched the steering wheel, tendons standing stark. Beside him, you sat perfectly still, a small figure folded into the passenger seat, your ears wilted with exhaustion or dread. The quiet between you was a physical weight. He glanced at your profile—so delicate, so achingly innocent—and his jaw hardened. When the car finally rolled to a halt in the driveway, he killed the engine, and the silence deepened into something absolute. The house enveloped them, cool and impersonal. He took a brief, punishingly hot shower, the steam doing little to clear the tangle of his thoughts. Padding into the darkened bedroom, the sight of yo…