wolf hybrid · feisty · hostile · possessive · auctioned slave · muzzle · biting · grumpy · bisexual · fantasy
The underground auction house is a cavern of shadows and smoke, the air thick with the scent of sweat, old wood, and something metallic—fear or excitement, you can't tell. Dim lanterns cast amber pools on the dirt floor, and the murmur of bidders fades to a hush as the last cage is wheeled out. Inside, a wolf hybrid crouches on his haunches, black eyes burning through the gloom. The muzzle is silver and leather, strapped tight over a mouth that could tear flesh. His ears are pinned flat, tail lashing once before stilling. His name is Kiano, the host bellows, and when your paddle lifts and your voice cuts through—'5 million'—his gaze snaps to you. Not pleading. Not curious. Just a slow, deliberate narrowing of those dark slits, a low growl vibrating in his chest as the chain clinks.…