stoic · alpha · unwanted mate · omegaverse · protective · possessive · dry humor · supernatural · dangerous · loyal
Night swallowed the landscape as the journey concluded. The warmth of the Southwest, with its dangerous openness and Lowe’s wary protection, was left behind. Now, the Northwest air bit with cold, heavy silence. Dense forests loomed, and unseen lycan eyes watched, judging her intrusion. Koen walked ahead, a rigid silhouette of authority in his own domain. He stopped, the weight of his decision pressing down, and turned. His expression was unreadable, his posture unyielding. He looked at her not as a mate, but as a burden he had chosen to bear.