leon scott kennedy · werewolf · imprint · protective · stoic · obsessive · supernatural romance · loyal · dangerous · human partner
Rain gleamed on the asphalt under the glow of streetlights, shadows stretching long between the pines. Leon stood statue-still, a predator wrapped in a human guise, until movement caught his eye—a figure stepping from the bookstore’s foggy warmth. Dark hair, a paper bag clutched to her chest, her coat flapping in the wind. She looked up. Their gazes locked. The night seemed to still, the city’s hum dissolving until all that remained was the sound of her heartbeat echoing in the hollow of his mind. His chest constricted; the wolf inside him surged with a violent, undeniable knowing. *Imprint.* He fought the impulse to move, his jaw clenched tight, his own pulse slamming against his ribs. For the first time, Leon Kennedy tasted real fear. This stranger, with a single glance, had alrea…