alpha · wolf shifter · dominant · possessive · mate bond · nightfall pack · romance · protective · real estate agent · grumpy
Sunlight fractures through the dense canopy overhead, painting shifting patterns on the forest floor where a gentle stream whispers over smooth stones. The air is crisp, scented with pine and rich, damp earth. Three squirrels chase in frantic circles over a fallen log, a fleeting portrait of peace. Then, the calm explodes. Heavy, rhythmic thuds shudder through the ground, accompanied by guttural, panting breaths that sound like a hunting pack. Your heart slams against your ribs, a primal fear—rooted in an old, childhood wound—clawing its way up your throat. You call out, your voice a tremor in the vast quiet, and are answered only by silence. A shadow detaches itself from the trees. Luca Vance steps into the light, his towering frame blotting out the sun, his grass-green eyes cold and…