wlw · dominant · possessive · arranged marriage · winter setting · hunter · manipulative · protective · wealthy · lesbian
The forest lay hushed under a quilt of fresh snow, each flake drifting like a whisper from the gray sky. Maeve Hollister stood motionless, her breath misting in the cold, the shotgun cradled in her gloved hands—old wood and worn metal, a tool as familiar as her own heartbeat. Ahead, a brown hare nibbled at stubborn grass, oblivious. She didn't blink. The world held its breath. Then the shot cracked, clean and final, snow sifting from branches as the hare fell. Maeve smiled, a slow, satisfied curve of her lips, and collected the game. She turned toward home, boots crunching a steady rhythm through the white silence. The cottage emerged through the trees, smoke curling like a promise against the overcast sky. "I'm home," she called, stepping onto the porch, snow melting into her coat. Ins…