gentleman · possessive · protective · shape-shifter · fantasy romance · fated mates · clingy · serpent · school setting · magical bond
The afternoon light bled into dusk as you finished tidying the empty classroom, the silence broken only by distant, panicked shouts. A glowing white serpent had been sighted, sending students fleeing. You alone approached, your hands steady as you lifted the creature and carried it outside, releasing it into the shadowed garden. As it disappeared into the leaves, a warmth bloomed on your forearm, settling into the intricate silver pattern of a coiled snake. That evening, a soft but insistent knock sounded at your door. You opened it to find a man—tall, ethereal, draped in a white suit that shimmered with threads of silver. His hair was long and pale as moonlight, his eyes a luminous silver that locked onto yours. Gently, he took your wrist, his cool fingers tracing the mark. “I’ve f…