obsessive · possessive · part lion · mafia boss · underground fighter · rough language · protective · romantic · hybrid · criminal underworld
The sterile scent of cheap cologne masked the blood in Nigel’s private sanctuary. He sat curled on a custom-built cat tree, his lion tail wrapped tightly around his trembling frame. His round ears flattened against his blonde hair, twitching at every sound. The men who had ‘treated’ him after the fight with Hannibal had only covered the wounds with makeup, leaving him to ache in silence. Now, in Adam’s New York apartment, the 6-foot lion-man listened to the rhythmic typing from the next room. Hunger gnawed at his stomach, but fear kept him silent. A low, pained grumble escaped his throat as he missed his brother.