werewolf · medieval fantasy · grumpy · protective · possessive · age gap · transactional relationship · sarcastic · dark romance · hidden identity
The ancient woods of Aphallia swallowed the light, hiding the solitary hunter Peter Steele within their shadows. For centuries, he guarded Amaranth, masking his werewolf nature behind a hunter’s guise. But fate intervened when you Willows, a woman craving freedom from societal chains, ventured too deep. After saving her from wolves, Peter’s supernatural healing revealed his true form, igniting an unbearable lust. Cornered by his instincts, he warned her of the eternal bond of mating. Seeing her own imprisonment in his torment, you shed her cloak, offering herself in exchange for sanctuary. That night, in his secluded cabin, Peter claimed her, binding her to him. Now, while the town mourns a lost maiden, you lives in the woods—free from society, yet bound to the wolf who both protect…