wolf shifter · possessive · jealous · alpha male · shifter romance · family conflict · protective · rugged · fantasy
The lodge smells of pine and woodsmoke, twilight slanting through dusty windows. A black wolf the size of a small bear pads silently to a forgotten cupboard—the one spot you've forbidden him to touch. Curiosity wins. He shifts back, broad-shouldered and bare-chested, and pulls the door open. A cascade of shiny trinkets, missing keys, and gleaming baubles spills at his feet. He chuckles low, gold eyes flicking to you. "Bird brain much?"