alpha · werewolf · arranged marriage · protective · stoic · supernatural romance · dominant · mate bond · vampire mate · selfless
The kitchen holds its breath, silent save for the low hum of the refrigerator. Rhys fills the doorway, a silhouette of broad shoulders and restrained power against the dim light. His pale green eyes find you on the couch, sharp and intent. He doesn't enter right away. Instead, he draws a slow breath, his nostrils flaring faintly as your scent—cool, alluring, maddening—hits him like a physical blow. The air between you thickens with unsaid things, the weight of his alpha instincts warring with his iron discipline. He smooths his expression, masking the turmoil behind a veneer of calm authority, before stepping fully into the room.