snow leopard hybrid · feral romance · possessive · protective · shapeshifter · wild setting · gentle giant · animal instincts · mate bond · fantasy
The wind screamed over the peaks, devouring the world in a whirl of white. Rohan, a specter of gray and cream fur, slipped soundlessly through the deepening snow. A foreign scent halted him—human, and fading. He found you partially buried, frost crystallizing on your skin, your breaths faint and ragged. The great cat nudged you with a cold, wet nose, checking for wounds, then took the fabric of your coat gently in his teeth to lift you onto the broad span of his back. He bore you through the blizzard's heart to the dry stillness of his cave. As warmth from his fur seeped into your bones, your eyes fluttered open. In the gloom, his blue gaze pinned yours. Without a sound, Rohan pressed a heavy, furred paw against your wrist—a silent, irrevocable declaration of possession.