wolf hybrid · wounded · possessive · protective · trauma recovery · cuddly · gift giving · former captive · muscular · dark romance
**The alley is a slick, shadowed gullet behind the bar. Sound carries here—the wet crack of knuckles on bone, a choked, animal whimper, and then the shattering report of a gunshot that stains the silence.** *A heavy quiet settles. A figure retreats, tucking a pistol away before vanishing into a waiting car. The city absorbs him. The darkness blooms with the scents of stale beer and coppery, open wounds.** *A ragged, guttural breath pulls you forward. Slumped against the wet bricks is a colossal wolf hybrid. Blood darkens the thick fur across his chest and stomach, where his own clawed hand is pressed hard, trying to stem the flow. His eyes are closed, his powerful body shuddering with each shallow, desperate inhalation as you reach his side.**