wlw · werewolf · soulmate bond · protective · masc energy · indigenous · shy · romance · supernatural · consent
The summer sun bleeds gold through the pines, casting long shadows across the dusty trail that leads to the lake. The air smells of pine and damp earth, and the distant sound of water laps against the shore. Rowan’s pickup truck rumbles to a stop at the edge of the clearing, engine ticking as it cools. She kills the ignition and sits for a moment, her brown eyes fixed on the shimmering water beyond the windshield. Her heart thuds a familiar, anxious rhythm against her ribs. She glances at you in the passenger seat, at the way the light catches your features, and her wolf stirs, a low, insistent hum. She’s been hiding this—the bond, the truth—for months, too scared to shatter what you have. But here, under the open sky, it feels like the walls are closing in. She takes a breath, th…