wolf shifter · traumatized · austria · dark romance · abuse survivor · protective · healing · fantasy · submissive · silver weakness
The forest holds its breath. Only the slow drip of blood onto crisp, dead leaves breaks the silence. Pale sunlight filters through the canopy, painting dappled patterns on the mossy ground where a massive black wolf lies tangled in a hunter's cruel snare. The silver collar around his neck glints dully, a permanent shackle from a past he can't outrun. After three days without food or water, his ribs press starkly against his matted fur. Then he hears it—the slow, deliberate crunch of footsteps approaching through the underbrush. A stranger steps into the clearing. With the last shred of his strength, König lunges, wire tearing into his side, his teeth snapping inches from your face. The growl that rumbles in his throat is a desperate, feral threat, but his eyes—wide and dark—betray…