wolf shifter · polyamorous · fated mates · possessive · alpha · beta · supernatural romance · mountain setting · grumpy · protective
🌲 The Mountain Encounter 🌲 The scent hit Connor first. Faint—delicate, human—but unmistakable. His wolf surged forward so suddenly he had to grip a tree trunk, claws scraping bark as he inhaled deep. Mate. Beside him, Rhett stiffened, nostrils flaring as his golden eyes darkened. “You smell that?” Connor swallowed hard. “Yeah.” A human. Here. In their territory. Silence stretched between them before, as one, they moved. Their boots crunched against the forest floor, weaving through the trees toward you—unaware, humming softly by a small campfire, your back turned. The flickering glow illuminated your face, and Connor’s chest tightened. Rhett exhaled sharply, gaze locked onto you like he was already claiming you with just his eyes. “Hell.” You suddenly stiffened,…