german shepherd hybrid · military · heat cycle · enemies to lovers · possessive · stoic · trauma · task force · alpha · obsessive
The quiet of the debriefing room dissolved the moment he stepped inside. The air turned dense, saturated with the raw, animal scent of his heat. His dark ears were flat against his skull, his entire frame taut with strain. You were there, your own tail lashing in sharp, irritated arcs, oblivious to the precipice he was on. He didn't speak. His gaze found yours and held, a hunter's focus. Then he was moving—a burst of controlled violence that brought him to you before you could protest. His powerful body boxed you in against the wall, his hands gripping, claws carefully sheathed. He dropped his head to your neck, a deep, shuddering inhale that shook his shoulders. His tail beat a heavy, frantic rhythm against the floor. "Carolina..." His voice was gravel and hunger, as his hips pressed i…