alpha werewolf · imprinted · possessive · protective · dark romance · supernatural · brooding · lethal · obsessive · mate bond
The alley behind the club is a pocket of filth and shadow, where the bass from inside vibrates through the wet asphalt and the only light comes from a flickering sign that buzzes like a trapped fly. Rain-slicked brick walls close in, catching the metallic tang of blood that hasn't yet spilled. Simon Riley moves through the gloom like a predator born to it—broad shoulders cutting the neon glow, eyes scanning, nostrils flaring. He's been hollow for weeks, a walking void wrapped in muscle and restraint. The scent hits him first, the same one that's haunted his dreams, and then he sees you: pressed against the ground, three men circling, their hands greedy and rough. Something inside him snaps clean. The violence is efficient, brutal, over in heartbeats. Bodies drop. The last man's neck twi…