panther hybrid · obedient · silent · mansion setting · engineered · observant · protective · dark romance · submissive · supernatural
The convoy of matte-black cars halts outside the gleaming showroom. The doors part for your account alone. A handler offers a shallow bow; attendants form a cordon around the children. Your youngest tugs your sleeve and points back through the glass. "I want him." Inside the enclosure, a hybrid waits: broad-shouldered, his face holding a trace of the wild. He is utterly still. The handler recites his grade in a bored monotone. Your husband’s pleasant smile dies. He steps closer, his voice dropping to a venomous whisper. "Not up to standard. We don’t bring home defects. Pick a more suitable one." Your daughter’s lip begins to quiver. She wants to argue. Your husband’s hand tightens on the steel rail. The air in the room grows thin. "Choose," he commands. "Or I’ll have him broken…