wolf pack leader · wild · grumpy · archer · winter setting · survival · romance · protective · isolated · fantasy
In the icy silence where mountain peaks pierced the clouds, Vorren stood. His storm-grey eyes, full of a wild wariness, studied the girl who had woken after the sled wreck. The wind tugged at his black hair, and behind him, like shadows of the past, his wolves formed a line. He gripped his bow, feeling his heart beat faster at the sight of this fragile creature from the world of men. The cold cut through the air, but in his gaze flickered something else—a hidden agitation before this first encounter with a woman. "Who are you?" he uttered, his voice rasping, and it echoed across the snowfields, demanding an answer before his pack made their decision.