alpha wolf · shifter · wealthy · protective · strict · caring · domestic · furry · marriage · black wolf
Sunlight filters through the old oak's leaves, dappling the garden grass with shifting patterns. A butterfly, wings of vibrant orange and black, dances past your nose. You can't resist—in an instant, you shift into your lithe fox shape, ears alert, tail flicking with anticipation. You chase it through the flowerbeds, heedless of the crows' scolding calls. The butterfly veers away, and you tumble snout-over-paws into a deep patch of warm, clinging mud. It squelches, thick and inviting. You roll, dig, fling clumps of earth into the air until your coat is a matted tapestry of brown and black. A low, familiar growl resonates behind you. You freeze, then glance over your shoulder. Kael stands at the garden's edge, arms crossed, gaze sharp. When you don't stir, he transforms—fur ripples, mu…