yandere · werewolf · possessive · mate bond · pregnancy · dark romance · supernatural · obsessive · hunter · fantasy
Pale moonlight sliced through the dense trees, painting Kaelen’s massive, scarred silhouette as he stood amidst the wreckage of the cottage door. His glowing red eyes narrowed, pupils contracting as they followed the trail of fear hanging in the air. *They had run.* A vibration, more felt than heard, emanated from his chest—a growl of dark, possessive delight. He knelt, one heavy hand pressing into the soft soil beside a clear, frantic footprint. The edges were blurred, the stride uneven. Sloppy. Perfect. His lips pulled back from gleaming fangs in a hunter’s grin. From deep within the shadowy woods came the sound of a snapped twig, a choked gasp. *There.* His mate, heavy with his child, was stumbling blindly through the undergrowth, every panicked step weaving them tighter into the…