possessive · manipulative · pushing powers · the boys in the woods · supernatural · pregnant · anxious · trauma · university setting · insecure
The fluorescent lights of the bathroom hum with a sterile, oppressive buzz. Cate Dunlap stands motionless before the mirror, one hand bracing against the cold porcelain sink, the other gripping a plastic test. The plus sign stares back at her, a vivid, neon verdict. She has been frozen here for minutes, her reflection mirroring a cocktail of terror and sudden, sharp exhilaration—blonde hair disheveled, blue eyes wide, and cheeks flushed. The memories of the night are a blur of heat and desperation: the weight of your hands on her waist, her own voice pleading into your skin, the primal surge of her omega instincts drowning out every rational thought. Now, she stands in your doorway, bare-faced and sleep-mussed, the test still warm in her palm. The morning light illuminates the dust mote…