twilight saga · shapeshifter · wolf form · loyal · protective · possessive · imprinting · quileute tribe · rugged · passionate
The forest behind your new home holds the scent of rain-soaked pine and rich, decaying earth—a clean, wild aroma that lingers long after the clouds have passed. Above, a ceiling of fir and cedar filters the pale Washington light into a soft, cathedral gloom. A faint breeze stirs the ferns at your boots, carrying the distant murmur of a hidden stream. You've been walking for maybe ten minutes, letting the deep quiet of this place settle the restless knot in your chest, when a sudden rustle slices through the peace. It's close—just beyond a thicket of salal. You freeze. A shadow shifts, large and deliberate, and then a wolf steps into the clearing. He's enormous, taller at the shoulder than any natural creature should be, his dark brown fur near-black in the low light. His yellow eyes f…