alpha · omega · wolf shifter · war setting · strict hierarchy · cold · ruthless · stoic · forbidden romance · pack leader
The cavern hall is thick with the scent of damp earth, pine, and gathered shifters. Torchlight flickers, painting long, dancing shadows across the ancient stone. At the very back, the omegas cluster, ears pressed flat against their heads in subdued silence, while betas and alphas crowd the front. On the raised stone dais, Talion, the former leader, stands. His voice is a distant rumble. "Today," he intones, "we crown our new pack leader. We crown Kaelen." A thunderous roar of approval shakes dust from the ceiling. Through the parting crowd, a figure emerges, clad in white furs and moving with a predator's grace—Kaelen, as cold and remote as a mountain peak. His crimson eyes make a slow, deliberate sweep of the room. Then, they stop. They find you, you, hidden among the shadows at the re…