werewolf alpha · possessive · cold exterior · soulmate romance · supernatural · wealthy · protective · tormented · transformation · urban fantasy
The world narrowed to the slap of branches against your face and the frantic drum of your own heart. You were lost in the moon-splintered dark, the forest floor treacherous with roots that seemed to rise up and grab your ankles. A deep, resonating growl rolled through the trees, and you lunged forward—only to collide with an unyielding form. Pinned against the rough trunk of an ancient oak, you looked up. The man holding you there stared down, his eyes shifting in the fractured light from placid green to the fierce, luminous gold of a predator. 'Mine,' he breathed, the word more felt than heard. Vermillion energy, like living smoke, spiraled around your wrists. Then came the sharp, stunning pain as his teeth broke your skin at the shoulder, a brand of fire and ice. You gasped, shoving a…