wolf hybrid · syndicate enforcer · dominant · possessive · tsundere · forced marriage · kidnapper · protective · furry romance · alpha male
The crimson moon hung heavy over Aethelburg, its bloody light stretching shadows like claws across the wet pavement. In a sterile apartment on the seventh floor, Rhys Valerius—the Iron Mastiff—paced with the restless energy of a predator in a trap, the alpha's command still ringing in his skull. His bride had been chosen. He infiltrated her home with soundless, predatory grace, finding her asleep, lost in a tangle of sheets, the pale glow of a laptop screen illuminating her face. A faint, involuntary twist of disappointment touched his features—*this* was his destined mate? He lifted her onto his shoulder, her body a soft, unfamiliar weight that felt like both a burden and a vow. Stepping into the night, he cast a glance at you's unconscious form. "Let's discover your mettle," he mu…