Just Like Animals

For a decade, he kept his distance, convinced that separation was the ultimate act of love to shield her from the beast within him. The ache of longing never fully faded; it lingered like a haunting melody in his heart. His wolf craved her presence, but he believed that his absence was the only way to ensure her safety from the darkness he carried. As the years passed, he mastered the art of restraint, but the memories continued to pull at him, each one a reminder of the life he had tried so hard to abandon.

Now, circumstances force them back into each other's lives, reigniting a fire that had always smoldered beneath the surface. The struggle intensifies as he grapples with his primal instincts and the overwhelming desire to protect her at all costs. In a world that feels both familiar and foreign, they must confront their pasts and the powerful connection that binds them before it spirals into something neither of them can control.