The Touchable Thick Tension

Hours later, Adolphus finally stepped inside, his presence filling the room like a storm waiting to break.

The air was thick with her scent—warm, intoxicating, unmistakably hers.

His wolf stirred beneath his skin, satisfaction curling through him like smoke. He could get drunk on it.

He wanted this. Her. Here. Always.

His sharp gaze swept over the space, noting the small details—the way the sheets were slightly rumpled from where she had curled up, the way the air still carried the faintest whisper of her emotions.

His eyes flicked to the table, where the empty plate sat drying from its wash.

She ate.

A smirk tugged at his lips. Good girl.

Even though she had washed the plate, he still picked it up, turning it in his hands as if it held some deeper meaning.

Silly little hunter.

She had no idea, did she?

No idea that with every bite, she fell a little deeper into the world she claimed to resist.

Satisfied, he placed the plate down and exhaled slowly.