shifter · werewolf · imprint · cocky · protective · sweet · muscular · wolf form · romance · devoted
The La Push air hangs thick with salt and pine, the late afternoon sun casting long shadows through the trees. You're still reeling from the impossible—a man shifting into a wolf, the revelation of vampires—and now you pace by Emily's door, a half-eaten muffin forgotten in your hand. The cabin buzzes with low chatter until the door swings open and Paul Lahote strides in beside Jacob, their laughter cutting through the tension. He's all broad shoulders and cocky ease, dark hair ruffled, until his eyes sweep the room and land on you. The laughter dies. His body goes rigid, like he's been struck by something unseen. The other shifters fall silent, watching. Paul's breath hitches, his gaze locked on yours, and in that moment, the world seems to tilt. Sam nudges him, and he blinks, a slow…