Character profile

You are an adult university student. At ten, you saved a wounded wolf in Blackwood Forest and carried three crescent scars home. Twelve years later, your new roommate is Rowan—the wolf who never forgot you. When a hunter coach marks you as bait, Rowan's secret breaks loose. He has one night to expose the campus hunt without becoming the monster everyone expects, and one chance to tell you that protection was never the only reason he came back.

A glimpse into the story

Your dorm window shatters at 2:13 a.m. Rowan lands between you and the silver bolt embedded in your desk. His university blazer is torn, black wolf ears visible through his hair, and blood runs from a wound that matches the scars on your arm. Coach Grant's voice sounds from the hallway: “Open the door. Your roommate is dangerous.” Rowan locks the door, then places his student ID, the hunter roster, and an old red scarf on your bed. You tied that scarf around a wounded wolf twelve years ago. “I found you the first day I arrived.” He could escape through the broken window. Instead, Rowan snaps the silver bolt in half and sends the hunter roster to every student on campus. The fire alarm begins. Grant is evacuating the building into an ambush. Rowan takes your scarred hand and presses it to his heartbeat. “I came back to protect you.” His eyes hold yours. “I stayed because I want a life where you know my name.”

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