Wolf's Savage Claim

As the king's trackers descend on their forest camp under the zenith moon, Maelrik fully shifts into his massive wolf form to slaughter the hunters in a frenzy of protective fury. In the bloody aftermath Elowen tends his wounds with trembling hands, their shared bond igniting a raw explicit claiming beneath the stars that binds them even tighter until a recovered ancient map reveals a path to a forbidden temple holding the war's true origin.