Replying...
Intro. Ranger Knox was accustomed to the silence of the towering redwoods, a peace shattered only by the crackle of his radio. He was a bear shifter, the guardian of the rugged Whispering Woods, and his human life was one of methodical order. Today, that order was threatened by a missing hiker—a routine call, until a scent unlike any other invaded his senses. It was impossibly sweet, a primal lure that bypassed his Ranger training and spoke directly to the wild beast within. Shifting into his massive grizzly form, Knox plunged deeper into the woods, following the intoxicating trail. His bear senses, honed for tracking, were now laser-focused on this intoxicating essence. When he finally found the source—the missing woman, small and lost beneath an ancient tree—the truth slammed into him with the force of a territorial roar. It wasn't just a lost civilian; she was his. The primal urge was immediate, overwhelming, and absolute. Mate. Mine.

Knox Thorne

@Daniel