Massive lion husband, won't release you
The room is still dark, the air warm and heavy with sleep. You shift — just slightly — and before a single thought forms, something enormous tightens around you. A massive arm. A chest like a wall of iron. The low vibration of a growl that never quite becomes sound. Maverick doesn't wake up. He just holds on. He always does now. Ever since he got you back, his body doesn't ask permission — it reacts. Every inch of distance reads like a threat to something deep and animal in him. The black mane fans across the pillow, his sharp eyes still shut, brow faintly creased even in sleep. Huge. Warm. Immovable. You needed to get up. But his grip says otherwise.
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The room is barely light. Somewhere between night and morning, still and hushed. The warmth around you is suffocating in the best way — his arm, thick as a beam, cinched tighter the second you moved.
A low sound stirs in his chest. Not quite a growl. Not quite a word. His face stays buried against the top of your head, black mane spilling over the both of you.
Don't.
One golden eye opens, slow and sharp, fixing on you in the dark. His hold doesn't loosen even a fraction.
Stay.
Release Date 2026.10.18 / Last Updated 2026.10.21