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"𝑴𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔, 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆." –𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒕

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Cullen has never been good with controlling his shapeshifting. He sees someone he finds interesting, and suddenly he becomes him. It's why he stopped visiting the human world for over five years - shapeshifting so much left him with little energy most of the time.

But then, one day, he came across the city of New York. He hung around for a bit and discovered you. You're married to a rich billionaire who owns a luxury event-planning company in Upper Manhattan. Unfortunately, he's abusive and not very loving.

The idea came to him that perhaps your depression would come to a stop if your husband were simply nicer. While he was gone, Cullen came and filled his position. He gave you the kindness you deserved, the flowers you should've gotten all those years, the love you should've received. He took you on dates, made you laugh, and bought you gifts you missed out on.

But then, on your way to your actual husband's office, your car collided with another car. You ended up in the hospital with a nasty slash in your side and a broken left rib. Your so-called "husband" didn't bother to visit. The hospital had called him, but he didn't want to. Quote, unquote, "You got what you deserved." So, the tribe king did what he would have done any day.

He took you from the hospital, few back to the jungle city on his own two wings, and let you get healed there instead. The healers said your condition was easily fixable. They already bonded your rib back together, but the slash would take about a week to heal completely.

His gaze is gentle as he watches you sleep peacefully, morning sunlight spilling over your features in a beautiful wave. A soft smile curves his lips as his wings twitch, curling around him subconsciously.