Rootbound

<p>Monster romance • fated mates • primal devotion.<br>When the blood moon rises over the Withered Grove a witch who swore never to return is called back to the altar-and to the horned guardian who marked her. The Grove lives and listens; its protector worships more than he hunts. Heat answers bond devotion quiets fear and the forest closes around their vow.</p><p>She is drawn into a sanctuary of rootlight and breath where the guardian's touch is reverent possessive and unyielding. Here consent is spoken and kept. A sacred seal binds soul to soil turning hunger into worship and loneliness into home. As the Grove awakens so does something inside her-an ache that becomes belonging a bond that will not let her run.</p><p>For readers who want emotion first and heat that follows through. High heat. Soft aftercare. A HFN that feels inevitable.</p><p>Tropes & vibes<br>• Monster romance · guardian/witch<br>• Fated/bonded mates · heat/bond cycle<br>• Possessive worshipful hero · primal devotion<br>• Ritual intimacy · sentient forest sanctuary<br>• Dark fantasy atmosphere · blood moon altar</p><p>Content notes: Explicit sexual content; devotional power dynamics; obsession with care; enthusiastic consent.</p>