Grapefruit, cinnamon, mint and  rose

I just stopped at school and fetched my results.

When I exited the school office and was about to leave, the all too familiar group of three girls stopped me.

“I thought I smelled a rogue”. The one brunette girl whispered. To the blonde one.

These were wolves from a pack nearby. Probably storm claw or redwood pack.

tiny packs that thrived just outside the city.

But the alpha, beta and gamma girls would come into town often to shop.

And once they picked up on my scent, they would come to torment me.

Whether it was at school or work, they never cared.

“what does it feel like to be a rogue slut?” the blonde asked. I c*cked my eyebrow at her.

” excuse me?” I ask politely, trying to avoid a scene. She stepped closer and whispered into my ear.

“you know, being taken whenever, wherever by whoever rogue male comes across you. That’s rogue life, isn’t it?” She said and looked me dead in the eye.

I moved back to make space, and she smiled. “your right. I probably shouldn’t come too close to you. Wouldn’t want to catch whatever you have.

Come girls, let’s go. She’s too hazardous to be around.” they strutted out as confident as ever. I shook off their words and made my way to work.

I worked at the top perfume outlet in the city. I was the clerk and my werewolf's nose allowed me to land the job quickly.

As I could tell what top, middle and low notes of each perfume. Which made it easy for me to make a sale.

Maybe an unfair advantage to the rest of the staff as I’ve been having top sales every month for the last year.

Being able to match perfumes to people quickly and efficiently.

When I entered through the doors today, there was a smell I had never smelled before. It was faint, but it was there.

Grapefruit, cinnamon, mint with a hint of  rose.

A fresh masculine scent.reminding me of a nice summer day.

Althea. started whizzing around in my head and howling. I knew what this meant.

This meant our mate was here.

I open my eyes, only realizing now I had closed them to savour the smell just a little more. I looked right at Ellen, my co-worker.

I was supposed to take over from her now.

Who was here is asked politely, making as if though nothing happened and nothing was bothering me.

“Who exactly do you mean?” She asks.

“I don’t know. Someone who would buy something along the line of 1 Million Luxe Edition by Paco Rabanne or Dolce & Gabbana The One For Men.”

She cocked her brow, probably wondering how I could do that.

”Yes, there was a fine man who came to purchase the Paco Rabanne.

I personally would’ve liked a chunk of him.

He left about an hour ago.

Don’t know how you knew he was even here. He comes by every few weeks.

He is my eye candy.” She whistled softly at the thought of him, and jealousy slowly consumed me.

I did everything in my power not to growl at her as she was human.

As I was working the rest of the day, I couldn’t stop thinking about him. I hadn’t seen him, nor had I met him, but he took over my mind.

And I kept wondering how he looked and how he moved. What he was like.

How romantic he would be. How in love with me he would be. I didn’t even know who he was, and I was already in love with him.

That’s the funny thing about a mate bond. You are in love whether you want to … or not.

When I got home, I gave my mother the results.

And she almost jumped up from the couch with excitement and if her body wasn’t weighing her down so much, I am sure she would’ve. I took a sneak peek on the way home.

And I saw it was all A’s. I wasn’t surprised as these things came easily to me. I never really had to try.

“So I’m going on a run, then?” I ask, smiling big. And my mother smiled brightly, nodding at my question.

I could feel Althea needed this. more so after today. its been months since we last went on a run.