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Chapter 16 - Collapse
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SCENTBOUND Chapter 18 - Breakfast And Ash
I woke up because Theo's breathing changed. Not that sharp inhale he used to do when nightmares had him by the throat, just soft like his body finally figured out we are not in danger anymore. Safe and warm. I crack one eye open, he was curled against my chest, face all relaxed for once, his scent hit me, clean and sweet, his Omega scent but calm. For weeks, waking up meant, to check locks, hand on a weapon, but today I wake up with an arm full of Theo and zero panic. I grinned into his hair. "morning mate, you were snoring." Theo mumbled into my chest, voice all rough from sleep and tiredness. "I don't snore, you snore like a bear." "An S-class Alpha bear," I corrected, smiling. He laughed the kind that used to get knocked out of him back when we were running, it vibrates through our bond and hit me right in the ribs. Warm, bright and happy. Theo tilts his head up, he stared at me with his beautiful big eyes. "Kael, I thought when I opened my eyes, you would be gon
SCENTBOUND Chapter 17 - Rut And Bond
KAEL POV I dropped to my knees in front of him, my scent was sharp with distress and restraint. "Look at me," I said. "Theo look at me." Theo couldn't. I reached out, cupping his face. "I'm here, I am not leaving you." Lucien stood behind Rian breathing hard his scent was changing again, cedar turning darker, heavier. His hands closed around Rian's wrist, his jaw clenched. In my hand Theo let out a broken sob, my control snapped. I pulled Theo into my arms holding him tight, murmuring low in his ear. My scent flared, Alpha, protective, possessive. "I have got you," I whispered. Theo shuddered against me, clinging like he was drowning, I looked up at Rian, eyes wild. "If i don't mark him, he will hurt himself or worse." We all understood, without a bond, an Omega in full heat could tear themselves apart trying to find relief. "Then mark him," Rian said. My face went blank with shock. "Are you sure?" Lucien asked behind Rian. His voice was dangerously qui
SCENTBOUND Chapter 16 - Collapse
"Get in the car," Lucien told the merc, voice dominant. The merc turned and walked to the SUV like a puppet. Lucien shut the door behind him and turned back to me. "Rian, breathe." I couldn't, my chest was tight, my heart racing, the wound burned but it was the pheromones that scared me. I'd never lost control like that before. "Look at me," Lucien said. I forced my eyes open. cold, steady, anchoring. "Breathe with me," he said. "In. Out." I did once. Twice. The pull receded, my scent settled Lucien exhaled like he'd been holding his breath too. "Good," he said quietly. "You're okay." I wasn't okay, my shoulder was on fire and fir the first time I was scared of what I could do without my control. Kael was now at the back seat, Theo still in his arms. Theo's eyes were wide and scared but clear, he couldn't do anything to help. "You good?" Kael asked me. "Define good," I said voice shaky. Kael nodded once. "That'll do." Lucien helped me to my feet, one arm around my w
SCENTBOUND Chapter 15 - The Third Faction
RIAN POV "Looks like we are late to the party," I said. Mirelle turned furious. "Mr. Voss! you're interfering with a federal operation!" Lucien ignored her. His eyes found me for half a second, checking if I was intact, the locked onto Kael. "Kael," he called. "Stop." Kael paused, chest heavy. Lucien walked forward calm, deliberate. "You're going to get Theo killed, you're going to get yourself killed for it," Lucien said. Kael's jaw clenched. "He's safer with me dead." "Bullshit," I said. "He's safer with you alive and pissed off." Theo made a small sound behind Kael. Kael's shoulders dropped a fraction, he lowered his gun. Mirelle seized the moment. "Take them, all of them." Agents moved in. Lucien moved faster. He stepped in front of me, between me and the nearest agent and let his scent hit the room. Full S-class Alpha no suppressants. The air went thick. Three agents staggered back eyes watering, one dropped to his knees. "Anyone else, who wants try
SCENTBOUND Chapter 14 - Black Site
I knew it was the black site the second I opened my eyes. Sub-level 4, facility K-9 old Task Force holding. Decommissioned on paper, still running off the books. My hands were zip-tied again, my head still rang from the takedown at the border. "Rian Kade," a voice said from the dark. "Unregistered Enigma. Bounty confirmed, you're popular." The light flicked on. Agent Mirelle. Task Force. Mid-30s, sharp eyes, she had been Kael's second before he walked out. "Where's Kael?" I asked. "Not here," she replied. " And if he was, he wouldn't be helping you." I kept my face blank. "Then what do you want?" "Answers," she leaned forward, elbows on the steel table. "Where's the Omega?" I smiled, slow and sharp. "You first, where's Lucien?" Mirelle's jaw tightened "He escaped." "Good," I said. " Now you have to kill me or I walk away." Her eyes narrowed. "You think you're untouchable." "I think you're scared of what happens if Lucien comes." The door opened befor
SCENTBOUND Chapter 13 - Across The Line
The border wasn't a wall, it was a scar. Old concertina wire, rusted watchtowers and a stretch of no-man's-land that still smelled like ozone from the last skirmish three year's ago. The council called it a "Containment zone" Everyone else called it the line. we reached it at dawn. Lucien killed the engine a kilometer out. "Cameras are blind here for 22 minutes. That's our window." Kael was already out of the car, scouting ahead. He moved like a ghost low and quiet checking sightlines. Theo stayed in the back seat, eyes closed, conserving energy, the heat had passed but it had taken too much out of him. I sat beside Lucien watching Kael through the windshield. "He's good," I said quietly. "He's trained to be, Lucien replied, "The question is whether he's trained to stop." Kael signaled. Clear. We moved. crossing the line on foot was faster than trying to drive. The car would be flagged the second it hit a scanner. Lucien carried our pack. Kael carried Theo when his
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