SCENTBOUND のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

The Voss gala wasn't meant for people like me. Crystal chandelier bled light over marble floors, men in tailored tuxedos and women in gowns that cost more than my rent, moved like the own the air, I hate it but hate didn't pay the rent and Voss Biotech paid triple for off the- books medic. "stay in the east Wing, no client contact, take care of the drunk's and keep your head down". My handler said. I nodded to myself, adjusting the silver mask that hid the lower half of my face. Beta Kade, that was my ID tonight, Safe, Boring and invisible. for 6 months it worked until the suppressants failed. The first sign was the temperature spike, one second I was checking a ceo's pulse for alcohol poisoning the next thing the room felt like it was on fire my, glands burned. Pre-rut. Shit, not now, not here. I fumbled for my emergency dose but it was too small for me, of course it was, the black market stuff had been getting weaker for weeks, I pressed my wrist to my scent glands trying to

The alley smells of wet trash and ozone. Rain started falling in thin, cold needles, plastering my hair to my forehead, I hate it how Lucien's body blocked the rain from heating me.I hated how safe is made me feel. "Let go". I said keeping my voice flat. His hand did not move, if anything his grip tightened. Just enough to remind me he could break my wrist if you wanted to. "Three minutes ago, you would have died In there", He said quietly. I laughed Sharp and humorless. "And what?, you are my hero now?, please you are just scared I will tell someone what you smelled like in that ballroom. His Jaw clenched. "I don't care about my reputation Rian". My breath caught, he said my name like he had been holding it in his mouth for hours testing the weight of it. I had not given him my name. "Wrong person, I am Beta Kade', I said quickly. "Bullshit". his eyes scanned my face stopping at the edge of my mask and pull it out, your scent is all over my security footage. Enigma,

The safehouse smelled like bleach and blood. I knew that smell, it meant someone had tried to clean up a mess but had not been fast enough, my hands were bound behind my back with zip ties that bit into my skin, but i did not struggle, struggling only made it worse and I was expecting this. Two task force agents flanked me as they shoved me into the interrogation room, fluorescent lights buzzed, overhead is steel table, two chairs one-way mirror I knew was fake, this room had no glass. Kael Rourke was already inside. He stood when I was forced into the chair and for a second I just stared. S-CLass Alpha, tall, broad, military posture. Black tactical gear, no insignia, his face was carved like a Stone, sharp cheekbones, scar cutting through his left brow, eyes the color of a Storm cloud. He looked like a man who would never lost control in his life. "Leave us", he said to the agent, voice flat, commanding. They hesitated. "Now", he repeated. The door clicked shut. Ka

The safehouse did not feel safe. It was too small, too bare - one bed, one bathroom, a kitchenette that looked like it had not been used in years, Voss Biotech owned a dozen of places like this. Lucien called it off-grid and I called it a gilded cage with better locks. Theo was two rooms down, sedated and stable, Lucien's medic had done what she could, Kael had not left his side since we got here and I had not asked why. Lucien sat on the edge of my bed, watching me like I might vanish if he blinked. His rut had passed but the tension had not, we were both drowning in instinct. "You should rest", he said quickly. "So should you, you look like hell", I shot back. He almost smiled at that. I pulled my knees up to my chest, resting my chin on them, the silence between us was not comfortable, it was loaded, every word felt like it could tip us one way or the other. "Why me ", I asked finally. Lucien stared at me . "What?". "Out of everyone in this city, why did you fixate on me

RIAN POV The alarm didn't scream, it humed. I was awake before it finished its first cycle, that's what years of running does to you. Lucien was already on his feet, gun in hand, moving toward the door. Kael was outside, shouting orders I couldn't hear through the reinforced steel. "Stay with Theo," Lucien said without looking back. "If it gets bad, take the maintenance shaft. Code 7741." "Like hell i am staying," I said, grabbing my jacket. His jaw tightened. "Rian-" "No, not this time." I wasn't staying behind, not while Theo was still weak to run on his own. Lucien stared at me for a second then nodded once."Stay behind me."The door opened into chaos. Smoke, shouting. The smell of burnt wiring and ozone. Task Force units had breached the east wing, four of them, tactical gear, rifles raised. Kael was in front of them, hands up. "Stand down!" he shouted. "These are protected assets under section 9, clause 3!" "Bullshit, Rourke," one of the agents spat. "c