All Chapters of SCENTBOUND: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

41 Chapters

Chapter 1- The scent he can't suppress

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

chapter 2- On the run

I didn't go home. Home was the 12th floor studio with a window that didn't open and a landlord who asked too many questions, if Voss Biotech was already tracking my scent, going there was suicide. Instead I took the underground to the red petal, an illegal club no scanners, cash only if I was going to ride out a heat alone I would rather do it somewhere it could at least earn back the cost of the suppressant I would need tomorrow. I worked the back room tonight. Stitching up a knife wound, dozing and Omega through a bad heat ignoring the alpha trying to buy me for the night , Beta Kade was efficient, cold and untouchable. It was a lie but was a good one. "Medic" The shout came from the main floor, I sighed whipped my hands and followed the noise. A kid, maybe 19 was seizing on the floor no suppressant, his scent was sharp with fear and pre-heat, the crowd around him had backed off no one wanted to be blamed if he died. I knelt, checking his pulse when did his last d

Chapter 3 - The Offer

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,

chapter 4-Breaking point

The sound followed me into sleep and dragged me out of it.Low, guttural, it was the sound an S-CLass Alpha made when control snapped and instinct took over.I sat up in bed, heart hammering, the guest room door was closed but it did not matter. His scent was bleeding through the vents, thick and aggressive, laced with depression. My body reacted before my brain could catch up, heat bloomed low in my stomach my glands eched. Enigma, we did not get the normal ruts, we got the opposite, when an alpha lost control we feel it like a command, submit, soothe.I shoved the feeling down and swung my legs over the edge of the bed, staying was stupid but leaving him like this in this building with task Force sniffing around, he would kill someone or get himself killed.I moved before I could talk myself out of it. The hallway was dark, silent except for the sound, it was coming from the Master suite, the door was a little bit opened but I did not go inside I stood by the door."Lucien?" I wh

Chapter 5 - The interrogation

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

Chapter 6- Collateral

The facility was silent as a tomb.Concrete walls, no windows, air that tasted like disinfectant an old fear. I had been in places like this before. They all smelled the same when you stripped away the bleach. Earlier Kael had come and he took Theo away to another room.The front doors blew inward with a roar of splintered metal and alarms, security scrambled, weapons raised, deep down I knew it was Lucien.He moved through them like a storm fast, brutal, precise. An S-class Alpha not on Suppressants was a natural disaster. I followed in his wake, keeping low, using the chaos to slip past, my mask was gone, my hoodie was too big, I looked like a kid who didn't belong in a firefight. Good they underestimated me. "Rian!". Lucien's voice cut through the noise, he had found me in under sixty seconds, of course you had, my scent was probably a bacon to him now. "Over here!". I shouted back, grabbing his arms as he passed. "Theo's in holding, level B2 and Kael's here".Lucien's ja

Chapter 7- Quiet Before

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

Chapter 8- Moving Targets

RIAN POV Dawn came too fast. No sunrise through the safehouse windows, just the artificial grey of pre-dawn and the low hum of the city waking up without us. Lucien had the car idling out back by 5:12 Kael was already checking out the main exits, moving like a man who had slept with one eye open his whole life. Theo walked on his own now, but his hand stayed braced on the wall, His heat had been forced down, not resolved, that left him raw and unstable. I kept my scent low and steady so he wouldn't pick up on my own fraying control. "Back door's clear", Kael said, not looking at me. "We have twelve minutes before the next patrol sweep". Lucien nodded once. "Move". No one argued, arguing got people caught, I kept my hand on Theo's elbow, he didn't pull way, that was new before he would flinch at any contact that wasn't medical, as we crossed the loading dock. Cold concrete under my boots, the smell of oil and rain. Lucien's driver wasn't there, Lucien drove, of course

Chapter 9 - Breach

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

Chapter 10 - Undercurrent

THEO POV The river route smelled like oil, rust, and old water. It was a smuggler's path-concrete embankments, rusted ladders and tunnels half-swallowed by the city. No cameras. No signal, just the sound of water moving fast and the occasional drip from overhead pipes. I leaned against Rian as we walked, my breathing still uneven. The forced heat had left me drained and shaky. Kael walked on my other side, close but not touching. Lucien led, gun in hand, eyes scanning every shadow, he hadn't spoken since we left the tunnel. His jaw was tight, scent sharp with restrained aggression. "Stop," Kael said suddenly. we froze. He held up a hand, listening, water dripping, our breathing, nothing else. "Sorry, I heard it wrong." Lucien didn't argue, he just moved us deeper into the tunnel away from the mainland. I stumbled but Rian caught me before I could hit the ground. "Easy, I have got you," he murmured. My eyes met his, glassy but clear. "I am sorry, I am slowing

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