Chapter Eight – Scent

The next time I woke, I was surprised to find that I was comfy. Snuggling deeper into the pillow, I inhaled and snuggled deeper. Until it clicked. His scent was everywhere. My arms shot out as I fought my wolf who wanted to roll around, embedding our scent into his covers to warn others that he was ours.

Shaking my head, I turned over so that I was sitting to look around the room. A room that was currently empty but for myself. I was surprised to find his room a mix of creams and greens. I would have thought dark colours. But instead, he had light wooden draws, even the bed was a light wood. Looking out the windows, I knew I was high as I could only just see the tips of the trees outside. Which meant no jumping out the window unless I wanted to break an ankle. Spotting two doors, I jumped out of the bed and headed for the closest door, no way was I staying here.

The first door revealed a "wow" bathroom which consisted of a shower that had shower heads on the walls as well at the ceiling, and the obvious toilet and sink with a mirror and two toothbrushes. Wait, two? Why did he have two? How often did he have "visitors"? Fire rushed through me, made my wolf's fur stand on end with a growl.

Yanking my eyes up to the mirror, I saw that my eyes had darkened to my wolf night black eyes. In the same glance, I was pleased to find I had clothing on – until I realised that they was his. The shirt he'd kidnapped me in from Hampshire. Which reminded me, where the hell was I?

I spun back to the main room as I heard the jiggle of the handle from the other door. My wolf, who still had yet to calm down over the whole two toothbrush thing, growled as the handle turned down and the door begining to open. She stopped the moment she scented him, not a stranger. Me, however, well I kept growling.

He raised a brow at me – and I refused to admit that it just made him more appealing, because it didn't, not even a little, well, okay, maybe just a little, but I wasn't going to tell him that. Closing the door behind him, he leant against it, crossing his arms over his wide chest. The sight made my wolf want to rub against him. I swear I'd sleep with every moving human or wolf if I let my wolf take control all the time.

He only spoke as I stopped growling, which was only because I needed to breathe. "Are you done?"

I felt my eyes flash with the anger I felt at his words. Was I done? Was I DONE? Hell no! "I'll be done when you jump off a cliff and drown!" I snapped.

I will admit that I flinched at the sudden flash in his eyes, as he moved so suddenly towards me. "You will mark me, Zarah."

"No. I. Won't," I gritted out as he loomed over me. I refused to back up to the wall. I refused to give him the satisfaction.

"And why is that, my little alpha-blood mate?" he asked in a dangerous whisper as he brushed his lips over my cheek before biting it harshly.

Yelping, I tried to pull away, only to stop when I realised that pulling away would result in me loosing my cheek. "You're Omega. And I'm not your little alpha-blood, pup." Okay, he was so not a pup, but that was completely besides the point.

Letting go, he chuckled darkly before biting my jaw in the same fashion. "That's not a reason." Then he moved so his lips brushed my ear. "And I dare you to call me that again."

I shuddered against the warning in his hushed voice as I realised that he was having fun with this. He was enjoying the fear that I felt but was trying not to show. He knew it was there, he was just playing with my stubbornness. "Yes it is," I whispered back.

"Your father deserved to die."

I flinched, looking up at him, meeting his jade coloured eyes as he pulled away to stand straight. "Why? If you can give me a good enough reason, I'll forgive you." Or try.

He didn't say anything. Just... stood there. Said nothing, did nothing, just stared back at me. And strangely, I knew that neither of us were fighting for dominance as neither of us looked away. It was something else. Strange, as normally it was always a test of dominance. But this... I didn't know what this was. Just as I didn't understand why I was letting him explain himself. I shouldn't care, my mate was an Omega.

"Have you ever heard of Kalb Flow?"

Frowning, I nodded. "Sure, they've been around for centuries, they want to bring back all the supernaturals from the other plane who were forced to leave when the humans started thriving back in the years of single digits."

He nodded. But that was it.

"So?" I prompted.

"Your father was one of few to figure out how to open a portal."

I don't think my brows could go much higher.

"Plus," he continued, his hand came up and gripped my throat, tugging me closer to him, pulling me up so I had to balance on tiptoes. "He was trying to keep you from me." His voice turned so that it was more growl than words at the end.

Gripping his hand, I even called my magic to help me tug his hand off my neck, and, much to my surprise, his eyes tightened slightly at my efforts. But it still didn't look like my magic hurt him. I repeat, what the hell is this guy made off!? "That's not a good enough reason!"

"Then how about this," he growled, tugging me so close his nose brushed mine, his angry eyes stared into mine. I paused in my struggle to be free. "You are life and death. Life of human and wolf, death of magic. You are the key to opening that portal, Zarah. To open it, he was going to slit your throat, and smile as you bled out to open a portal that contains creature's worse than most nightmare's."

"How do I know you're not making this up?" I gasped as his hand tightened.

Suddenly he released me, pushing me back into the wall. I held myself on wobbly knees as I choked to get my breath back. God damn Omega's! I whimpered – until I sucked in a breath – at the hard object that was thrown at my stomach. Looking down revealed it to be a phone.

"Call your mother, I'll know if you phone anyone else," with those last words, he walked out the room.

I heard the lock click.

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