Alpha Scent (Amber Woods Shifters) (2 page)

“Fair enough” he replied before sitting back crossing his arms over his chest.

His wolf was pacing inside, snarling, wanting something. He took control speaking to it firmly to calm the hell down. The sooner they signed the deal then he would be heading back to pack territory, to let his wolf run through the forest. The autumn season was approaching which made the run a little more exciting with the falling leaves and changing landscape.

Connor pushed the papers to him for him to peruse, his eyes scanned the content, nodding at his alpha that all was in order.

“Once I have seen your security setup then my alpha will sign”

“No problem, I will have my men waiting” Murdoch spoke.

Marcus inhaled deep to calm the wolf within. An absolutely enticing aroma of vanilla and honey was very subtle in the air. His shaft hardened instantly, it was a scent that was so familiar and appeared to be getting stronger. The door to the room opened gently, a large blond shifter stepped into the room, looking over his shoulder laughing at something that was said. A gentle voice replied and he thought he had been knocked over with a freight train. Images so clear flashed in his head, the sexy wolf, her voice was like velvet, her scent, which was very strong now, had never really left him.
Mate!

Brianna was still teasing L
uke about his dismal attempts to date her or in his words bed her thoroughly. She knew it was just all in jest, he was more like a brother to her than anything. But it kept their working relationship buoyant and healthy. Following him into the room, her wolf twitched its nose at the scent of three wolves. One scent was incredibly strong, in one breath a night two years ago slammed into her. She remembered the very male smell overpowered with pine and sandalwood.
Oh Fuck no!

She stumbled against Luke’s back with her wayward mind,
pressing her hand to his black shirt to steady herself.

“Easy
Bri, didn’t think you were that keen” he smirked.

A growl had her side-
stepping into the room to see that one sexy alpha on his feet, eyes glaring into her, fierce and hot.

Shit! Shit! Shit!
Bri could hear someone calling her name but it was if everything else had faded out, the strength of his alpha power poured into her, willing her to acknowledge him, submit.
Well I got news for you, furry ass, there is no way I will bow down
. Her wolf whined at the thought, obviously recognising its mate, but Bri had made a new life for herself, for most of her life she had been on the run, a carefree existence and she did not need a mate to tame her. What he didn’t know was that she had been born of alpha stock, so if he wanted to have a staring competition she would give him one. Jutting her chin out, she met his gaze head on. The power exchange was tense, the air practically crackled with electricity. She saw the surprise in his eyes at her challenge, but pushed even more force into his gaze. She felt a slight chink in her armour loosen, gradually letting her eyes drop down. The room came back to focus.

“
Bri? What is wrong with you? I said this is your new client Mr Buchanan”

She could hear Murdoch chattering on in her ear and wished he would just shut the hell up.
Nodding her head in the alphas direction she mumbled a pleased to meet you before sitting next to Luke who had already made himself comfortable. Noticing he had poured himself a coffee from the machine, she stared at him incredulously shaking her head.

“What?” he asked.

“Oh I don’t know, maybe you left you bloody manners back in the gym, where’s mine?”

Sighing he stood and made her one just how she liked it, one sugar and lots of milk. Placing it in front of her she could feel that heated glare
from Marcus, ok she was chicken shit, if she looked up god knows what would happen, but the vibes coming off him made her want to jump across the table into his lap and ride him hard. Feeling her cheeks heat and her arousal spike she grabbed her cup and drank the warming liquid. This was going to be an interesting meeting.

2

Marcus had a surge in jealousy and rage when he saw his little mate step
into the room with her hand on Blondie’s back. He didn’t like the closeness he saw there, his wolf wanted to rip the guy’s throat out. He had used all his power to force her to acknowledge him, recognise her mate and the little witch pushed an incredible power back at him.
Well I’ll be damned
. The alpha blood in her had obviously been repressed the first night he met her, but holy shit she certainly gave as good as he gave out. His wolf growled in appreciation, but with his ancient blood line he was able to suppress her. He could not take his eyes of her even as she joked with her colleague, he wanted her to submit to him, as alpha it was his right. His eyes scanned over her body appreciatively, even in her work uniform he could see her beautiful curves and full breasts. He had remembered how they felt as he stroked and caressed, how responsive she had been to him. The thoughts pushed out toward her, he smirked slightly when she gasped a little before taking a sip of her coffee. Then her arousal had washed over him and he had to dig his nails into his thighs to stop himself launching himself over the table, sinking into her depths claiming her pleasure. Yes, he knew she could feel the mating pull and the little minx was trying to hide it. Glancing at Connor with a
WTF?
Expression, he placed his alpha head back on instead of his rock hard head and tuned into what Murdoch was saying.

“Mr B
uchanan, this is Luke my combat warrior, thirty years of service and this is Brianna, the best tracker in the country, she has been with us for two years now. Is there anything you would like to ask them before we proceed?”

“Yes, I would like to ask Brianna
what she was doing before she came here, where did you work before?” Marcus rumbled.

Brianna shifted in her seat, trying not to show
any nerves, she could do this it was a professional work meeting, nothing more. She had suppressed a growl when he asked her what she had been doing before this, he knew damn well what she did. Ok you want to play wolf, bring it on! Raising her head she met his gaze.

“I have had various jobs over the years, but decided to use my true skill as a tracker two years ago and have had many successful cases”

See how you like that

“What does your pack say about that?”

Marcus noticed the small flash of pain in her eyes and could have kicked himself, it was obviously very personal.

“I don’t belong to a pack” she quietly spoke.

Shit! she had been on her own, unprotected for how many years, at risk. Lone female wolves should always be part of a pack. It was the male’s duty to keep them safe, females were the precious gifts of continuing the wolf line. He wanted to take her straight back to amber woods, welcome her into the pack and keep her safe for all eternity. His wolf agreed. Murdoch interrupted them, obviously feeling an underlying tension.

“All our employees are lone wolves, once they step inside the organisation they become a very tight nit family, in some respects being a pack”

“That’s right, we are just one big happy family”

Luke wrapped his arms around
Bri’s shoulders but dropped them suddenly at the alpha vibes of aggression coming off Marcus. Taking the hint he sipped his coffee. Brianna was feeling completely pissed off, this was not going to work, better to back out now, then she could go on the run again, maybe there would be another organisation willing to take her in. She was sure Murdoch would give her a good reference.

“Murdoch, I think it would be better if you put another tracker on the case”

“What? You’re the best damn tracker I’ve got, why would I do that?” he bellowed.

Marcus was on his feet in an instant towering over the table, glowering down at her boss.

“Speak to her like that again and you will be having your meals through a fuckin straw for a week” he snarled.

Mu
rdoch gulped, nodding his head in apology. Brianna had never had anyone come to her defence before, she fought her own battles, but hearing the possessive tones in Marcus had goose bumps appearing all over her highly sensitized body. Clearing her throat she stood as well.

“Look
, Murdoch you already have me working flat out on the Mckenzie case, I’m working double as it is, it would make more sense to get another tracker”

“No, I want you” Marcus spoke firmly.

She did not miss the hidden message in his words and her body bloody well caved and sent her arousal sky high. She watched as Marcus inhaled and holy crap her eyes were drawn to his huge bulge in his jeans. Prying her eyes away she focused on her boss as the voice of reason.

“Find another tracker Murdoch, if you pull me off the
Mckenzie case there will be hell to pay, not from me but from him. His pack is bad enough on revenge without adding me into the mix”

Murdoch sighed, rubbing his hands over his face, his expression suddenly weary
. Luke shifted in his seat.

“You can do both
Bri, you really good at what you do”

Her frustration came out as a snarl.

“I’ve only got one fuckin nose Luke, I can’t be in two places at once”

He held his hands up in surrender, raising a quizzical eyebrow at her. He had never seen his partner so worked up, what the hell was up with her. One look at the huge alpha and he had some inclination, but he would ask her later, now was definitely not the time.
Brianna huffed out a large sigh and moved away from the table, pacing the room, hands on hips. Deciding to try a different tactic she turned quickly, only to run into a wall of muscle and that delicious scent her wolf just wanted to roll around in. Marcus blocked her path and her view of the rest of the room. His eyes were glowing a beautiful yellow shade of amber, reaching out he stroked a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

“I want you baby” his voice was so gentle.

Her lips parted, her tongue moistening her dry lips. His eyes flashed a darker shade, the sexual energy coming off him was intense. Falling under some kind of trance, an ancient system clicked into place, her wolf jumping up and down in happiness. The sound of someone clearing her throat had her stepping back quickly, walking around to the other side of the table.

“Alpha? May I speak with you alone?”

The voice of reason as always, Connor had directed a question at Marcus. He wanted to growl at the beta for interrupting him and his mate but knew he was right, he needed to get away from her scent for a minute or two just to clear his head. Never taking his eyes off her he nodded once at him.

“We will leave you alone for a while, just press the button on the wall when you are ready for us to return” Murdoch politely spoke.

Marcus watched as his mate walked away quickly out of the room, he wanted to bring her back, never let her out of his sight, it had taken him two years and he finally found her, it was fated to be in this room, in this moment. Sighing when the door clicked shut he turned to his beta, folding his arms over his chest. Connor was a good friend and would always be honest with him, maybe that’s what he needed now. At six foot, just under the height of Marcus, his build was of a true beta, muscles bunched ready for anything. He watched as he pushed his curly brown hair back off his face, it was permanently unruly lying just below his chin.

“May I speak honestly alpha?”

“I’m counting on it”

“What is going on between you and the tracker
Bri?”

Marcus leaned against the table, crossing his legs in front of him.
He knew he could rely on Connor to keep conversations between them safe.

“Two years ago, I came across her working in bar, it was when I was travelling back from the alpha meeting in northern England. I knew the minute I saw her that she was my mate”

He paused to look at Connors reaction.

“Your mate? Holy shit. That’s great Marcus. But I take it things were far from great?”

“Yeah, to cut a long story short, I practically pounced on her when she left work, the mating call took over, her body was so responsive her wolf wanted my wolf so badly”

Connor crossed his arms over his chest.

“What happened?”

“Believe it or not she knocked me on my back and hightailed it out of there, and until today that was the last I saw of her”

Connor just stared at his alpha for what seemed an eternity.

“She knocked you on your back?”

“Yes and don’t you dare tell anyone, she has hidden alpha blood, I saw some of that before when she tried to overpower me. Shit! There is no way I am letting her out of my sight again, I want her on this case, maybe just to get her up to amber woods to claim her. I don’t want her tracking something that is targeting females, I want to know she is safe and within pack territory”

“Then how are you going to convince her of that?”

“Sign the deal, offer double the money, she will have to relocate to amber woods anyway for the case, but once up there I want her as my mate, by my side, not putting herself at risk. She will probably have to bring Luke with her, although he’s pissing me off with how close he is too her, he is of warrior class and they are hard to come by with his amount of experience”