Alpha Scent (Amber Woods Shifters) (21 page)

“I am not here to hurt you, my na
me is Brianna and this is Lizzy, I am mated to your alpha Marcus”

At the sound of his name the wolf relaxed.

“You have come to get us out of this hell hole?”

“Yes, but we need to move fast, Marcus and his enforcers are not far behind, are you hurt, can you run if needs be?”

“Niamh is suffering from the side effects of the drug but Kyra and myself can run, we will need to help our younger friend through”

“Ok that’s no problem, are you
Anwen?”

“Yes, you are my new alpha female then?”

“Yes, but we can talk about that later, we need to go”

Brianna looked around the room.

“Was there another female?”

Kyra stepped forward, gripping the steel bars.

“Yes, she only said she was from the Mckenzie pack. That fucking traitor Rhett took her about five minutes ago”

“Why?”

“Sick bastard wanted some practice before the blood moon, said he would not practice with the amber woods females”

“Which way?”

“Through that door, it leads to an underground chamber of some sort” Anwen said.

Brianna looked to Lizzy
.

“
You can get the cage open I presume?”

“If its metal then that would be a yes”

“Great, get them out and head back the way we came, Marcus and the team should be coming down the corridors”

“And where are you going?”

“Where do you think, to remove the stench of Rhett off this planet once and for all”

Lizzy
growled low, letting her know her displeasure, before stepping into action to free the women. Brianna opened the door, looking down at the darkened staircase.

Time to end this Brianna.

Taking the steps two at a time, she finally hit bottom level, the cold air sending goose bumps on her skin. One door was at the end of the corridor, tracking the scent she immediately picked up on Rhett’s and the Mckenzie girl. When she had gone missing her clothes had been given to Brianna so she could track her.

On nimble feet, she quietly approached the door, listening. The sound of arguing and crying had her wolf snarling for justice. Saying g
oodbye to common sense, her hand gripped the handle, her body already propelling itself through the space.

Rounding the corner Marcus let out a sigh of relief. The pack women had been found, Lizzie had her arm around Niamh supporting her weight, but there was no sign of Brianna. Shifting quickly, he felt Connor do the same. Lizzie averted her eyes, Kyra and Anwen did not even bat an eyelid, the practice so routine and normal. His two enforcers Jason and Stephen shifted, before running into the arms of their destined mates, gripping them so tightly, noses buried in their necks.

“Where is Brianna?” he snapped.

“She went after Rhett and the Mckenzie girl, he had already bolted to an underground chamber through that door”

“You fuckin what?” he yelled.

Lizzy nodded in the general direction, shifting her weight to help Niamh stand. Tristan, although suffering from a painful chest wound, shifted quickly, rushing forward to take her body off Lizzie. Connor rushed forward, holding Lizzies chin in his hands.

“Who the fuck did this to your face baby girl?” he snarled.

“Don’t worry Connor, Lizzy took him out, he’s dead”

Pulling her close he wra
pped his arms around her. Lizzy was well aware of how very naked he was.
Think wet fish, rotten cabbage
she repeated over and over in her head, it made sense to her, sort of.

“
Tristan, lead the women out of here, get them back to the vehicles and head straight back to pack territory, Connor you are with me”

Nodding he
grabbed Lizzy’s hand, just as the red stone wolves rounded the corner from the other end. Justin shifted to address Marcus.

“We took out the rear guards, and happened to find a little rat trying to escape”

Nodding to two of his enforcers, they dragged a snarling Bradley turner by the scruff of his neck. Even though he wanted to beat the crap out of the shit, he had more important things to do right now, such as finding his mate.

“Thank you for your help Justin, can you take him back to council holding authorities for us and inform them we will be in touch first thing tomorrow”

“It would be a pleasure, I will contact you later”

Nodding
, he shifted again before leading his men and a very pissed of mercenary wolf through the back door. Marcus wasted no time in searching for Brianna, her scent was strong. The shift was quick, the pain forgotten, as he went to find his beautiful headstrong mate.

The Mckenzie girl was crouched in a corner, Rhett standing over her, raising his hand about to strike her. Brianna saw red, running at full force, impacting with his back. Rhett was strong, the collision only temporarily swaying him. Roaring, he twisted, backhanding her, her body flew into the opposite wall. The dizziness was rapid but the ringing in her ears disorientated her for a second. Scrambling up, unsteady on her feet she kicked out to his knees, his legs buckled but he was up way too fast for her. Unsheathing his claws he struck for her face, but her quick reaction shifted her position, the stinging across her neck was her reward. His full body weight crushed into her landing them both on the floor.

“You interfering little bitch
, you could not keep your nose out of my business could you?”

“Not when it involves kidnapping innocent women you prick”

His fist struck her temple, her neck jolted to the side.

Don’t show pain, don’t show fear

“Those women were my reward my sacrifice to the blood moon. I was going to breed the fucking lot of them, the power of the blood would make my cubs strong and virile. But you had to go and get yourself mated to the alpha of amber woods and use your pathetic tracking skills, totally fuckin up my plans”

“What planet are you on you sick shit, the blood moon is legend”

Rhett jumped up, Brianna could see the madness lurking behind his eyes.

“Not legend Brianna fact, a new breed of wolves will be born and I am there creator”

“You really are deluded” she snarled.

His canines descended and his eyes glowed red, Brianna knew those signs all too well, it would spell disaster, Rogue Wolf.
Shit.

“Don’t you dare mock me!” he yelled

Bringing his leg up, he stamped down on her thigh, the sickening crunch, was followed by the most intense pain she had ever felt, the femur was shattered. The screams of pain echoed around the chamber, her tears fresh and raw.

BRIANNA!!!

She could hear someone screaming in her head, but her world was spinning out of control, she wanted to vomit and pass out in twisted harmony but her mind was just not catching up.

“You should have a matching pair Brianna, I should cripple you for life after you have fucked everything up for me”

She closed her eyes against the pain to come, as a rush of air passed over her, she managed to pry one eye open to see a huge black wolf attack Rhett, the impact was strong, when they hit the wall the concrete fractured. Marcus locked his jaws onto the neck of Rhett snarling low.

Baby. I know you are in a lot of pain but I need you to go with Connor

What? No I have a right to challenge him for what he just fuckin did to my leg

Brianna, you will listen to me, I am ordering you as
your alpha to get out of here, Connor will help you and the Mckenzie girl out, Rhett is mine, this bastard is going to feel the full fuckin force of your mate, his death will be slow and painful after what he has done to you, nobody touches you, no fucker does that to my mate!

But……….

No baby! You will leave the room now

Brianna felt strong arms fold under her body as Connor gently lifted her up into his arms, she had been so preoccupied she had not even noticed he was there or had
even shifted. She cried out in pain as Connor turned to leave, her eyes looked over his shoulder. The last thing she heard was Marcus roaring before a world of complete darkness folded around her.

20

There were so many voices she heard, they sounded loud in her head, not aggressive, calm and reassuring. Everything felt heavy, her head refused to obey and lift up to tell them to shut the hell up. She tried to open her eyes.

“She needs to shift Marcus, her leg will not heal properly in that form”

That sounded familiar, she recognised the voice.

“I know
Michael, I don’t know if she has the energy to do it”

Marcus, my mate, he is here, so everything is ok, isn’t it? Brianna managed to open her eyes slightly, the damn things felt like they had been stuck with glue. Even though her vision was blurry
she could see two men next to her bed.

“Hey” she croaked

The conversation stopped and Marcus was on the bed next to her in an instant.

“Hey baby
, your awake”

“I feel like shit”

“I know Brianna. Michael is here. Your femur is broken and you have some concussion, bruises and cuts. The leg won’t heal unless you shift”

Brianna closed her eyes. Shift? She did not have the strength to even lift her head off the pillow, how the hell was she supposed to shift?

“I don’t think I can Marcus, I am so tired”

Marcus looked up at Michael.

“You sure, nothing else can be done unless she shifts?”

“I’m sure my alpha”

Marcus stroked her hair off her face, she looked so fragile right now. All he wanted to do was take away her pain. He had never experienced such anger and protectiveness when he heard his mate crying in pain. He made sure Rhett knew exactly how angry he was, making the torture last for nearly an hour.

“Marcus?” she whispered

“Yes baby?”

He leaned down to kiss her forehead gently.

“What happened to Rhett?”

“That is not for discussion now Brianna, I don’t even want his name on your lips”

“Typical alpha” she managed to laugh lightly.

“Yes and your typical alpha, you are mine baby and I love you so much”

“Love you too cave man”

Marcus lay on the bed beside her,
curling his body to hers, before nodding to Michael to leave. Once they were alone he wrapped his energy around her.

Baby, you need to shift and I know it will be painful but
I am here, Use my energy to do it, you need to heal

I know, I’ll try

Focusing on her wolf, Brianna encouraged her to come forward. She was whining and in pain. No shit wolf, I feel it too. She felt a male energy embrace her, almost like a gentle push into her own space. The shift was slow and she cried out at the pain in her leg.

I know baby, I am here, your safe

I swear to god if Rhett is not already dead I am going to kick his fuckin head in

No need, it’s done.

As her wolf came forward, her breathing slowed down and she let the power of her wolf take over, strong arms stroked her fur, the soothing action sending her to sleep peacefully.

Warm sunshine caressed her cheek, stretching her legs she winced at a little ache but otherwise she felt fantastic. Turning her head she was alone in bed but the scent of Marcus was very strong indicating that he had been there all night. At least she did not feel like a train wreck anymore, but looking like one might be a different matter. God she was starving and so thirsty. Slowly pushing herself to sit she dropped her legs over the side, her eyes taking in the contours of her legs. No swelling and not missing one so that was a good sign. She looked down at her nightwear, trust Marcus to keep her comfortable with
au natural
. Bracing herself she stood on her good leg first, then gently placed her injured leg to the floor. No pain, but the muscles felt stiff, taking a deep breath she stood waiting for her body to crash to the floor but when that moment never came she limped to the bathroom.

Yep, her reflection was how she imagined, like she had been dragged through a bush backwards. Taking care of the essentials fi
rst which included brushing her teeth, as her mouth was so dry she dressed in simple yoga pants and top. When she was satisfied that at least she looked half decent she ambled downstairs, slowly. The smell of pancakes and syrup wafted up the stairs enticing her to go faster. The close she got the more her stomach growled and the more she could hear like a whole football team was in her living room. Turning the corner, it seemed most of the pack were there, engrossed in conversation and eating. Her eyes drifted to the breakfast island to see Cora setting up a breakfast tray with Marcus asking her to pile the plate higher. Her gentle laugh had him spinning around, taking quick steps to reach her.