Chapter 29

Phoenix

After the whole thing with Zack, I eagerly allowed Selene to drive my bike back to her house. During the ride, I found myself opening up and sharing more about my life and work with her. It's never been so easy to talk to someone, it's like she's corrupting me.

Trust is a dangerous thing. You give someone the power to fucking destroy you, and I think that's what's happening with my little wolf. I'm practically handing her the rope to tie around my neck, while hoping that she doesn't do it.

Damn. How did I move into my father's house with plans to ruin her, and now she holds my heart in her hands?

Upon arriving to my sister's home, I immediately notice the scent of another male wolf. It's faint, meaning he left a while ago, but that doesn't mean he didn't hide something inside to hurt my little wolf or her friend.

Well, I guess I should call her my cousin now.

After I order Selene to stay by my bike, I cautiously step into the house and search every corner for any signs of danger.

Is this what Uncle Luke was trying to warn me about earlier? Or this some other asshole trying to stake his claim on my girl?

My wolf rises within me, ready to find the intruder and tear him piece by piece. But he's long gone, at least from what I can tell.

Still feeling on edge, I go back outside to check on Selene. She looks afraid as she stands near my bike, gnawing on her lips. I don't like that; my little wolf shouldn't be afraid of anyone but me.

I pull her into my embrace, comforting her as she her body trembles in my arms. "It's okay, little wolf. No one is inside," I coo, brushing her hair back.

"But why would someone break in in the first place?" she whispers.

My jaw tenses. "We'll find out. I don't think I recognize the scent, but when I find the motherfucker that did this, he will pay," I reply with conviction.

"Thank you." She snuggles deeper into my chest, calming and reassuring my wolf that she's okay. Yeah, there's no way I can allow her to stay here after tonight. I wouldn't be able to sleep.

As we stand in the driveway holding each other, a town car pulls up, and out pops out Makayla. "Oh my goddess. Is something going on?" she gasps.

"Take a deep breath," I grumble with my arms still shamelessly around my sister. There's no way her best friend doesn't know about us anyway. She was there last night, she knew Selene and I didn't disappear upstairs for hours just to talk.

"Who's scent is that?" Makayla asks, her voice morphing with shock.

Selene pulls away and I immediately miss her warmth. "That's what we're trying to figure out, and where were you? I thought you were supposed to staying in tonight," she inquires, her eyes narrowing to slits as she looks at her best friend.

I notice the faint blush on Makayla's cheeks. "Yeah I was, but then I decided to go out," she murmurs."

A low growls rumbles in my chest. We need to get back to figuring out who broke into their house and see if he took anything. "Ladies, the intruder is long gone. I need you both to go inside, take inventory, and figure out if he took anything."

Turning to me, they both nod and follow me inside. I stand guard at the door, while they walk around the house, checking for any missing items.

"What if the intruder was a perfect? What do you think he would take?" Makayla shouts from the downstairs bathroom.

"I don't know. Something with your DNA, like a brush or panties," Selene responds as she takes inventory in the living room.

"Eww, I really hope not. You think one of us has a stalker?"

My blood boils at the thought of someone else stalking my little wolf. I'm the only man who's allowed to obsess over her and track her every move. Her ex-mate has already crossed a line tracking her to the restaurant, but what if there's another male that wants the same thing from her as we do?

He better hope I never find him, or he's going to end up dead. I've memorized his scent, and I can bet I'll easily be able to detect it anywhere now.

After another half an hour, Makayla reports that none of her belongings are missing. Selene is in her room, still going through her things. It turns out she has a lot of shit. I should know, considering I carried in like eight big ass boxes. It's definitely going to take awhile.

"What the fuck?" my little wolf shrieks from upstairs.

Panic surges through me and I'm in her room in seconds. Makayla rushes in behind me and we find Selene standing in front of her dresser, the front drawer open.

"What's wrong?" I ask, concern and anger deepening my voice into a snarl.

"Is something missing?" Makayla adds, her tone a lot calmer than mine.

Selene turns to us, her expression revealing her frustration. "Yeah my fucking birth control," she grits out.

"Your birth control? Why the hell would a guy steal your birth control?" she asks, furrowing her brows. "What kind of guys have you been messing around with?"

Selene shoots her a look. "What does that mean?"

"You know, maybe you've pissed off a guy with a breeding kink."

I can't stop the growl that slips past my lips, and both of them stare at me with wide-eyes. "It's okay, Phoenix," my little wolf whispers.

But her words do nothing to stop the heaving of my chest. She belongs to me. If anyone's going to breed her cunt, it's me. Who does this fucker think he is?

"Anything else missing?" Makayla asks, stepping closer to help her look.

"I'm scared to find out," Selene whispers, throwing a cautious glance at me. "Something else is missing, but I want to do a thorough search before I start freaking out."

After ten minutes of looking for whatever it is she thinks is missing, she's frowning. "There's no fucking way," she mutters, throwing her pillow off the bed. Beneath it, is a piece of paper.

It has his scent on it.

"Give it to me," I growl, and she passes it over.

It reads: Slutty whores don't get to cum

While I scowl at the piece of paper, Selene says in a panic, "Makayla, B.O.B is missing."

My head snaps up to meet her gaze. "Who the fuck is B.O.B?"