From the moment she walked into the lavish hall I could smell her, a hint of coconut and warm vanilla. A scent I needed to sink my fangs into. My eyes searched through the crowd until they landed on the most delightful creature they have ever seen, her looks matched her scent, she looked coy, submissive. Just what I liked. The hall was extremely full, the walls lined with young males hoping to be mated to the Alpha's daughter. That would be an honour in itself, but the wealth and power that came with that mating is beyond any of the young pups imaginations and you could see there enthusiasm vibrating through them. Since the Alpha and his Luna only had a daughter, it would be up to her mate to be the head of the pack, once the Alpha was to old to lead. It had never been In my plans to lead a pack especially one of this size. The Blue Sky pack was one of the larger packs I had seen in my long life, it was well known and other territories knew It never ended well for competing territories to challenge the strength of Blue Sky's Alpha or his Beta.
I caught her scent again as she moved to hug her father, her pheromones drifting through the air, she wasn't even aware of the scent coming off of her. Her 19th birthday was tonight, which made her first heat just a few hours away. I was passing through this territory earlier today and was invited to this gathering. I had no intention of bidding on her for my mate, I had no intention of bidding on any female for a mate. I was happy with one night stands, dark alleys and weekend flings, but that scent. I looked over at the young pups lining the walls again and noticed a few of them had caught her sweet smell, there eyes turning black and becoming aggressive. A growl came from deep in my chest, having some other male scent MY female was not acceptable. Let alone a room full of them. They were getting turned on by what was MINE, it took everything I had not to rip all of there heads from there bodies. Instead, I passed by each and every one of them, staring each of them down until they could do nothing but bare there neck in submission or challenge me in front of the entire pack.
I had just finished glaring down the last pup, when I noticed her scent drift right passed me, like she was on the move. I turned and saw her beelining it for the only dark corner in the entire hall. Perfect. Taking one last glance at the pups I booked it for the corner to wait for my prey.