Fox Trickster (BL)(On Hold)
Chapter 4 — Scentless Lies and Silent Shadows
Ren stretched lazily along the rooftop, the city humming below him. Lights flickered across buildings, shadows danced across alleyways, and in the distance… the unmistakable echo of boots hitting pavement.
Luka
Five o’clock.
( Luka muttered, peering over the edge.)
Your Alpha’s on the hunt again.
Ren (MC)
(Ren didn’t even flinch.)
He’s not my Alpha.
Eli
He sure acts like it.
( Eli said as he stepped through a magical shimmer, appearing beside them with two steaming cups of coffee.)
Ren (MC)
(Ren took one with a cheeky grin.)
Aww, Eli, you do care.
Eli
(Eli deadpanned,)
No, I just don’t want you collapsing from caffeine withdrawal mid-catastrophe.
Luka
(Luka crouched beside them, eyes sharp.)
He’s getting closer. I think he can feel you.
Ren (MC)
(Ren let out a low hum, twirling the lollipop in his mouth.)
Yeah… the whole mate-bond thing really threw a wrench in my getaway plan.
Luka
You could’ve just not flirted with the most dangerous Alpha in the region.
( Luka muttered.)
Ren (MC)
(Ren blinked innocently.)
He flirted first. I just… escalated.
Eli
(Eli pinched the bridge of his nose.)
This is exactly why warlocks drink.
Suddenly, Ren’s smile dropped, his eyes narrowing.
A flicker of silver caught his gaze from the street below—Kieran. He wasn’t searching. He was stalking. Purposeful, quiet, too quiet for someone dragging a full unit of trained wolves behind him.
Ren (MC)
He’s getting closer.
( Ren murmured, voice serious now.)
Luka
(Luka tensed.)
Should we bail?
Ren (MC)
No...
( Ren stood, brushing dust off his coat.)
Let him come.
Eli
(Eli frowned.)
You’re going to confront him?
Ren (MC)
(Ren grinned.)
Not quite. Just… leave him a breadcrumb.
A cherry-red lollipop, tied with a black string.
Silas
(Silas walked up behind him, frowning.)
What the hell?
Kieran stared at it like it was a declaration of war.
Kieran
It’s him.
( he said softly.)
Taunting me.
Silas
He left it on purpose.
( Silas confirmed, voice laced with unease.)
Kieran
(Kieran’s lips curled into something dangerous.)
He wants me to chase.
Silas
(Silas hesitated.)
Alpha… maybe you’re wrong about him. No wolf can mask their scent like that. And his energy… it's off.
Kieran
(Kieran’s silver eyes sharpened.)
You think I don’t know that?
He plucked the lollipop from the post, the candy crushed beneath his fingers.
Kieran
I don’t care what he is.
( he said, voice low, dark.)
HE IS MINE.
Back on the rooftop…
Ren exhaled, eyes locked on the Alpha below. The moment Kieran crushed the candy, Ren’s lips curled into a grin.
Ren (MC)
I think he liked the gift.
Eli
(Eli crossed his arms.)
You’re playing with fire.
Ren (MC)
Fire?
( Ren echoed with a smirk.)
Darling, I am the fire.
Luka
(Luka shifted uneasily.)
You’re enjoying this too much.
Ren (MC)
Can you blame me?
( Ren’s voice turned silky, dangerous.)
He thinks I’m a wolf. He thinks I’m his. And he doesn’t even know what I am.
Eli
(Eli’s expression darkened.)
If he finds out you’re a fox—
Ren (MC)
Then the hunt begins for real.
( Ren said softly.)
But until then…
He turned, stepping into the shadows, voice echoing behind him—
Ren (MC)
Let’s see how far the big bad Alpha will go… to catch his little ghost.
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