Her scent reached him just a second before she did. Turning around he looked her over, letting his eyes rake up and down. Alcide took two steps and cleared the space between them, wrapping his arms around her and lifted her off the floor. Her scent was damn near overpowering and he nuzzled her hair a bit. "Got nothin' to do with either of them."
Gently he set her back on her feet and looked her over, making sure she was okay. "You had me worried, heard you were missin', came to see if I could find ya. This is about you, not them."
He was relieved to see her, it felt like he'd been holding his breath since he'd found out she was gone. "Where in the hell have you been?"