Oh, good. You’re both worriers.
WELLS
I already told Jordan there isn’t anything we can do if it does.
So far we’re looking okay though.
JORDAN
Yup. No indicators of it coming early yet.
FINN
I don’t like the way you said yet.
WELLS
Don’t worry, we’ll let you know if anything changes.
JORDAN
We’ll see you for breakfast in the morning!
When no other response comes in, I drop my phone to the floor and close my eyes.
I must be more tired than I thought because I jerk awake to the sound of Alora’s whine as she cries out for her alpha.
My head twists to Wells, who’s passed out in the armchair. I may not be the one she’s calling out for, but I’ll let my brother sleep a little longer while I check on her.
I push to my feet and head into the bedroom, finding Alora on the bed, completely naked—making a fucking nest.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
I wasn’t asleep that long, and she was fine when she went to take her bath.
“Alora, baby, what are you doing?” I ask, approaching slowly.
Her head snaps toward me, her eyes wild, and I know we’re so fucked.
“My heat is coming,” she whines, tears sliding down her cheeks. “Or it’s here. I don’t know, but this isn’t my nest. This isn’t a nest at all. I can’t go into heat here. We need to go home.”
Her fall scent slaps me in the face as I take another step toward her, my cock instantly hardening.
Betas might not be as affected by heats as alphas and omegas, but we’re still affected.
Oh, yeah. She’s in heat, alright.
It’s only the beginning stages, but making it home is out of the question. As much as I hate to disappoint her, I just can’t make that happen.
I hurry over and pluck her off the bed. She wraps her arms and legs around me as I start toward the sitting area. “I’m sorry, baby, but there’s no way we can make it home. Even if we could find flights out tonight, you’re already in heat. They won’t allow us on an airplane.”
Her bottom lip trembles before she buries her face in my neck. “It’s not fair.”
“I know it’s not, Alora.” I nudge Wells’s foot to wake him up, but the stubborn asshole just keeps sleeping. “Damn it, Wells. Wake the hell up!”
