Chapter 3

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He’ll do nicely.

TJ grumbled at his inner beast. You’re just horny. Anyone will do for you right now.

It ismating season or did you forget?

No way in hell could he forget. The demanding, nearly overbearing urges to find another man and screw until the cows came home plagued him day and night. Had for over a week. More than once, TJ considered driving into town, finding a hook-up for a night, and relieving some of the unrelenting ache. Only the knowledge that it wouldn’t be near enough and his inability to take time off work kept him staying the course, praying the heat ended soon. Too bad he knew better. Mating season lasted about a month for grizzlies in the wild. Shifters, at least in his experience, didn’t quite mimic their cousins in that regard, with the length being closer to two or three weeks. Surely, a blessing in that regard. Even a single less day was a definite positive.