Chapter 32: Like Clockwork

Every two months, like clockwork, Sean shows up at Beth’s apartment.

She almost chickens out, the first time. She’s so determined to make it through her heat alone, not to impose on him, that she forgets that texting works both ways. He sends her a message mere hours before her heat should hit, asking how close she is, when he should get there. She cracks instantly, begging him to come as soon as he can.

He does, but it’s obvious that he’s frustrated by it. The guilt swallows her the moment her heat ends, even though, as usual, he insists on staying through her nesting.

Two months fly by, and she feels a soft heat creeping up on her. Hopefully, it stays a soft heat this time, with her vaguely more emotionally stable— at least with her having a dependable Alpha. Soft heats are so much better. Shorter, less intense, but with less downtime. At least she’ll skip the part where she wants bite marks on her back.