A mother's warmth

.

Rose's body arched beneath Rolan, her fingers tangled in his hair. His lips skimmed her jaw, his breath warm against her skin. Every part of her was drowning in him, in this, in the reckless pull that had taken over—

"Mummy?"

Everything. Stopped.

Rose's wolf ears twitched. Her entire body went rigid.

A small voice. Sleepy. Unaware. But real.

Her heart plunged into her stomach.

Tobi.

Her son was awake.

And he was coming.

Her eyes flew open, panic crashing over her in a violent wave. She shoved hard at Rolan's chest.

"Get up," she whisper-yelled. "Get. Up!"

Rolan, still caught in the haze, blinked at her. "What—?"

Rose shoved him again. "Tobi is coming, you idiot!"

That did it.

Rolan jerked upright, realization slamming into him like a truck.

They scrambled.