Whispers of Heat and a Promise of Intimacy

My stomach growled loudly, breaking the comfortable silence that had settled over us. I looked around at Silas and Ronan, who both looked as hungry as I felt.

"Please tell me we have food," I groaned, clutching my stomach dramatically.

Silas grimaced, running a hand through his tousled brown hair. "Bad news. We're out of pretty much everything. Someone was supposed to go grocery shopping yesterday, but with everything that happened..."

"Great," I sighed. "My first heat and I'm going to starve to death."

Ronan chuckled softly, the sound warming me from the inside. "I don't think that's how heats work, Hazel."

Before I could respond, the door swung open, and Jaxon stalked in, his dark hair still damp from his shower. My eyes immediately tracked to the way his black t-shirt stretched across his broad shoulders. My body responded instantly, a rush of heat flooding through me.