Natalya had a magazine in front of her. It was a magazine created by a werewolf magazine industry that had werewolf models. These kinds of werewolves are a lot less pack oriented and more immersed in the human city. They resist the urge to run or give into their animal side. Regardless, even they can't deny their fate.
Natalya always found it odd and interesting how these werewolves manage their life. They live their life in the city unafraid of the humans. They even consorted with them. It was shocking and scandalous.
Even with the hot male model in front of her half naked, her eyes were peeking over the page and staring at her mate who had walked out with a gray towel around his waist. It hung so low that she literally was just watching if it will fall off his waist. It has been three days since the incident. The scar on her neck has almost completely healed. Her eyes leisurely followed how his torso narrowed down on his waist and dipped into the v-line. She could see the hair that covered lightly his groin area.
Constantin turned around unexpectedly to face her that she freaked out and almost dropped the magazine she was trying to read. She could feel the heat crawling up her face from embarrassment. She was eyeing him like a hawk and she got caught. She heard Constantin footsteps walking towards her. She lifted her magazine higher and adjusted her position in bed so that he can't see her face.
He pulled the magazine away and now she had nothing to block her view. Her eyes found her mate's amusing ones before she cleared her throat and straighten her spine.
No need to hide now! Might as well stand tall with embarrassment.
Did you like what you see? He asked.
Again a flood of heat rushed to her cheeks like a warm sunny heat wave. "I don't know what you are talking about."
Are you really going to play that card with me, mate? He questioned with a slow lift of his lip.
"I wasn't checking you out. I was checking the male model in the magazine out. H-he has very nice abs and ,uh, very well made chest muscles." She stuttered at the end.
He growled and leaned closer to her. His hands placed on either side of her body as his face lowered to meet hers directly.
"I mean it. He was sexy." She continued further.
She saw how Constantin's jaw ticked. The way he grinded his teeth with irritation. She wanted to laugh now as she can see she was getting him worked up.
You will only be looking at me! He signed angrily into the air.
Her eyes dipped down his body and she gulped. He was so godly built. She wanted to run her hands up and down his body. Trace her tongue along every strong definition of his body-wait what?
Something is wrong.
Something is terribly wrong.
Why was she acting like she was going to pounce her mate any second?
"Something's wrong." She muttered out loud.
His eyes narrowed in confusion. She changed the subject so suddenly he was caught off guard. He didn't understand what was wrong.
Is it wrong of me to ask you to only look at me? He asked in confusion.
Her eyes widened and she immediately shook her head. "No! It's not that! She saw a drop of water dropped from his hair and spread across his shoulder. It was the most tantalizing sight ever. How can a single drop of water make her feel so thirsty-
Something is wrong!
She squeezed her eye shut and turned away from her mate. This was all too much. Her senses are beginning to heighten. Her breathing was a little ragged and she was feeling this horrible feeling growing in the pit of her stomach like she was about to experience a very bad thing.
She felt Constantin's hand on her shoulder. The warmth of his hand and the warm electrical tingles were enough to send her body shuddering with happiness.
Oh goddess!
He removed his hand immediately. She turned to meet his gaze and saw he also recognized how heightened everything was. She watched his adam's apple bobbed up and down. Uncertainty spread across his face.
This was not happening.
It seemed only a few years ago she was taunting her brother. The towel around Constantin's waist loosened as he stood up to his full height. Her eyes met it plainly and she felt like a feline ready to pounce any second.
A growl left his lips and he rushed to the closet, slamming the door close. She bit her lips as she contemplated if she should just tear the door down and demand him to take her. Goddess, she was not a hellion. She can do this!
She staggered up and felt a wave of dizziness washed over her. It wasn't because of her wound. She has been walking the last couple of days. It was coming from the heat. She muttered a curse under her breath and walked out of the bedroom. If not, she might just do what she was thinking earlier and jump her hot mate.
She stomped her way downstairs and into the kitchen where she pulled out a bottle of cold water and downed it fast. Her brother looked up from his bowl of food and rose an eyebrow inquiring on her weird behavior. She was sweating. Huffing in frustration she grabbed another bottle and downed it like nothing.
"Somebody is thirsty." Maksim commented.
Natalya coughed the water out so quickly she choked. Her brother laughed and walked over to hit her back.
"What the hell has gotten into you?" He questioned. "You look like were running miles."
Natalya narrowed her eyes on her brother. "It's nothing."
He examined her face. She tried her hardest not to reveal any emotions but it wasn't like he couldn't see what was happening. The sweat that was beading all over her body, the way her body was shaking and even the way she was breathing was clear indication that she was going through something.
He hummed for a moment and his eyes narrowed some more. "Something is seriously going on."
Octavia walked into the kitchen and caught sight of them. Her eyes too narrowed in on Natalya. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine!" Natalya snapped at both of them before grabbing another bottle of water and turning her back to them. She needed to get out before they found out.
"You're in heat." Octavia pointed out first.
"What?" Natalya and Makim both said at once.
"It's obvious. I had the same symptoms when it happened to me. The look in her eyes..." Octavia took a step closer. "Very predatory and feral-almost uncontrollable. Do you see how dilated it is?"
Maksim took a step closer and his eyes widened for a moment before he broke out into a smile. "Yes!"
"What?" Octavia looked at Maksim confused.
"Well, I remember her telling me that it was easy as math. There is no use in resisting, sister. Might as well give-" Punch! "Ow! What was that for?"
Natalya punched her brother in the jaw. She wasn't going to let him taunt her. It was her job to taunt him not the other way around.
"For being an ass." Octavia answered for Natalya. She turned to Octavia then and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I found taking a long cold shower helped. I also found doing some yoga session to clear my mind."
Maksim snorted but you can see that the man was badly in need of some ego boosting from his mate. Natalya nodded her thanks before taking her water bottle and finding her way into a spare bedroom where she took her sister in law's advice.
It was a long cold shower that was filled with naughty thoughts of her mate. The idea that he was just in the next room and this was just the beginning of their heat was driving her insane. She knew Maksim was right. It was unavoidable. She saw how her brother went through it but her situation was different from Maksim. She wasn't sure if her and Constantin was ready. More importantly, he was a virgin? She saw how he reacted. He felt the heat just as much as she did.
God so many questions! She was going to go crazy thinking about all this. She needed to concentrate on more important matter like who ordered the attack three days ago. Her father and brother had picked up her slack as Alpha and helped out in interrogating the man. Still no sound from him. They were still waiting for him to break.
There was too much going on right now. Could heat make things better? She laughed at her own question. Of course it wasn't going to make things better. Her mate was a hottie. To be quite frank, her wolf and her were in complete agreement in wanting to jump their hot mate's body.
Question is...
How was she going to do it?