Caleb
I knew my heat was starting. That wasn’t the worst part.
The worst part that there wasnothingI could do about it that I hadn’t already done.
I felt it like a bug crawling up my back. As soon as the adrenaline and fear from the robber incident faded, it was clear as day - to me, at least. And if my pills didn’t kick in soon, it would be clear for everybody else, too.
Sometimes pills were late to work. Maybe I just needed to lay low for a day. But what if they didn’t kick in at all? What if it was too late and I was about to have a full-fledged heat cycle?
My skin tingled where Adriel had held me close earlier. His arm around my shoulders, keeping me safe. Now I could sense the ghostly sensation like it was still there. Obviously it wasn’t, since he was driving, but my mind was playing tricks on me.
I clutched my hands and stared out the window, trying to focus ofanythingelse but the change in my body. It was so embarrassing to know your body was about to do something youreallydidn’t want it to do - at least not right now. But did it listen? No.
My temperature began to rise, and this time it had nothing to do with embarrassment.
Shit, shit, shit…
If Adriel noticed, he hadn’t said anything about it yet. If I was lucky, I’d die on the spot and avoid him saying anything about it at all.
When we pulled into the garage, neither of us moved for a moment. It seemed to go on for an eternity.
Please just get out of the car,I begged.
“Caleb,” Adriel said quietly.
I clenched my eyes shut.Oh, god, strike me down right now.
“Yeah?” I replied, my voice breaking.
“I sense a change within you,” Adriel said, carefully measuring his words. “Do you sense it as well?”
He knows, he knows, fuck!
I couldn’t bring myself to speak at first. Every word was monumentally difficult. As the heat deepened with every passing second, acting like a civilized human being also became harder. My mind went hazy, my thoughts disorganized.
There was no use denying it. All I could think about was sex.
Maybe if I sit here with my eye shut and don’t look at Adriel, I can sit in the car the whole time and this will blow over…
But of course, that wasn’t going to happen.
“Caleb,” Adriel repeated himself. “Did you hear me?”
Was it just my imagination, or was his voice deeper? Like something inhisbody was changing, too?
“Yeah,” I forced myself to say.
“You’re not denying it,” Adriel murmured. “Then I can only assume it’s true.”
I groaned. “Can we please just go back home?”
Adriel didn’t reply, but he did get out of the car and open my door for me. “Do you need help walking?”
As I stood up, his expression changed. His mouth tensed and his shoulders stiffened. My face grew red with shame.
He smelled my heat scent, I just knew it. It was too strong to ignore now.
It’s too late for me to stop it,I thought desperately.
