I let out a trembling breath. “You’re not going to ask who he is?”
“I figure I’ll know soon enough. This is Beauville, after all.”
“Thanks.”
“Good luck, Laurel.”
I stared at the phone in my hand.
Call my mate.
But who was it?
Because two bear shifter alphas had been leaving their cum deep inside me for the past few days. And I was wildly attracted to both of them. Missed both of them.
How was I supposed to know who was my fated? What if I wanted both?
Dammit, I didn’t have Jordy’s number.
Hands shaking, I scrolled through my contacts and pressed the call button.
Here we go.
“Laurel! Hi! How are you?” Monty sounded so excited.
Panic made my heart race, but I smiled. He would be here with me soon.
“I need help.”
“I’m at the B&B, but I can come to you.”
“Where’s Jordy?”
“He’s gone to the pub. They’re opening early for Sunday lunch. You sound rough. What’s happening?”
At that very moment, a slight cramp squeezed my middle, and I gasped. I didn’t have time to choose words and compose sentences.
“I’m going into heat. And I think it has something to do with you.”
A beat of silence followed. Then, “Oh fuck.”
“Monty?”
“I’m coming, Laurel. I’ll be right with you. I’m ending the call so I can shift, okay?”
“Okay.”
“It won’t even take three minutes.”
I heard a rustle of fabric and a banging of doors, and then the phone went silent.
I walked downstairs, my hand on my belly. The cramps weren’t too bad. It didn’t hurt. Not yet.
Phone in my hands, I sat on the stairs, facing the entry door. Three minutes, Monty had said.
It was bound to feel like a lifetime.
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