Then Tristan heard it again. The other heartbeat. It was still faint, but it was steady. The surprising thing was that it seemed to be coming from Kenneth.
But how?
And that scent...it seemed stronger the closer he got to Kenneth. It dawned on Tristan that the scent seemed to be emanating from his mate. Why had Kenneth's scent changed, Tristan wondered. Could it have something to do with the heat?
Kenneth's seventh and last day of heat had been two days earlier. His abnormal craze for s*x had diminished to normal on the eighth day. Kenneth still wanted him but it was not with the intensity and desperation with which he had demanded s*x on those seven days. That strong mating scent had ceased abruptly on the eighth day. His mate still smelt wonderful but that particular scent...the one
