Chapter 21 - My rut is here.
Orion's POV
After the race ended, I didn't even know how the rest unfolded as I grabbed Aurora's hands out of the track zone. Suddenly I was feeling unnatural heat creeping in my veins; my body was heating up: something was brewing deep in my chest. My throat instantly went parched, feeling dry as I tried to swallow hard. My eyes rolled as a growl vibrated in my chest. I couldn't comprehend what the hell was happening to my body.
Shifters rarely got sick … Was I coming down with a fever? With how warm my body was getting.
No. My vision whitened for a moment—my eyes kept switching from their human state to the gold of my bear as I shook my head, fighting to keep my human rationality intact, but my gums were throbbing painfully. My canines ached, extending
