Kai kissed my temple as Brax kissed and licked up my thighs, massaging the tender flesh. My eyes fluttered closed at the feeling. The way they cared for me, looked after me, had my heart warming. Something about it felt so beautiful and intimate, it was almost as overwhelming as the physical side of the heat. “This is usually when mates become apparent,” Derik explained quietly, the clearing strangely silent. Some of the wolves were still f*****g, but it was not a rushed, messy attempt at reaching the finish line, it was slow and full of loving touches. I wasn’t sure if I could handle being touched like that yet. What the alphas were doing now was enough. I let out a breath as Brax’s tongue stroked over my p***y, shuddering at the slow roughness that covered my skin. “And how do

