“The heat is when the females need to ‘mate,’ but really it means they get super horny. It’s painful for them if they don’t give in to it, and it’s when their wolf is looking for a mate.” “And that’s bad? Or affects you?” I asked, trying to understand the wolves and their rules that seemed to be affected by me being there. Kai leaned back and waited for Derik to answer, who let out an exasperated sigh. “It’s why we knew they would have an issue. There’s an unwritten rule that gives the females of the pack a chance to mate with an alpha. We are meant to sleep with the powerful ones. There’s a whole event that happens, the females fight and the top three get the alphas. Usually.” “Oh. But this time, I’m here.” I realized why they were mad. Why Taylor had been so threatened. She was

