Chapter 21. An Omega in Heat

Lilith POV

Heat.

That was what it was called when she-wolves experienced an intense and overwhelming desire for three to four days, sometimes even longer—each month. I’d heard they weren’t usually in their right minds during that time. It was said it felt like their bodies were on fire, their cores aching with need, and even if they touched themselves, it only offered brief relief before the burning returned.

And there was only one way to stop it.

Sex with a male werewolf. They had to mate with a male who was willing to take them to bed.

Usually, it wasn’t hard. She-wolves released a pheromone during heat, one so potent it pulled males toward them instinctively. But for Alphas? The pheromone didn’t work on them. It was useless. They didn’t react to it the way other werewolves could.

Yet this man before me, this Alpha who held my gaze with a look that sent a shiver down my spine had just told me that my heat was making him want to lose contr