Chapter 42. Second heat

I honestly need to stop getting my heat at night. It was barely 3 am when I sat upright on my bed and not because I wanted to, but because of my heat.

The sudden pain wrenched me from sleep and had me grabbing the sheets as pain attacked my abdomen. It was a familiar yet unwelcome feeling as my palms became clammy with sweat, and waves of pain kept coming without giving me any breaks.

A small whimper escaped my lips, and my body trembled as the pain got worse with each passing minute. Through the endless waves of pain, I managed to block my mind link so Zion didn’t know. I didn’t want him to barrel into my room because I knew he would.

He had insisted we move in together, but I had to make him understand that we need to take things slow so that I’m not pushed back to the beginning. He was my mate, and I didn’t want to keep holding the slaughter of my pack against him, especially when I didn’t know the full story, but my family had told me to move on and be happy. I