Free Faerie Godmother: Mythic Series, Book 1 by Abbie Zanders Page A

look a deer has when it’s surrounded and knows it’s about to go down.”
    Ana blinked, trying to regain some semblance of personal control. In that moment, Dani’s analogy felt eerily accurate.
    “I don’t know why you don’t just sleep with him already. Were males are way better than human guys. They’re bigger, thicker, and can last all night.” It was Dani’s turn to blush. “Or, at least, that’s what I’ve heard.”
    Ana had no intention of discussing her overactive female hormones with Dani, but since she brought it up... “I’m sure lots of she-wolves are willing to...uh, be with your brother.”
    “Oh, yeah. But he’s not serious about any of them. It’s like what we were talking about before with Jackie. He’ll fuck them, but he won’t mate them or chance impregnating them.” Ana winced at Dani’s explicit language, but the she-wolf didn’t appear to notice. “He wants a real mate for that. And from where I’m sniffing, he wants you.”
    Ana shook her head, her mind and body scrambling to process that little bit of TMI while trying to pull-off the same air of casual comfort Dani had. She was only partially successful. The thought of a male like Matt being interested in her was a heady one indeed, but it also scared her senseless.
    “But I’m not a Were, Dani,” she countered. “It doesn’t make any sense why he would be interested in me. Especially if he wants kids...uh, pups. I mean, I’m not even sure I could...” Her cheeks reddened again when she realized she was actually thinking out loud.
    “He could turn you,” Dani said quietly. “Didn’t he offer?”
    “Yes, he did, but that was only so he could offer his protection.” Wasn’t it? He didn’t make the offer until after he found out what Vlane Masterson had done.
    “Don’t kid yourself. Matt wouldn’t have offered such a thing for something he could give you anyway. And Weres can breed with human females as easily as they can she-wolves. Easier, really, because human fertility cycles occur every month compared to the less frequent heat cycle for us. No, Ana. If all Matt cared about was siring pups, he could have had dozens by now. Not too many bitches would say no to a piece of that, you know?”
    Ana thought about that for a while. Yes, she knew. Even she felt the persistent tug of his pheromone-fueled spell whenever he was around. Ruggedly handsome, oozing barely-leashed power and male sexuality, Matt might have just walked around with a big sign that said, “come on, you know you want to”. But how much of that was a purely physical reaction, based solely in biochemistry and the hard-wired primitive urge to mate with the strongest male? Sure, the sex would probably be phenomenally hot, but could it ever be anything more than that?
    “I think he might have changed his mind anyway. He’s been avoiding me the past few days,” Ana said finally. Other than brief, cameo appearances like the one earlier, Matt hadn’t been by much since he’d almost marked her in the kitchen.
    Ana wasn’t quite sure how she felt about that. His notable absence both relieved and vexed her. On the one hand, it simplified things. She didn’t have to worry about her involuntary (and confusing) hormonally-based reactions to him when he wasn’t around. On the other hand, she kind of missed him. Alpha power aside, Matt was a very likable, personable kind of guy. And the only one who knew her secret.
    Ana exhaled heavily, conflicted. Surely she must be sending out mixed signals if she couldn’t even resolve her own feelings.
    Dani bit her lip, as if deciding whether to say something. After a long moment, she finally said, “Ana, there’s something you must understand about Were males. When a female goes into her mating heat, it’s nearly impossible for the males to resist, especially if they have feelings for the female to begin with. For she-wolves who aren’t interested in mating, it’s not a big deal. We only hit our heat cycles