Free Solstice Heat by Leila Brown

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    Something must have tipped him off about her upcoming orgasm. He pushed two fingers inside her and sucked her clit into his mouth at the same time. Fire started deep in her belly and worked its way up and out to every cell in her body. She released the sheets and let the fire burn straight through her.
     
    When she could suck in a breath and concentrate enough to open her eyes, he was gone.
     
    “Are you hungry?” he called from outside the bedroom.
     
    She was starving. But food wasn’t number one on her list, and that scared her. His relaxation technique had done nothing but make her want to jump into bed with him again. Her need to be with him was going beyond the need to quench that fire smoldering inside her. She actually liked being touched by him. And touching him. The man in that chair was vulnerable, approachable, and so drop-dead delicious in bed that she couldn’t imagine… Stop. Stop right there . She was not about to do this. He wasn’t her type. And she wasn’t his. Wasn’t that what had started this whole mess in the first place? No more thoughts about him, the future, or anything else that led down that forbidden path. Right now she needed to live day to day. Concentrate on surviving.
     
    When she walked out of the bedroom, he was nowhere to be found. The smell of toast pulled her into the kitchen, where he whizzed around, popping something into the oven.
     
    “What’s for lunch?” she asked, putting on a cheery face—one that probably didn’t fool either of them.
     
    “A precooked roast Donovan picked up.” He looked over his shoulder at her. His phone rang, and whatever else he was going to say died on his lips. He opened the phone and put it up to his ear. “What’s up, Donovan?”
     
    “I just left Dane’s house. It looks like Toni is headed your way. I think Dane’s trying to get info on Gio. Be careful. A lot of the pack is about to go into heat.” Donovan’s voice was as clear as if she had been on the phone with him. How the hell was she hearing that? She doubted Jason’s cell phone could broadcast that loud. And it wasn’t as if she had been specifically trying to listen in.
     
    “Thanks,” Jason said then shut the phone.
     
    “Who’s Toni?” It could be a guy. It could. But hadn’t Jason said only the females went into heat?
     
    “Huh?” He looked at her as if she’d grown another head.
     
    “Don’t know how, but I heard your entire conversation. Who’s Toni, and why is she headed this way?” He blushed, and suddenly she was on high alert. It was a simple question. He held her gaze for several seconds, long enough for her to know she wouldn’t like his answer.
     
    “Toni is Dane’s sister and one of the stronger females in the pack.” He turned his head away from her as he said the words. “She’ll be here in about fifteen minutes with the way she drives. Stay in my bedroom. No need to give Dane more information than he already has.”
     
    “Hold on. His men have already seen me, so what difference does it make if I meet this Toni?” She felt her wolf rising to the surface. The primal need to fight burned through her. She wasn’t a meek little mouse. She never hid from a challenge. Not before this change and she had no plans on doing it now.
     
    “A dominant female can spot another one. Her wolf will come out, and knowing her, she will either test you with a fight in human form, or she’ll transform into her wolf and try to tear you to pieces.” He looked directly at her. “Either way, if I help you, you’ll be seen as weak. I prefer to wait till after your change, so you will be on somewhat fairer footing.”
     
    “How can it be fair? She’s been a wolf for how long? And I’ve been a half wolf for what…a few days?” She shook her head at his logic.
     
    “When you shift, the wolf inside will know what to do. It’s not like being born; you don’t have to be taught everything. Some things are instinctual. If you’re