“Hey hun. How was that date? You didn’t reply!” I could hear the smile in her voice. “The town’s talking ’bout you. All good this time!”
“I’ve got so much to tell you!” All of it came spewing forth. The trips out to the woods, going further and further in, the info on Orson, then meeting him, my mysterious fated mate.
“Babe, that’s… wow! I can’t believe you acted so wild, giving your heat like that! He must be fine, right?”
“Kinda had no choice. I messed up taking my suppressants, then him and his amazing pheromones, with our connection, it threw me into it. Normally, I would have been fine. It just created a perfect storm, I guess. Normally there’s more warning. This time there was none. I was outta my mind with it in moments. I couldn’t have waited.”
“Shit, Sully, that could’ve been dangerous!”
“Yeah, but I just knew he wouldn’t have hurt me.”
Trisha sighed. “Okay, I’m gonna believe this was just your bond and not your poor judgement talking. He’s hot, right?”
“Gorgeous, Trisha. He’s stunning and kind. Just my type, tall, muscular like he’s clearly seen hard physical work. Wide shoulders to grip onto. Strong arms to haul me about.” I sighed dreamily. “Golden brown skin, deep brown eyes and black hair. His hands were slightly calloused, and felt amazing on my skin. His smile… he’s perfect. I mentioned kids, didn’t I? The eldest is a teenager, maybe seventeen orabout that. I didn’t see the others, but their names were mentioned.”
“You sound so smitten! Gah, it makes my heart happy. So you’re going to find him, right?”
“You know me so well! I think I know which road he took out, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to find him again, but—“
“Fated mate bonds are hard to deny. Maybe give him a day or two. Your foot needs to heal anyway.”
Knowing she was right was different than admitting it. All I did was sigh.
“Sully, do not make me come over there and sit on you! Rest. Heal. Then we can go find this guy another day.”
“You’ll come with me?” I sat bolt upright, ignoring the twinge to my foot.
“Of course I will! Gotta make sure that man isn’t a serial killer or something.”
I loved Trisha so much.
“Just get Orson to drop you off with me in a couple days. We’ll take my daddy’s truck. This girl isn’t walking around the woods any time of day.”
“Me neither after last time!” I looked down at myself. After getting the scrapes cleaned, I’d changed into comfortable pajamas. When Icould move better, I’d make sure the borrowed clothes were washed before I returned them.
“Well, at least you got some sense knocked into you! What were you thinking, wandering off alone like that? Anything could have happened to you!” Her voice was getting a tad shrill from her concern.
I rolled my eyes fondly. “Now you sound like my parents.”
“Aaannd my work here is done!” she said with extra drama. “Make plans with Orson for like, day after tomorrow or something, then text me, okay? Better get back to work!”
“Thanks, Trisha. Love you!”
“Love you, too. Bye!” The call ended, leaving me with a huge smile on my face.
Then I remembered what else I needed to ask her. Shit. A potion. My eyelids were growing too heavy to stay open. I’d deal with the contraception after a nap.
When I woke, it was dark once more. Fuck! I’d wasted the entire day. My stomach rumbled, giving me a plan.
Like in the human world, there was a delivery app. You could get just about anything, even in a town like Haenvale. The house wasquiet, so I ordered in some food and an after heat contraception potion.
I’d been lax in taking my suppressants, then come across a fairly dominant alpha. His pheromones, along with our fated mate connection, had pushed me into the heat. My fault completely. I knew better. I was just grateful he didn’t leave me to suffer through it alone.
The delivery didn’t take long. My order of butternut squash curry was divine. The smell made my mouth water. I ate it quickly while checking over the instructions for the potion. Best taken after food. Good, at least something was going right.
“This product will only prevent implantation by expelling the product of a heat. The closer it is taken after sex, the more effective it is. If this does not happen within 30 minutes of taking this product, you may be pregnant. Warning: causes cramping. The efficacy of this potion is reduced when used with partnerships of a fated connection.”
Double fuck. It has been hours, more than half a day, since the start of my heat. How long since he had breached my womb? Andfated connections reduced how it worked? That would have been handy to know before.
