Page 254 of Knot What I Expected

“Maybe. I don't know enough about your kind to tell you why your body rejected it. But I know what I'm smelling.”

He takes another breath and instantly regrets it. His eyes turn molten.

“Fuck.”

“What?”

“You're ovulating.”

My heart stops.

“What?”

“I can smell it.”

“You can smell that?”

“Wolf.”

“That is disturbingly invasive.”

“Trust me, I'm not trying to steal this information from you.”

That almost makes me smile.

Almost.

Then another cramp of need twists through me, and I grab the counter. Rowan moves instantly. One second he’s across the bathroom. The next he’s right there, his hands on my arms, holding me upright.

“Easy.”

The relief from his touch is immediate. I sag against him.

“Oh, God.”

“I know.”

“How?”

“Matebond.”

His hand strokes my back.

Slow.

Steady.

Not taking.

Comforting.

And somehow that makes me want him even more. I turn my face into his chest and breathe him in.

Alpha.

Mate.

Home.