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"No," she whimpered. "I don't feel well all of a sudden. My whole body hurts."

Frowning, I hurried over to her only to stop dead in my tracks when her scent hit me like a ton of bricks. Her delicious chocolate chip cookie smell was much,muchstronger, and I froze in a panic.

"Cole?" she whined and her face crumpled up as tears flowed down her cheeks. "It hurts! It hurts so bad!"

Even knowing what would happen as soon as I touched her, I took two giant steps and gathered her against me, my t-shirt dropping from my fingers with a muffled clatter of shells and glass. Her scent flooded all my senses, and the mate sparks sizzled everywhere our skin touched. I felt like I was going to combust any second - and this was only the beginning of it.

She moaned and pressed herself into me as her hands skimmed up and down my sides, then nuzzled her face between my pecs. When she began to lick my abs, my eyes rolled back in my head, her scent arousing me as much as her little fingers and tongue.

"It stopped!" she gasped. "The pain stopped! But I still don't feel like myself, and all I can think about is getting your clothes off!"

Poor baby has no idea what's happening to her.

With a crooked smile of both nervousness and anticipation, I wiped the tears from her face with the pads of my thumbs, then leaned down and kissed her forehead. Her thighs sawed together and her hands grew more adventurous and aggressive, and I moaned as one little hand slipped into my shorts and cupped my balls.

Thank the Goddess this is a private beach!

"What's happening to me?" She lifted her head to stare up at me with wide, teary eyes. "I want to push you down and... and... and dothingsto you! Out here in the open!"

"What's happening is completely normal and natural," I assured her. "Don't worry or stress, okay? We're going to take care of you, but let's take this inside."

Then I swept her up in my arms and carried her toward the house, hoping I could find where Wyatt hid the condoms.

All nine of them.

Goddess, was I in trouble! I was going to have to hold myself back for as long as possible until the others could get more.

Oh, yeah. Should have told them right away,I scolded myself, then called out to my brothers in the alpha link.Dudes, we have a problem.

What's wrong? Is Posy okay?Mase asked first.

You need to leave.I swallowed hard as our girl's soft lips found my mate mark and began to suck it. Don't come down here.

Why?Wyatt demanded.So you can hog our girl?

Wyatt, put what condoms we have on the kitchen counter,I growled, my patience at an end,then all of you drive to the nearest store and buy more. A lot more. Better grab some extra lube, too.

The boys all sucked in a sharp breath in unison.

Don't tell us she's—

Yep, I cut Jay off with a smirk.Posy's in heat.

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Wyatt

It took almost an hour to reach the closest store, which happened to be a pharmacy.

We ran inside, I snagged a cart, and Jay went off on his own, saying he had to pick up something. With a nod, I pushed the cart along with Mase and Ash following me like lost ducklings.

You'd think they never set foot in a pharmacy before, I snickered.

Reaching the rubbers, I skimmed the shelves, trying to find extra large for our self-proclaimed big boy. Meanwhile, Mase picked up a box, turned it over, and began to silently read the back.

"It says there are directions for proper use inside," he said, "and that they are highly effective against pregnancy and STIs when used correctly."

"Excellent for the first, don't care about the second since shifters can't get them," I commented absently.

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