Page 62 of I Replaced His Husband
"Hold up. How’d you manage that? Isn’t he on suppressants? I don’t smell alpha pheromones on him, but I can pick up a trace of your scent on him, like he’s an alpha mated during heat. And itdoesn’tmake sense, Kay."
The room got quiet again. I looked over at Kay. He was blushing hard.
"I swear, I don’t know how that’s even possible," he said quietly.
"Sounds sketchy, and you know it," the deputy said, not looking up from his notes.
"I’m serious! I can’t wrap my head around this either. I’ve never heard of knotting during pregnancy or mating outside of heat. He’s on strong pheromone blockers! Maybe it's some weird side effect or something?" Kay’s voice was getting shaky and frustrated.
The deputy turned to me. "What kind of blockers?"
Even after clearing my throat a few times, my voice still came out like something demonic from deep underground. "Seprudin 1000 Forte."
The deputy snorted and scribbled something down. "Never heard of it."
"It’s new and really strong. Level three suppressant," I explained. "There was a whole ad campaign. I guess I fell for it."
The alpha nodded slowly. "I’m gonna check into that, to see whether it might trigger any primitive responses, like aggression or instinct spikes. You guys had better come up with a solid explanation. Harry’s in bad shape. The ambulance just took him; he’s unconscious, likely with a serious concussion, and his face is a mess."
"He had it coming! Nobody touches Kay, I’ll kill them all!" I snapped, the words ripping out before I could stop them.
Then I realized what I’d just said and felt like an idiot. That fighting mode had turned me again into the alpha caveman.
Everyone stared at me. Kay’s face turned even redder.
Clearly, I had no control over my body or my mouth. I shifted just a bit, unintentionally rubbing the head of my cockover the entrance to Kay’s womb. He moaned immediately. A couple more unconscious movements and… he came!
With everyone still in the room.
His long neck arched, his head tilted back, and a deep, trembling moan slipped out. His whole body shook, hands gripping tight.
Adam and the deputy stared, stunned, eyes wide. I couldn’t see Marco’s face clearly, thankfully, but Adam looked like he might combust. The deputy let out a sharp breath.
"Yeah, if I had any doubts about the knotting, I’m convinced now. That was definitely a breeding orgasm."
"Shit. I’m sorry," I muttered, feeling the weight of it all. "My body just… takes over. I can’t control it."
I turned to Kay, hoping for some leniency. He was flushed, too, but nodded slightly.
"It’s okay, Rain. You don’t have to apologize. This whole situation is just so… strange." His voice was unusually gentle but also a bit shaky.
"What the hell? He should apologize! He just did that in front of us! I didn’t need to see that!" Adam shouted, looking infuriated.
Kay snapped back, "You don’t get it, Adam, so shut up! He doesn’t owe anyone an apology! If he hadn’t shown up, I’d have been raped by those assholes!" His voice was nearly as rough as mine now.
Adam swallowed hard and looked away. The deputy didn’t even flinch, just kept writing in his notepad.
Kay let out a breath, trying to rein himself in. "What we should be doing is figuring out what this blocker actually does."
"Good idea," the deputy said flatly. "That might be your best defense if this goes to court. Jorah was already running his mouth while the paramedics were treating him. The Dawsons have a decent lawyer."
Kay scoffed. "What? They tried torapeme! How do they have any case?"
"Not against you," the deputy clarified. "Against him. They could claim excessive force. Even if it was self-defense, you’ll need something solid to justify the way he reacted. Jorah’s already saying Rain attacked like a maniac, that they were just having a conversation."
"Liars! I was protecting my mate!" I growled.
"Your mate? Seriously? You’ve known him for two weeks. That’s not gonna hold up in court," the deputy said, half-amused.
