Is he being serious right now? What the hell does he mean by heat? Does he mean like when actual animals are in there like mating cycles and stuff? Oh lord, please don’t tell me it’s like in those M rated anime and novels where the girl gets all hot and bothered at the drop of a hat and needs the male lead to toss her around in bed like he’s a world class olympian. “I know this must be a lot to take in right now,” Lucius said, cutting through my chaotic thoughts, “but don’t worry, I’ll help you locate your mates as soon as I can.” “Um, w-wait a minute,” I said, trying to get my head wrapped around everything he’s telling me. First, Lucius is a king or the king of the shifters. Which is… a lot to handle. Second, his little brother went all “shifter supremacy” a hundred years ago, opp

