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she’d recently joined the order, he’d been nothing but polite and courteous. But his eyes didn’t lie. The man wanted her. The question then became, did she want him back?
    “If you trust him, I trust him.” Julia lent her support, as always. “Besides, if he steps wrong, Ty will take care of him. Alpha or not, Rafe can’t avoid my mate. Ty’s the law.”
    Gabby snorted. “Smug much? Just remember—your husband may be the sheriff, but he’s not the boss of me . Bad enough he tried to protect me from my own mate, but now that I’m expecting, he’s as bad as Grady.”
    “What can I say? Ty’s like a sow with her cubs when it comes to kits.” Julia smiled, and Sophie envied her friend the love she shared with her mate. “But Sophie…”
    The sisters regarded her with twin expressions of concern.
    “Are you sure you want to go out with Rafe?” Gabby asked.
    No. “Yes. If Monty doesn’t want me, at least Rafe does. And he’s nice enough that I could…” She paused, needing to share with her best friends but not sure they would understand.
    “What, Soph?” Julia touched her hand and smiled kindly. “Tell us.”
    Her friends. Women who’d seen danger and heartache. Ac-taw who had survived and helped her because they liked her. Because they accepted her for who she was. Her friends meant the world to her, and she needed their opinion. Badly.
    “I’m tired of waiting,” she blurted.
    “Waiting?” Gabby asked.
    “For sex. I want to be with a man.” There. She’d said it.
    Gabby stared. “Are you telling me you’re a virgin ?”
    “Why not yell it to the world?” Julia muttered. “Think about it, Gabby. Sophie was raised not knowing she was Ac-taw. She didn’t want men, not after being around her family.”
    Julia knew some, but not all, of Sophie’s past. Sophie had skimmed over much, saying only that she’d come from an abusive home life. Theo, bless him, had promised not to share what he knew with anyone. Not the council, not the sheriff, not even Rafe.
    “True. But you’ve been here more than two years.” Gabby looked amazed. “No one in all that time?”
    “No.”
    “And you’re what? Twenty-five?”
    “Twenty-six,” Sophie corrected. “I have needs. Not to be too graphic, but both of you are pregnant, so you obviously know what I’m talking about.”
    They nodded.
    “Lately, I feel urges. I know actual wolves and Ac-taw aren’t the same. Wolves go into heat in late winter, once a year.” It was so embarrassing to talk about this, but freeing as well. Her friends wouldn’t judge, and they had a lot of information she needed to know but was afraid to ask others. “But this last year, I’ve felt this intense need every few months. Does that mean I’ll only want to have sex a few times a year?” Because lately, she’d really wanted to have sex with Monty. She thought about it a lot. Too much.
    “I don’t think so.” Julia paused. “I’m not a wolf, but I do know we Shifters are alike. Our animals may be different, but our basic physiology is the same. It sounds like you’re going into heat once every few months. That’s when you’re most likely to get pregnant.”
    “But you can have sex whenever you want it.” Gabby amended, “Or whenever you nab a wolf inclined to meet you halfway. Monty’s an idiot.”
    “Rafe isn’t.” Julia’s gaze narrowed. “He might know you’re in heat, Sophie. You need to be careful around him. Unless you want to mate the alpha and have a few kids? You did say he’s a nice guy. He’s certainly attractive, in a wolfish kind of way.”
    “No.” She cleared her throat. “I mean, sure, he’s handsome. But I’m not ready for permanence. I’m still getting a handle on shifting and being wolf. No mating, not yet.” At least, not with Rafe. Maybe she could wrap her mind around sex with a male other than Monty, though. He’d been the star of her fantasies for so long, she’d probably talked herself into deeper feelings for