Chapter 231

Orion My brain was cooked. Her scent was all over the place. Strong, sweet, and impossible to block out. It was sweet, like roses after a storm, but with something darker underneath. Something wild. Raw. It hit every nerve like a punch. Something rumbled in my chest. I didn't let it out. I just stood there, trying to wrap my head around what she'd said. "You're… in heat ?" I asked, my voice rough, barely more than a whisper. Was that why she looked like she was about to fall apart ? Hold on...wasn't she supposed to have ASPD ? People like that don't cry. At least, that's what I thought. But maybe she was misdiagnosed. Wouldn't be the first time a doctor got it wrong. Then she started trembling. "No!" she gasped, the word breaking apart between sharp breaths. And just like that, everything shifted. Her scent hit harder. Richer. Animal.It slammed into me like a punch I didn't see coming. Something heated curled low in my stomach, twisting fast, sharp, electric. I stumbled back, lungs cat