Zeith “I can’t!” Tempest added, now with more force in her tone. I inhaled her soft oriental and floral scent, which I missed so much! I was barely aware that I stepped even closer to her that our bodies almost touched. I could feel the heat emanating from her and noticed her hitched breathing. Zaebi! It was too late when I realized that Beta Zeith’s—or my—thing was already erect, and it poked Tempest’s belly. She gasped, maybe thinking I had a weapon pointed at her and was going to harm her, so she pushed me hard by the chest with her left hand. The force of it was boosted by her magic, which was perfunctorily delivered but sent me flying and hitting my back against a massive tree. I believed I cr