Maya finished telling Chase her story just as her temperature started to rise. She felt herself sweating, and her skin became overly sensitive. She hated her heat and blamed Dustin for having to endure it. She should have felt embarrassed to have Chase in her home, but she wasn't. He was such a great friend, and she was so happy she wouldn't be alone. "So, last time, I spent a lot of time trying to keep my body temperature down and even more time trying to satisfy the need to mate. This time will be worse because I won't have Josh there to help me. It's my fault. I've had all of this time to prepare for it but didn't. How do you know so much about it?"
Chase went to the kitchen and rummaged around. "Well, I have an aunt that was rejected. My mom spent a lot of time trying to help her. Us
