Chapter Six
“He’s a good man,” Amanda said, nodding at Brody.
“Yes he is,” said Sarina, smiling as she watched him.
“Love looks good on you, sweetheart.”
“It feels good on me, Mama.”
“I don’t doubt it, but come tomorrow night you might think differently. Your first season will be your hardest. Being in heat is uncomfortable, to put it mildly. It can often feel as if your flesh will melt off your bones. Brody can help you, if you let him.”
“How?”
“The only relief I’ve ever been able to find,” Amanda said with a grin, “is sex.”
“You and Dad had s*x while you were in heat?”
“You do know why they call it that, right?” Amanda asked, wondering if she’d shared too little with her daughter.
“Because it’s the time when I’m most fertile.”
“Yes,” Amanda smiled, breathing a sigh of relief.
