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But still, there’s a tiny voice inside me screaming.

What have you done?

That voice doesn’t stop screaming even as Ace pulls out of me, gathers me into his arms, and hurries me back to my apartment.

The voice doesn’t stop once I’m in a nest, surrounded by all my blankets and pillows.

I’m mated.

What have you done?

But then Ace cuddles next to me, purring for me until the voice quiets.

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BEN

The driveto our apartment is torturous.

I go way faster than I should, and the whole time, I kept thinking about the sounds Devyn made on the phone.

I wasn’t there to help her, and I know how much she hates that shitty parking garage.

We were literallyjusttalking about it at Ace and Connor’s place, too.

I received Ace’s text that he’s with her, but I don’t want to know exactly how he got into the building.

Devyn is more important, anyway.

If he had to break a few laws to get to her…

Then so be it.

I’m a detective, but I’m not unreasonable.

By the time I reach the front door to our apartment, I can scent both honeyandlavender coming from the room.

My cock immediately twitches in my pants, and my worries from before are discarded.

Devyn’s in Heat, and Ace is with her.

Ace has beentaking careof her.

Fuck.

Connor should be here any minute as well. He was stuck in Stone County, but the moment he read my message, he left to head to our apartment.

Ace is in the hallway to our bedroom, a glass of ice water in his hand. “She’s dehydrated,” he tells me. “She needs to keep her fluids up.”

Another scent of honey and vanilla washes over me, and I walk into our room to see Devyn buried in a nest. My jacket and Ace’s sweater are around the pillows near her head, and she sits up when she sees me.

She’s naked. Her beautiful face is flushed pink, and her eyes are dilated.

“Ben,” she breathes, kicking off the blankets and crawling over to reach me. I sit on the bed, and she pulls me by my shirt collar, kissing me deeply.

She tastes like honey, vanilla, and the slightest hint of lavender.

She tastes like she’s been with Ace, and my cock grows rock hard.