Kanan’s POV

Scarlet held onto me with pleading eyes as her chest heaved. Fuck! This was her body reacting to our closeness because she was going into heat and I had to hold back.

But hell, I couldn’t. I wanted to touch her so bad, I wanted to feel her body writhing underneath mine.

“We shouldn’t be doing this, Scarlet. Not now, you’re not ready.”

“Why?!” She cried out.

My body shuddered as I tried to hold back the shift. My wolf wanted her, heck, he loved the idea, just as ...