we can take our time

These feelings were becoming too much to bear. They were growing stronger with every passing day, overwhelming Solveiga with all kinds of daydreams and desires that she'd never had before. She'd been alive for five whole years now, of course she'd experienced the sensations brought on by the coming of her season. But never before had she had someone—a mate of her own—to physically and emotionally long for. It was a little humiliating, honestly. Regulus was almost always in the public eye, meaning she was too, whenever she was around him. And when she was around him, her hormones tried to take over her and turn her into something she wasn't. So the last couple of days, she had avoided him whenever possible. But she just couldn't do it anymore.

Solveiga padded her way from the alcoves one night, when most of the pack had already settled in to get some sleep. Normally, she would be doing the same. But she couldn't sleep. Not when she felt like this. She tried to keep her tail tucked to avoid spreading her scent around as she headed for the plains. Maybe out here she could clear her mind, or at the very least find some flowers to roll around in to mask her annoyingly intoxicating scent. Once she was alone, in a secluded corner of the plains, she rolled onto her back with her pale belly facing the sky as she tried to lose herself in the stars.

Could she call for Regulus? Would that be too obvious? The two of them had spoken about starting a family, and he had seemed to be all for it. The thought of being intimate with the man she loved had butterflies flooding her insides, but she knew it was something she wanted. She wanted to be with Regulus, that way. Now more than ever. And she wanted to carry his pups. He knew that, didn't he?

Solveiga let out a heavy sigh as she turned to rest on her belly in the soft spring grasses. Hopefully he would pick up on her scent and follow her here. She didn't want to call for him like some wanton woman, but she wanted him to know that she was here, waiting for him to join her.