Candy came to pick up Chase later that day. During dinner, Maya and Josh explained things to them. “Well, everything has happened so fast, but I also have one more problem.” All eyes turned to Maya. She blushed but pushed forward because she knew this needed to be addressed. “If things happen like before, I will have my ‘first’ heat soon.” Maya used air quotes to indicate first. “I mean, I’ve already gone through it twice, but that was before. Things are different this time. I don’t know how things are going to go. I don’t want to be alone with Brandlee when that happens. If it gets too bad, I could become unable to care for her.” She paused, waiting for them to react.
Chase cleared his throat, “Well, the obvious thing to do would be to complete the mate bond. That may delay it. If not,
