My stomach churns, and I get through the rest of the words as quickly as I can. "My heat was uncontrollable, and I had sex with the alpha there. He took care of me and Phoenix kidnapped me when I was shopping with his sister. No, we aren't mated, but we aren't strangers, either."
There.
It's out.
I peek at Lucas to see his reaction, but he's just sitting there, his eyes unfocused.
It's obvious that he's taking some time to process everything.
My eyes drop to our linked hands, and I wonder if I should pull away before he does.
"Huh," he says, and squeezes my fingers.
Of all the responses I'd been expecting, that one isn't on my list.
"Lucas?"
He smiles at me, a lopsided little one. "I'm going to need a little time to process all this. I don't understand how you can go into heat without a wolf, for one. But I'm not angry, Ava."
I narrow my eyes in suspicion. "That doesn't seem right."
