Isolde's Pov

I woke up in the middle of the night feeling wrong all over. My skin burned hot like I had a fever that would not break. My breasts felt heavy and sore. Between my legs ached deep and empty. Slick leaked out steadily. More than ever before. The curse that kept me from shifting had always suppressed my heat too. But tonight it broke through. Full. Strong. Painful. I rolled over and whimpered. The chain around my neck clinked against the pillow.

Drayce was already awake. He sat up fast. Gray eyes sharp in the dark. He smelled it right away.

"Your heat," he said. Voice rough. "It...