Chapter 46: First Heat – Instinct, Closeness, and DesireThe night was quiet, with only the distant breathing of the city drifting through the open windows. Elara felt something changing inside her—a pulsing, burning sensation she had never experienced so consciously before. Fen stirred within her, her instincts strong, restless, and insistent, as though they had been waiting a long time to be unleashed.Her heart beat faster.Her hands trembled slightly.What… what is happening to me? Why… do I feel this way?Aero noticed the change immediately.Luna’s presence, Fen’s energy, the pulse of her first heat—it all reached him at once. His senses sharpened, his instincts tensing. Beside him, Onix reacted as well, muscles tightening, ears alert, the pack bond awakening.Aero moved closer.His eyes were dark, watchful, controlled.Yet his presence was reassuring.“Elara…” he whispered, his voice calm but filled with authority and intimacy. “Fen is strong. You feel it, don’t you?”Elara nodd
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