[CAIUS POV]
Healer Felix continued blithely, "Iris's worsening heat is due to the lack of consummation with her fated mate. It's a rare syndrome in this day and age, but not unheard of. Usually, the more traditional the pack, the more cases of such instances occur due to the need to wait for marriage."
My mouth ran dry. "Is there no other way? Didn't you have some herbs? Or something?" I couldn't believe the only way to save my half-sister from her overheating body was for me to fuck her. I refused to believe it.
"My herbs have run out. Harvests have been poor, and I won't get them until a month later." He glanced at Iris with his lips pursed. "If her symptoms get worse, she might not make it before they come."
"What happens if her fated mate rejects her?" I asked. The moment the words left my lips, Atlas howled up a storm. Perhaps her heat would end with my rejection, and she would live, and I wouldn't need to sleep with my half-sister to save her life.
