The power trickled between my thighs, the flames spreading over my skin. Tension coiled tightly, my pussy aching for attention, the power responding to that pulsing need. It radiated deep, into every nerve, and I pressed my heels into the ground, my ass lifting my hips up as the muscles tensed.

“There’s a good girl. Bring it higher, all the way up.”

I whined and grabbed at the power. It roiled through my body like a writhing snake, tempting my clit with each flicker of heat. I wanted to be fucked so badly, to have some outward guide for the wildness of my new power. It flooded my system, throttling me until I arched and let out a pathetic cry.

I heard some sort of commotion and Melinda firmly ordering everyone to stay back.

Please, please, please. I chanted the word in my head, unable to make my mouth listen.

The burn felt so fucking good.

Gods. I was so close.

I pulled the swell of power higher and shoved it exactly where I craved that heat and it sent me spiraling. The scream echoed. Power reverberated through each cell, the rise and fall of the pleasure undulating it through my body before finally,finally, dissipating into the earth below me.

I sank against the moss, totally limp.

“Well done. That should keep any potential crisping at bay for a while.”

I peeled my eyes open.

Melinda sprawled out next to me. “Hello, sweetness. Feeling all right?”

I couldn’t quite bring myself to speak but I managed a minuscule nod.

She laughed. “Yeah, the first hit is pretty strong. I’m going to take a wild guess and say your power lies in flames and pleasure, both of which are easy to stoke beyond your control.”

“So what do I do?” All of me still tingled with need.

“I’mgoing to head home and start packing.Youare going to stay here and have fun with your boys for a bit, okay? Nothing settles the blood like a solid fuck. You’ll learn quite quickly with this sort of magic that it can both build your power and dissipate it. If you don’t have it release into something that can handle the output, well, that’s how you get yourself a crispy fried shifter.” Melinda sat up and focused on Caden. “I suggest you get good at sharing quickly, little panther. You won’t sate her alone for long. Omegas need a pack to survive.”

Processing those words seemed like too much work so I lay where I was as the growing desire had me squirming. “Caden.”

He was at my side a second later. “I’m here. What do you need?”

“She needs you to fuck her, panther,” Melinda said with a laugh, tapping my forehead with her finger. Thinking got a hell of a lot easier, the fog clearing. “There we are. Got a little clarity in your eyes. You need to get rid of some more energy and you have two salaciously delicious shifter boys to help with that. You want that, don’t you?”

“I—”

“Honesty is very important,” Melinda said. “Speaking your desires will only help on the path you’re walking.”

You need them.

I wasn’t sure where the voice came from but it filled my head and stole my breath.

Both?

Both. Take them.

I whimpered. “Caden,please.”

Melinda rolled her eyes. “Don’t let him control your desires, little one.Youare the master of your own body. Do you want them both to help you or not?”

“Yes,” I whispered, ashamed of the burning that filled me at the thought of having them both.

“What do you say now, panther?” Melinda eyed Caden.

“I’ll give her anything she wants.”