Ash I said stop!" Sydney yelled as she drew from his hold halting him in his actions. He slowly lifted his head and looked at her with a lustful gaze. "I don't want to...I want to mate with you." he said self righteously and went back to what he was doing. This time, he didn't go for her lips but her neck. However, before he could dip his lips into her neck, he froze for a moment and became alert. He turned back to the group of four at the entrance to the house looking at him with hostility but they also didn't charge forward. The smell of Ash in rut was so annoying but now, the scent of their mate's arousal filled the air dispelling their sand minds at some point and they could understand Ash's state of mind.
A female in heat had a sweet scent but one just out of heat had a scent that was beyond divine! It drove male beasts insane and sometimes forcefully induced them into rut. A female's mates were their most murderous around this time as they vyed for the chance to go first.