Ruts can be hell for alphas, especially if they’ve never given an omega a knot. Trust me, I should know—I’m 23 years old, about to go into rut, and all I can think about is how miserable it’ll be without an omega in my bed. My much older best friend took pity on me and offered to share his omega, but I thought he was joking—until Teddy showed up at my door, ready to take my knot as many times as I can give it to him.