Rey falls onto her bed, her body pulsing with want. She lets out a whimper as she curls into a ball. She is on the verge of her vampire taking over again. Growls tear through her as she rips off her constricting uniform, her burning skin seems to let off steam as the cold air of her room hits her body. She sinks her fingers into the sheets. She knows she can't refuse her body much longer, it craves a release. Whimpers bubble in the back of her throat. Her hands itch to rub at her clit, to sink inside and bring herself to an earth-shattering orgasm.

Dark eyes flash in her mind, and a throaty moan erupts out. Fuck... now she is picturing Ben hovering over her, the heat from his body seeping over her skin. She arches her back, as her fingers inch their way to her soaked cunt. She hisses as her finger slowly rubs over her clit, she imagines its Ben's fingers. She sinks her middle finger into her, pumping it in and out slowly as her thumb circles her clit. She is moaning now, her head thrown back as she pumps faster. She can feel the pressure building as she draws closer to her release. A deep male growl echoes in her mind, it's as if she can feel Ben now. With one final pump she tumbles over the edge, her body spasming with her release. She falls back on the bed panting. Her skin now flushed from her orgasm.

"Damn..."

She rubs her fingers clean on her sheets. This is only the second day and she isn't sure she can make it to the fifth one...

—

On the other side of town Ben is coming down from his own release panting he looks at the clock. He doesn't know how anyone could survive these bloody heats. He may have been thirty-five, but this was ridiculous. He hates that he spent all those years in the military, he could have hidden away and went through all five heats to be through this. But nope he had to go and join the damned military.

Grumbling under his breath he stares at the ceiling, he can feel his blood boiling again, he grinds his teeth together. He hasn't felt this way since he was a teenager. This damn Heat is going to be the death of him. He grasps his hardened length in his hand and pumps his fist a few times, sweat builds up on his forehead as he concentrates on another release. Damn vampire stamina, he could be locked in his house for the rest of the Heat. His mind begins to play tricks on him, he can see Rey in between his legs. Her small hand wrapped around his cock, a coy grin on her lips. God those lips... his vision Rey sinks her mouth onto him, taking him as far as he can fit in her mouth. She wraps her fingers around the base and bobs her head up and down. She pops him out of her mouth with a pop and swirls her tongue slowly around the tip. She fondles his balls as she sucks him back in her mouth. His eyes roll back, he arches up and cums all over his hand. He lets out a swear gripping the sheets in his other hand. He knows he's ruined now, he only wants her. An ice-cold feeling grips at his heart. What if she finds a mate before the end of this week? What if she doesn't want him? All the what if's play in his head.

He hears his mother's voice in his head, telling him he won't know until he asks her. But if he is feeling this way just from shaking her hand. Could she be feeling it too? And would she even be back at work tomorrow? Now he's picturing bending her over the desk, wrapping her brown hair around his fist and fucking her from behind her tight hot cunt gripping at his cock. His dick hardens instantly at the thought. He's so fucking screwed.

—

Light floods in from the giant window in Rey's room, slanting a giant bar of light over her eyes. Sitting up bleary eyed she looks at the clock and lets out a groan. She must be at work in less than two hours and she isn't in the mood to face another day of this stupid Heat. Laying back down she stairs up at the ceiling, hopefully she won't have an episode like yesterday. Sliding out from under the covers she heads to her bathroom, she turns the shower on and looks at her reflection in the mirror. Her brown hair is sticking up at odd angles, her skin is paler than usual, but as she reaches her eyes, she pales even more. They are a bright vibrant red. Letting out a shaky breath she opens her mouth, her two canines are sharper than usual.

"Fuck."

She rubs at her face, usually she doesn't look like this unless it's her time of the month that her vampire is so strong in her body. Her throat burns for blood, she turns and steps into the hot burning spray of the water. Laying her head on the freezing tiles she prays silently to the goddess that she can make it through the day without having to drink more than one cup of blood.

Later, after a hot burning shower and some breakfast she's on the road to work. Her mom keeps glancing over at her.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Her eye twitches softly at the thought of having to explain a vampire situation to her mother, having a human mother is nice and all, but her mom doesn't understand what she goes through. The human body was already a complex thing, so by adding in her father's vampire genes it just made her extra complex.

"It's okay mom. Seriously."

She flinches at hearing how gruff her voice is, her mom is now full on eye siding her. She sighs heavily laying her head against the window looking out at the passing cars.

"I met this guy."

Her mom's breath hitches in her throat, only a thing she could hear thanks to her heightened senses.

"His name is Ben Solo, I'm sure dad may have mentioned his family. He came in yesterday, just... after talking to him my body went all crazy."

"Is that why your vampire side is so strong today? Oh, honey you don't have to go to work, we can turn around and have a girl's day. I'm sure Amilyn will understand."

Of course, Holdo would understand, Holdo used to be one of mom's best friends.

"I need the hours, plus what are the odds of him coming back today?"

Dread fills up Rey slowly. What if he did come back in? Could she handle seeing him one more time? Could she keep herself at bay?

"Well... call me if you need me to come get you, your father is leaving out of town."

Silence follows her sentence. It's another meeting with his family. Something they have never been invited to. Her grandparents don't really like having a human daughter-in-law, let alone a granddaughter who is only half vampire. The Winters are a very high up vampire family, almost as high as the Solo's.

"I don't understand why he goes to see them. They only trash us, and he gets mad and comes home."

"His father, he um, has asked your father to find his true mate and have a true heir to the Winters family."

"Oh? So, they still don't like the idea of me taking over the family business? Or the family legacy?"

She can hear the bitterness in her voice, her grandfather has been trying for years to have her father quit his suppressors and have him go find his true soul mate. Why he feels that way Rey will never understand.

"Rey! Listen to me, you are true Winter. Whether they like it or not, you will be the one to inherit what comes with that title."

"Mom, I'm almost twenty-five and I have never met them. I have never been invited to see their estates, invited to any holidays with them."

Her mom pulls into the parking lot, parking in front of the entrance. Grabbing her things, she looks at her mom.

"Have a good day my little sunshine."

Rey turns beat red glaring at her mom.

"Mom... I'm not a kid."

Her mom laughs and drives away, sighing she turns and heads inside. Looking around the store she can see some people shopping on the aisles. During the day humans were only slightly safer, only slightly.

Reaching the office, she flings the door open, sighing a huge sigh of relief at seeing Finn and Poe arguing over something. Rose is laughing, her tinkling laugh. Sometimes Rey wishes she was a full vampire, they were all gorgeous, males and females. It's like when vampires came into creation it was determined that all vampires must be gorgeous. Rey on the other hand did not get that gene from her father, or her mother. She was on the shorter side, with mousy brown hair and brown eyes to match. Hell, she looked like a guy, she was almost flat chested.

Rose, Finn, and Poe turn toward her as she steps further into the office.

"Well, well, well."

Poe has a devious grin on his face.

"Yes?"

Rey raises an eyebrow at him as she stuffs her items into her locker.

"Ben Solo has been sitting in Holdo's office for the last two hours."

She freezes turning her head to look at Poe.

"What?"

"Ben. Solo. Is. In. Holdo's. Office."

Now he's just making her angry.

"Why?"

"He applied for the new security position, and Holdo gave it to him. They have been filling out his papers."

Now full-blown panic has set in, Rey can't work with him. She shouldn't even be allowed in the same room as him. A door in the back opens and Holdo walks out, her pale purple hair shinning in the light framing her face. She is talking animatedly to Ben.

"So just make sure you follow Poe around. He will show you all the ropes. Poe, please take Ben to the camera room."

"Got it boss lady."

Poe is grinning like a mad man at Rey, who is now sweating so much that she's sure her clothes must be soaked.

"Thank you Holdo."

"Oh please, call me Amilyn."

Ben nods turning away his towering form radiating power, his scent is hitting her senses now. She can smell his lust, it's so strong it almost brings her to her knees. Which she isn't sure would be such a bad idea right now. Can she bang her head on her locker now?

"Right this way Benny boy."

Ben looks at Poe, his eyes narrowing.

"How about for your safety, don't ever call me that again."

His deep voice is so panty dropping. But Poe doesn't probably feel how Rey feels.

"You got it..."

Poe is paler now, he turns and leads the way out of the office, as Ben's taller form follows him. Rey growls softly smacking her head into her locker. Today is going to be a shitty day.