The cramps hit him on the car ride home. He hadn't had a heat in years, but Will knew the signs well enough not to mistake it for anything else. His hands were shaking, he was sweating, and he could feel the soaking slick already ruining his underwear.He thought, panicked, about+

calling Hannibal. He was a beta but he was also a doctor. He might have...pills or something. It was a stupid, panicked thought. Instead he thought of the knotting dildo at home, the frozen dinners & the dogs that would need to be let out. He thought of his sorry excuse for a +

nest, a bare mattress with one flat pillow & a scratchy blanket, & let a little whine escape his throat. He would call Hannibal. Hannibal would know what to do. He always did. He dialed the number with shaking hands, listening to the rings. "Hello Will." A fresh flood of slick+

soaked the seat beneath him, and his cheeks reddened. "I didn't know who else to call." His voice was thin, uncertain. "Are you ill, Will?" Will swallowed, stepped out into his yard and unlocked his door. "You could say that," he said a little hesitantly. "I've gone into heat."+

Hannibal's heartrate picked up as he let Will continue. "I know you're not an Alpha," Will almost stammered. "I know that. But I thought maybe you might-"

"I'll be right there, Will." Hannibal packed several bags with provisions and set out on his way to Wolf Trap. Will settled+

miserably on his mattress, legs drawn up against the cramps. When Hannibal arrived, he didn't even get up to let him in. Will was in the thick of it when Hannibal found him, near delirious with pain. Hannibal touched him & his body was on fire. He was laying in a pool of slick,+

and blindly reached for him. Hannibal smiithed back his sweaty hair. Will leaned into the touch, moaning with need. "So empty," he murmured into Hannibal's palm. "Please."
Hannibal set into motion, withdrawing the pillows & blankets he'd brought & stocking the pantry. +

When he was finished, he held Will in his arms. Will grabbed for him blindly, pulling his hands down to his aching cock, turning & presenting to this beta man he trusted more than anyone. Hannibal smoothed doen his back, shushing him gently. "I may not be what you need," he said+

as he steadily gentle him, "but I'll give you everything I have Will. You have my word." Will keened, high and plaintive, & burrowed into his new nest. "So empty," he mumbled. Hannibal scruffed his neck, soothing him. "I know, darling. But not for long."