LOGINMika and I took our coffees to the park and sat on the bleachers to talk while we waited on his friends. "Do you want to play with us today?" Mika asked. He was a really good guy: considerate, gentle, generous, sweet. I kissed his cheek so I could whisper in his ear, "I'm sorry. I don't think it's a good idea with my above average speed and strength, if I got competitive I could hurt someone or expose my wolf." "Oh. Right. Well maybe just me and you sometime. Like when we usually practice?" He looked embarrassed that he hadn't thought it through. "Yeah of course. I'd love to." That got his smile back. Mika looked like he wanted to kiss me but his sister and their friends hollered at him and he got up, giving me an apologetic smile, and jogged off in their direction. I was so busy watching how the men interacted like family, like pack, that I didn't see Michelle heading my way. She sat down next to me. Cornrows on full display, black shirt with cut off sleeves and the sides s
When I woke up in a bed instead of the woods, I thought for a second I was home. The ache between my legs and his smell overwhelming the room told me otherwise. But the smell of sausage and bacon is what had me sitting up. I confirmed Mika wasn't in bed with me, which was a little disappointing, the food would make up for that though. I slipped my clothes on and headed to the door, following the smell, since I hadn't seen the layout on my way in here last night. It was a decent sized house from what I'd seen from the outside but I'd only been on the first floor. Mika's room was right next to the bathroom, down the hall from the kitchen. I guess I didn't need to follow the smell after all. The living room was off to the right if you came in the front door, the stairs off to the left, all of which was visible from the hall. I turned the other way, heading to the kitchen. Mika had his back to me but he must have heard me come in because upon entering I got a cheerful, "Hey!" "Hey
Well thankfully he did let me shower first. It was nice to have a hot shower in a home again and I was definitely alone, unlike in the gym showers. I soaked up the heat letting myself put off the inevitable a little longer. When the hot water was all gone it was time to get out and get this over with. Mika was sitting in the kitchen when I found him. He was at a little square table in the corner of the room, two sides of the table were bench seats, lining the walls and meeting in the room's corner. The other two sides just had regular chairs. It wasn't lost on me that he was in a bench seat, back to the wall. I didn't blame him, if that made him feel safer then so be it. I probably would do the same if I was in a room with a predator higher on the food chain than me. I sat in the chair across the table from him, just to give him that little bit of extra space, which my body was really against. I was afraid my heat was about to get intense, making me want to mate to the closest m
It wasn't dark when we got to the spot where he normally releases the animals, which was pretty close to my camp, I'd have to fix that later. It was right before sunset, when there was less traffic on the roads and the night time sounds started. How peaceful it was, it was unreal this close to the city. Now was definitely the right time to let her go. I closed my eyes to breath it all in. When I opened them again I noticed Mika staring at me but he quickly turned his head realizing he'd been caught. Awkwardly clearing his throat, "You want to help me get the crate off the truck?" "Yeah sure." I replied, blushing. I had to pretend like the wolf and her crate were heavy but really I didn't break a sweat. Mika had me get back by the truck bed while he pulled the release cord in the crate. So I guess he did take the danger somewhat seriously but he really should have a weapon of some sort to protect himself. The door flew open and she was more than ready to dart out and into the
Mika definitely knew where he was going. He was walking with purpose through the woods, away from the park. All I could do was wonder where he was going, I wasn't about to ask and give away that I'd followed him out here like some kind of stocker. Mika started to slow down a bit, so I did too. I could hear a lot of different animals. The smells were easy to distinguish: raccoon, owl, fox, bobcat, mountain lion, and... wolf. Wolves and shifters got along like family, though they bowed to our dominance, mostly due to our small car sized bodies. What was it doing this close to town? And alone? I worried that it might be hurt or have gotten trapped. Maybe trapped by someone for some unforeseen purpose. Mika didn't seem like the villain to my story... I came to a stop as I started to see large fenced in areas. What was this place? Looking around I realized I don't see Mika. I could have a look around first, right? I felt Keska agreeing with my plan, but she urges me to stay near the
I learned that the man's name is Mika and that girl's name is Michelle, his twin sister. She played basketball in college and he clearly did not. "You need to change your stance and jump. Your feet need to be a little wider apart. Your shooting hand should go above your head and a lot higher than your non-shooting hand. When you throw it to the hoop you need to snap your wrist, lining it up with the hoop and aiming for one of the top corners to bounce it in or for the ball to start to defend before it reaches the back board for a straight shot. If it hits the back right above the hoop it is going to bounce off like it has been doing." I was trying to explain but it sounded more like I was barking orders. "That's a lot of information all at once l." He replied. I could see the stress behind his eyes. "Okay let's take it step by step. I'll demonstrate and then fix your stance as you try it." So we started practicing. Slowly he started to get the stance down. The aim, not so







