All Chapters of The Mating Game: Chapter 61 - Chapter 67

KARAMy feet dangled off the edge of the cliff as I drank in the picture painted below. Thick, white clouds of fog blanketed the sprawling forest even as the stars winked brightly above. My fingers itched to touch the waxing crescent moon pinned into the navy sky, wanting to feel if the points were as sharp as they looked even if my brain knew it was all a trick of the shadows. Each time I breathed out, white condensation created wispy clouds. The temperature had dropped over the course of the night and yet, I felt nothing. My body ran hotter than usual, sweat gathering at the base of my temples and behind my neck as if I had a fever. A thin black T-shirt clung to the curves of my body, leaving me otherwise bare to the elements. “Just finished a run?” Miles stalked out of the tree line in nothing but a pair of low-hung black sweatpants. Under usual circumstances, I would have totally ogled even if I’d seen him naked too many times to count. Tonight was different. I couldn’t bring m

KARA“I think that is a horrible idea,” Lex growled, her essence filling the space of my mind until it brimmed over the edges.I felt her, larger than ever—almost as if she wanted to break free from the walls of my skull. Sucking in a breath through clenched teeth, I focused on stabilising myself so I wouldn’t trip over. Miles tightened his hold on me and I felt his concern radiate off the bond tethering our souls. It seeped into the bond, staining it a dull, murky colour rather than the neon I was used to. My fingers white-knuckled around the wooden banister, using the structure to lean my weight against it as I untangled myself from Miles’s hold, “Yeah, I just need a moment. My head feels like it’s about to explode.” “I know,” Miles retreated a step back, willingly giving me the space I needed while not realising how much I treasured the simple action, “I’ve felt that way before.”I couldn’t argue with him—he'd gone through all of this and overcome it. If he could do it, so could

KARA“One more time,” I breathlessly thought back to Lex with my sweaty body hunched over. “You’re tired,” Lex argued, her own distress had my muscles balking in pain. “No, I can do it.”I wasn’t sure how many hours we were out here. All I knew was that when I began this exercise, the sun was still high in the sky. Now, the shadows had taken over the forest and stars winked in the sky. I called upon another shift, allowing my bones to break and remould themselves into my wolf form. It was quicker than before and I felt more stable and in control than I had felt when I initially began. I was now acclimated to the weight of my wolf. The more circuits I ran around the pack, the more surety I had in my pounding steps. I could now distribute the weight to be more nimble on my paws. It helped with tracking and hunting—giving me the silence I needed each time my paws braced the soil. The first half of the morning I spent in the gym and the second half I spent with Denver sparring. I coul