I leave his office, shutting the door on the way out. We thought sneaking around would be hard, but maybe it’s not as bad as we thought it would be.
“Again,”Caleb’s voice bellows through the trees.
I charge towards him in my wolf form, my paws pounding against the ground as I snarl and throw myself into him. Caleb falls to the ground, but it doesn’t even faze him.
“Better.” He nods before dusting himself off and standing up. “But I know you’ve got more in there.”
I roll over, dirt covering every inch of my fur.
There’s nothing left,I shoot through our mindlink.
Caleb raises an unimpressed brow at me. “I’ll be the judge of that. There’s always something left in the tank, even when you’re exhausted. What if it’s a matter of life or death? You’d find that last streak of energy then.”
I stand on my four legs and stare up at him.
“You’ve got this, Evan,” he says encouragingly. “Don’t let the voices in your head win. They’re just voices, they can’t hurt you, but I know you can push through.”
My jaw tightens as I prowl along the clearing and turn around to face him once more.
“Show me what you’ve got,” he says with confidence.
I suck in a breath and dart along the forest floor, my feet practically galloping against the ground until dirt kicks up around me. My teeth are bared, and my snout is trembling as I dive straight towards Caleb, clasping onto the drops of energy I have left.
My body tackles his legs, and he flies. We both do.
When we land on the ground, we’re silent for a few moments before Caleb peeks his head up at me and grins. “That’s more like it,” he says with glowing eyes.
Every inch of my body begins to tingle as I shake myself off and stand up. His green eyes hold me hostage for a moment as the matebond begins to snap and sizzle around us.
Having Caleb to myself? It’s a dream.
When the matebond starts to strengthen? It makes me lose my damn mind.
Caleb’s piercing gaze dilates as his chest heaves, arms bulging out of his T-shirt. He looks Goddess-made and unbelievably handsome from this angle. “Again. One more time.”
I’m filled with sudden arousal that’s completely inappropriate and mortifying for a training session. I turn awayand put space between us before he can sense the fact that my crotch is about to have a party without my permission.
Now is not the time to become aroused, and even though I think of anything but him, it’s impossible when he makes me feel seen.
“Oh, so you get turned on watching me fight, but you also get turned on fighting with me?” Caleb curls a brow with mischief. “That’s interesting.”
My heart hammers aggressively.I can’t help it. You’re bossy, and it’s?—
He smirks and runs his hand over the edge of my jaw, his fingers sliding through my fur. “You like me being bossy?”
I stare up at him with widening eyes.Yes,I confess.It’s thrilling.
There’s a glint of surprise in Caleb’s gaze. “Then I’ll show you just how bossy I can be.”
Goddess.
34
EVAN
Even when I don’t try to think of Caleb, I end up thinking about him.
We’ve had a few more sessions together at his pack house when he has the time to slot me in for an hour or two. I’ll take anything I can get to be in close proximity to him.
