It suddenly became suffocating because she was right there across from me and I couldn't reach out to her or touch her, no matter how much I wanted to. I had spent the last few minutes listening to her breathe and fight my wolf who was going crazy due to her scent. I had to do something to clear my head. Something to keep me grounded and stop me from doing something that I would surely regret. I checked my watch casually. “I can't sleep,” I said to the ceiling, talking more to myself than to her. “I’m going to train. Are you coming?” She hesitated. Through the mate bond I could feel her thinking, weighing her choices and deciding if training with me was a good idea. I felt it the moment she decided that learning to defend herself was better than being haunted more times than she can

