Tyrese “You’re sure?” I asked Malia as we stepped outside onto the gravel path that led around the cabin and back towards the forest. I was beyond happy tonight. I hadn’t expected Malia to mark me so quickly but I was so glad she did. The bond she had created between us was so intense, I couldn’t believe it when I first heard her thoughts. I wasn’t even certain it was real at first. People always gossiped about my grandparents being like that but I’d always thought it was just a rumour. Lia didn’t answer my question, instead she just kept pulling me forwards to the forest line. Her nerves were building the closer we got to the trees but I knew she was excited, her mind already imagining what it would feel like to run in the forest. Just in front of the trees she came to a sudden stop an