Marissa Holland never cared about having a mate despite all of her friends going on and on about it as long as she could possibly remember. To her that meant having to become submissive to some man and that wasn't her thing. Until the day teacher Travis Hurst showed up in her life, that is when she began to understand what having a mate truly meant. However, young university student Marissa refuses to go down without a fight. Instead of accepting blindly, she chooses to fight the temptation that is Travis and the alluring thrill of the pull she feels towards him. Will the wild Marissa be able to withstand or is her fate to be dominated?
Lihat lebih banyak"Marissa, what exactly are you doing?" My friend Amanda demanded as I laid flipping through my phone.
"What do you mean?" Come on, what else could I possibly be doing at a time like this?
She had shown up here unannounced almost three hours ago going on and on about some party that we just absolutely had to go to.
Amanda was well aware that large gatherings weren't something I was fond of, yet here she was forcing me to go along with her.
"I've been asking you which lipstick looks better and you've just been ignoring me." Amanda pouted as she turned to face me. "Can you for once at least act like you care?"
Act like I care? How could I possibly act like I cared when I was being forced to do something against my own will?
"Does the color truly matter?" I mean, in all honesty did it truly matter? By the end of the evening chances are it wasn't going to be on her lips anymore anyway. "Why don't you go for whichever won't leave your next victim embarrassed when he is caught in the act?"
Amanda's eyes widened, "What do you mean caught in the act?"
"You know damn well what I mean." Her innocent act wasn't fooling anyone.
Amanda was pretty well known for being promiscuous amongst our friends’ group. She had the habit of switching up men like she switched up underwear.
Knowing that I was right, Amanda didn't bother trying to argue with me anymore and instead went back to entertaining herself by studying her reflection in the mirror.
This was how it went with her. I wouldn't say that we were besties, but we tolerated one another to a certain extent. Given the fact our parents were best friends while growing up, they decided that they would keep us lumped together as best as possible. Especially when we got older and joined our pack.
As werewolves of course we were expected to join the pack that our parents were members of, it was like a rite of passage in this town. Amanda had already joined while I was still debating the matter.
Sure, the thought of being part of a pack was all fine and dandy, but did that mean I had to rush to be a part of all that? After all I had the freedom to choose in the end, right? What if I wanted to join a different pack? What if I didn't want to be part of a pack at all?
Either way, I still had another month to decide since we joined when we turned twenty-one.
"Perfect!" Amanda squealed from her place in front of the mirror nearly scaring me to death.
It seemed that she was able to finally decide on a lipstick shade, about time!
However, I didn't know how I felt about the look she was currently giving me. She was staring at me like I was some type of toy that she couldn't quite wait to play with.
"The hell do you want to do?" If she thought that she was going to attack me with those torture devices called makeup she had another thing coming.
"Come on, just this once." She begged gripping her hands in front of her trying to look all innocent.
"Negative, no way, no how." I was not about to be her makeup dummy, there was no way. "Plus, why do I have to get all dolled up for this ridiculous party that you're forcing me to attend?"
"Can't you just try to act like a normal twenty-year-old for once?" Amanda whined placing her hands on her hips.
Act like a normal twenty-year-old? What exactly was it that a normal twenty-year-old did? Did they go around prettying themselves up to go to mixers so that they could hunt down their mates?
Were they supposed to berate themselves and become submissive for some man that was literally just going to use them for continuing their bloodline?
Hell no, there was no way that I was going to be that girl.
"I'm fine just the way I am."
I mean, what exactly was wrong with my current appearance? My usually messy brown hair was up neat and tidy and my face wasn't the worst looking. I had after all, taken after my mother who was considered the pack beauty. With bright blue eyes, a button nose, light freckles, and pink lips with the perfect cupids bow I would absolutely say that I was a looker.
"Sure you're pretty enough, but imagine how drop dead gorgeous you would be if you just allowed me to fix you up."
Amanda was clearly not going to give up on this matter.
"Nope, no." To accentuate my point, I even crossed my arms in front of myself. "If you want me to even consider going to this ridiculous get together you better stop harassing me."
Amanda's gaze that had been fixed on me narrowed as she began debating my words. Good, let her consider which thing she wanted me to do the most. If she wanted to make me up then I wouldn't go to the party, if I went to the party then she wouldn't make me up, it was a perfect plan if I did say so myself.
"Fine." In the end I knew she wouldn't want to go all alone. "Just go looking like your normal self."
"I will. What time is this thing supposed to start anyway?" Thinking on it I wasn't so sure that Amanda had ever gave a time when she mentioned this party.
She looked out the window and up at the sky. "When the moon is directly above. It is a full moon party." She seemed so excited by the ridiculous notion of the full moon making things more interesting.
"So basically, it is going to start super late and end super late, fantastic." If she had told me this beforehand, I would have kicked her ass immediately, now I had no choice but to go along with her crazy plans.
"You know, Melanie wouldn't complain this much." Amanda pointed out puckering at herself in the mirror.
"Why would you even mention Melanie?" What did my older sister have to do with any of this? Sure ,Amanda and Melanie were much closer than Amanda and I were, but did she really have to hit below the gut by suddenly comparing us?
"Just cause." It seemed that Amanda was once again lost in admiring herself in the mirror and I was finally allowed to go back to reading the latest news as I had been trying to do before Amanda decided she wanted to bother me.
If Amanda's behavior right now was any indication towards how she was going to be at the party later, then I knew that I might as well accept that I was going to be spending the evening leaning up against some wall with a drink, watching the ridiculous couples bumping and grinding.
The thought of it alone gave me the heebie jeebies. I just didn't get how people found things like that interesting.
What was wrong with being alone? What was wrong with being independent? Nothing, that's what.
"It's time!" Amanda called jumping up from her chair. "Let's go."
"If we must." At least the sooner we got this ridiculous party started the sooner it would end.
Grabbing a coat and saying bye to my parents I quickly followed Amanda out to her car and jumped in. Hell, it was time to party after all.
Marissa's POV"Are you ready?" Travis asked, continuing to gaze into my eyes. "Just say the word, and I will tell them to forget it.""No..." I managed to squeak out as everyone began to move towards the stage to get a place to watch. "I won't go back on my word. Not anymore. "Even if I was fucking terrified, it didn't mean that I was going to leave Travis hanging like I always did in the past. I owed him this and so much more."I'm okay." I said more strongly. "Just some nervous butterflies.""Are you sure?" Travis continued to push, not se
"You look beautiful." Travis murmured, coming up behind me. "I almost don't want to share you with the world."Through the mirror in front of me, I caught Travis' eyes turning a dangerous shade of gold. It was clear that his mind was quickly heading to the gutter, and if this continued, we would never leave the room."Party and marking." I reminded him while wriggling free enough to turn and look into his eyes. "After that, you can do whatever you want to me.""Fine." Travis huffed in frustration. "I'm wishing we hadn't promised to do the marking in front of the world.""Too late for that." I whispered, snaking my ar
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After the meeting, Travis and I waited with Thomas as everyone left the room. For the most part, all involved were onboard with the mission to scout the areas that were marked on the maps, while Thomas and Travis personally worked towards tracking the dark mage.One thing that I found odd was that Travis didn't openly discuss in detail the plans for the tracking. From the way he spoke and his expression, I had a feeling that there was quite a bit he was hiding.Making mental note to ask him later, I tensed as Gregory and Davison made their way towards us."Uncle." Travis said stifflyas Davison narrowed his gaze on him. "Is there something you'd like to say that you couldn't say during
"Are you sure I should be present for this?" I asked Travis as we stopped in front of the door of the meeting room."You're my future Luna; of course you should." Travis assured me, kissing the top of my head. "Now come on, we've made them wait long enough.""Right."Sucking in a deep breath, I waited as Travis opened the door that was separating us from the rest of Travis' pack higher ups.Squaring my shoulders, I walked in and waited, taking in all the gazes that instantly fell on me. Though I fully expected hostility from Travis' beta Chris, I didn't expect it from almost everyone sitting at the table, aside from
Too bright of sun disturbed my dreamless sleep, drawing me to reality where my entire body was aching.Wincing, I opened my eyes and glared at the damned sun. I wanted to sleep a little longer, but the damn thing decided that it wasn't in the cards.Grumbling to myself, I turned over to find Travis still fast asleep."Lazy." I mumbled, lifting a hand and poking the tip of his nose, earning myself a low growl.Reaching out, Travis wrapped his arms around me, pulling me close against him as he nuzzled my neck, nipping it lightly.Shiverin
Lifting a hand, I wiped steam away from the mirror in front of me so that I could see my reflection. The woman staring back at me wasn't the girl that I remembered before my life turned totally upside down from meeting Travis.Her blue eyes stared back into mine with less hatred, and her features were softer. She seemed more open and more friendly. Nothing like the Marissa I'd been only three weeks before.Letting out a breath, I tossed my hair behind my shoulder and tilted my head to the side so I could see my neck better. Fixing my eyes on my mark spot, I couldn't help but wonder what Travis' mark would look like there.Immediately, I could feel a tingle between my thighs just from the tho
From behind me, I could feel the shock roll through Travis. It was clear that he didn't expect me to say those words and from the tension I could feel building within him, I knew that I was going to get jumped once we were alone.I didn't know where that came from or why I actually didn't feel opposed to it at all anymore, but I would figure that out later. For now I needed to appease my parents."Are both of you telling the truth?" My father asked remaining unconvinced. "I don't want to hear spouted bullshit.""Do you think I would joke about something like this?" I asked, my annoyance beginning to rise. "Me of all people."
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