Letting another howl escape me I bolted forward as the hatred rushed into my mind once more. Growling I tried to push it away, making my way towards the outskirts of town where there wouldn't be as many people to see. Unfortunately a few had already spotted me, but I was trying my best to leave as little witnesses as possible.
The closer I got to my destination the more I felt the hatred and the anger build within. With it came a clawing sensation at my concious, like something was trying its best to destroy my sanity.
'No...' Chloe hissed coming to attention. 'Fight it.'
'Trying...' I panted wincing as the pain intensified and black spots began to form in my line of vision.
I had managed to reach the outskirts and could see the forest line just ahead, all I needed to do now was get there before whatever was warring with me took full control.
'Fight it Marissa.' Chloe growled as my ears began to ring. 'You've got to fi
It didn't take much time at all for Kim and Sarah to arrive, but what I hadn't expected was for Travis, Simon, and Thomas to be with them. Caught off guard I jumped up off the ground forgetting entirely that I was naked."What happened here?" Travis demanded immediately surging forward. "Why are you covered in blood, are you hurt anywhere?""I'm fine," I snapped craning to look around him. "But why is everyone here?""Funny story!" Simon said seeming not the slightest bit phased by my current state. "We were out looking for you, this guy was really worried after all." He quickly pointed to Travis, "and well I smelt this really delicious scent and then suddenly this angel appeared before me."Eyes wide I looked to Kim who was nodding along with Simon. "Yup, looks like this fella is my mate."Beside Kim, Sarah let out a low growl, clearly not happy with the fact her master had found her other half. Smiling sweetly
"So, you're telling us that you blacked out after changing?" Kim asked eyes sparkling with curiosity. I had just finished telling everyone exactly what happened between last night and when I contacted Kim. Everyone had remained quiet and listened intently, although the further that I explained the more their faces fell. From what I was getting it seemed that there was no good way to truly go about looking at this. "When is your twenty first birthday?" Travis asked eyeing me with a deep frown set on his face. "Two weeks." I responded feeling my heart clench. "What does that have to do with anything?" Travis' frown deepened. "Have you decided on a pack yet?" Flinching I let Travis' words hit me. Had I picked a pack? No, I hadn't picked a pack and I had no intentions of picking a pack. "No," I said slowly guaging everyone's reactions. "I don't intend to pick a pack." "Why?" Kim asked curio
Jumping up I looked around the familiar room. It looked like whatever that was just now was nothing more than a dream. Letting out a long breath I tried to calm my racing heart as my eyes adjusted to the dark around me. It seemed that night had fallen while I slept."Shit." I hissed running a hand over my sweat soaked face. "What the hell was that?"Unable to fully calm down I lifted my phone and hurriedly scrolled through numbers, only stopping once I found the one I wanted.Taking a deep breath I dialed and waited as the line began to ring."Hello?" The deep husky voice picked up after the third ring. "What's wrong?""I need you." I whispered as vulnerability overtook me completely. "Please come over.""Give me thirty minutes." He responded, before hanging up.Sitting my phone down, I pulled my knees to my chest. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but something about that nightmare left m
"What are you trying to do?" I asked, trying to pull myself together.Instead of responding Travis simply smiled before leaning down and placing a very gentle kiss against my lips.Not satisfied with just that I tried lifting my head to deepen the kiss only for Travis to lift his head out of my reach."I'll make a deal with you." He said, continuing to smile."Deal?"What kind of deal could this man possibly want to make with me?"Right, a deal." Travis confirmed. "You get what you want when I get what I want."I couldn't stop the shock that crossed my face at Travis' words. Did he really just use my inability to keep my hands off of him against me?"And what if I say no?" I snapped, trying to regain my composure. "I doubt you'll be able to stop yourself if I were to take the initiative.""I've already proven that I am more than capable of controlling myself." Travis pointed out.Cursing un
I kept my eyes fixed on Max as he slowly made his way towards me. Even though he was blind it seemed like he had easily honed in on my position."So we meet again." He said cheerfully when he finally arrived.Amanda who was sitting on the other side of me gave Max a strange look before turning to me for an explanation."Later." I mumbled trying to focus on the front."Are you embarassed of me?" Max asked feigning hurt. "Is it because I'm blind?""What are you even going on about?" I shot back at him not amused by his humor."I get the feeling you don't like me." Max said all the while keeping a smile on his face. "Did I do something wrong?""Nope, you're imagining things."Huffing I continued to pretend that I didn't know the annoying man that was sitting beside me. Although I knew he meant well, by the looks that Travis was giving us it was easy to tell that he wasn't happy about how close Max was actin
After class, I quickly tried to exit before Max or Travis had the opportunity to stop me. What I didn't expect was Kim and Sarah to be waiting for me outside of the school."Marissa!" Kim chirped, surging forward and grabbing me in a hug. "About time you finished!""What are you doing here?" I asked, trying to breath. One thing I had to give Kim, despite her size, she was strong. "Did something serious happen?""Sure." Kim responded, finally letting go. "You are having issues with suddenly changing and blacking out. Due to that, Sarah and I have decided we will be your personal guards. "Personal guards?
"What do you mean you only started here to find me?" I demanded. There was no way he was being serious. "What kind of dumb ass decision is that?""I don't think it was dumb at all." Travis countered. "I have been looking for you ever since that day when we were kids.""Then how did that lead you to here?" What he was saying was making no sense.If I wasn't mistaken, the look that crossed Travis' face was one of embarrassment. Did this mean that he wasn't proud of the means he used to find me here?"Explain." I said, placing my hands on my hips. "How did you find me?"
"Travis... oh god.. TRAVIS!"At some point, Travis had managed to remove my pants and my underwear, allowing his fingers to find their way inside me. Now he was moving them quickly and driving me mad in the process."FASTER!" I begged, arching my back. "Faster Travis... UGH!"Smirking, Travis pressed his mouth against mine as his fingers began to move quickly in and out of me. In the process, he managed to place his thumb against my bud, allowing it to rub against it vigorously."OH GOD TRAVIS!" I screamed.Despite me reaching an orgasm, Trav
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
"How about this one?" Kim beamed, holding up a short red dress with a dipping neckline.This was probably the tenth or eleventh dress that she had shown to me. However, each one was way too revealing, and Kim wasn't accepting that I didn't want to show a ton of skin."Maybe something a bit more conservative." I tried, standing and heading towards the rack that she was rummaging through.While busying myself, I searched until I found a black lace dress with a dark blue underlay. The neckline was a v-neck, but it didn't dip anywhere near as much as the ones Kim was trying to force me into."How about this?" I said, pul
"Timothy and I grew up in a small village just on the outskirts of a small town called Washua." Thomas began keeping his voice neutral. "We were a small pack of wolves that specialized in raising the ultimate trackers."Just from those simple words, I could already understand where this story was going to go. No one liked trackers. They were looked down on in the wolf community, because they didn't take sides with anyone and provided their skills to the highest bidders."If memory serves me correctly, it happened late one winter night, right after my parents received a large sum of money to track down this big-shot alpha that was beginning to dwell in corrupt deeds."
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."