[Travis’s POV]The feel of Marissa’s lips gently touching my cheek roused me from sleep. However, instead of feeling content energy radiating from her, I only felt anxiety and worry. Pretending to still be asleep, I waited, listening to the sound of Marissa gathering her clothes and dressing. I knew if I were to make it clear I was awake, she wouldn’t tell me what was going on.For most of the day, I felt her unease and hoped that she would tell me what was going on, but despite waiting and pretending to be oblivious, she didn’t. Now, I planned to take matters into my own hands to find out what was going through that brain of hers.From the start, I knew that Marissa was stubborn and prone to keeping her problems to herself. It seemed that even without her previous memories, that trait of hers still hadn’t changed.‘Are you just going to let her go?’ Fraiser asked, damn near causing me to have a heart attack by his sudden appearance. ‘What if she is in real trouble?’‘That’s why we ar
[Travis’s POV]"What will you do, nephew?" Davison called as I continued to look from Chris to Trinity.What would I do? That was a ridiculous question. I would kill all of them with my bare hands. Surging forward, I began to shift, drawing on all my alpha abilities for the fight that was about to take place.In the past, I trained with Chris and Trinity. I was well aware that both were formidable opponents, and now that they were rogue, it was obvious they were going to be much stronger since when a wolf went rogue, their innate abilities were intensified threefold.As I continued to rush forward, Davison took a seat and let a disgusting look of amusement flash across his face."Go on then." He barked, motioning for Chris and Trinity to attack. "Don’t disappointment me.""Of course not." Chris beamed, flashing his already extended canines. "I’ve waited a long time to deal with this bastard."Letting out a snarl of excitement, Chris moved, staying in his human form. That was fine. He
[Travis’s POV]When we arrived back at the pack house, all was calm, almost as if the skirmish we faced earlier on never happened. Above, the sun was beginning to rise, spilling many hues of red across the ground."The pack should be waking up soon." Kim murmured from beside me. "We should probably get Marissa in before anyone sees her like this."Nodding, I strengthened my hold on the struggling wolf I was still carrying.Once inside the building, I beelined for the holding cells. Though I didn’t like the idea of having to lock Marissa up, it was the only option until we could get her back to herself. When that happened, I would beg and plead for her forgiveness."Daddy?"Shit, slowly turning, I took in a sleepy Kayden being chased by a flustered Max."Kayden?" I murmured, "why are you awake so early?""Mommy," Kayden said, ignoring my question. "What do?""Your mommy is..." I began trying to figure out a good way to explain this to a two-year-old."You hurt her!" Kayden growled, rus
[Marissa’s POV]"Sleep tight." I whispered, making my way out of Kayden’s room and into the hallway beyond. "Now where is he?"Sniffing the air, I let Travis’s scent of musk and cologne begin to envelope me before shaking off the daze that was threatening to come. I couldn’t let myself soften if I wanted to be able to do what I planned.Sucking in a breath, I made my way towards the living room, where he sat with a beer dangling between his fingers. As soon as he heard my approach, he turned his gaze towards me."Is he sleeping?" Travis asked, taking a swig of his drink."For now, yeah.""He hates me now, huh?"Frowning, I took a few tentative steps forward as I continued to take in Travis’s forlorn expression. Feeling a pang of pain, I tried to remember my reasons for what I was about to do, but seeing Travis like this was painful, more painful than I thought it would be."You came to tell me you want to leave, right?" Travis continued while I remained silent. "Nothing I do is going
[Travis’s POV]I stared down into Marissa’s darkening gaze, feeling myself getting lost in the oceans that were her eyes. Oh goddess, how was it possible for one person to be so damn alluring? It wasn’t fair, and it made the thought of losing her that much harder."I don’t hear any protests." I smirked, leaning in closer so that our bodies melted together like they could become one. "Does that mean that I can continue?""You…" Marissa whimpered, shivering. "Aren’t fair.""Fair?" I repeated, "as if you’ve been fair since you came crashing into my world.""I…don’t know what…you mean." Marissa rasped as I let my hands begin to travel up her shirt."You don’t?" I repeated, lifting my gaze to meet hers. "Since the day we met, you’ve been doing nothing but running away from me. Even now you’re trying to do it. "Instead of responding, Marissa simply furrowed her brows and frowned, as if she was trying to remember our time together."Don’t push too hard, baby." I whispered. "Even if you neve
[Travis’s POV]"Now, are you up for a bit of travel today?" I asked, realizing that I managed to make Marissa uncomfortable with my proclamation of love."Travel?" She repeated, seeming to perk up."That’s right."Since finding Marissa again, I had kept her to myself. However, I was sure there were two people that were dying to see her again. Maybe meeting with her parents would trigger some of her memories. I could hope, right?"Where?""It’s a surprise."I waited as Marissa’s expression turned from one of hesitance to one of curiosity, and when she gave a small nod and slowly began to get up from her place on my lap, I knew that she was on board."Come on, we should at least go shower and change before waking Kayden." I announced, slowly standing."Why does Kayden have to come?"I felt a pang of pain as Marissa’s mask of distrust began to rise into place again. After fighting so hard two years ago to get rid of it, seeing it on her again hurt like hell."Didn’t you say you trusted m
[Marissa’s POV]"Would you like something to drink?" My mother asked, snapping me out of my daze. "Coffee or tea?""Tea." I responded, trying to force a smile."Alright."I watched as my mother disappeared from the room, leaving just me, Travis, Kayden, and my father. No one spoke; it had been like this since we entered the house. After Melanie stormed up to her room, we were left to sit in awkwardness.I snapped my gaze away from the space where my mother disappeared and continued to take in the room around me. Pictures of me with both my parents were scattered across the walls, but where they were beaming in each and every photo, I found that my smile didn’t reach my eyes. Did it mean that we didn’t have the best of relationships? Was that why I was feeling so uncomfortable right now?"Grandpa," Kayden tried, finally breaking the silence. "Grandpa."At Kayden’s words, my father’s face seemed to soften and his eyes began to sparkle. I guess he wasn’t some stoic person and was capable
[Travis’s POV]I kept my gaze fixed on Ken as he processed what I had just told him. I wasn’t sure if he was oblivious to Davison’s treachery, but he was well aware of Gregory’s. Or had they already forgotten Marissa’s confession about the past?"You were told two years ago about what Marissa suffered thanks to Gregory." I continued as neither Bex nor Ken spoke. "Did you take that confession as a bluff?"Frowning, I tried to control the anger I was feeling. With the shift In Ken’s expression, I knew that he either did or Gregory and Melanie had managed to convince them otherwise."What confession?" Ken suddenly asked, sending a wave of shock through me. "I don’t know what you’re referring to, Travis.""What?" I sputtered, "Is your memory bad or something? Marissa told you that Gregory tried to take advantage of her when they were younger. How could you forget something like that?"At my words, another burst of sobs escaped Bex as she clung even tighter to Marissa. What the hell was go