Chapter 54


    Chapter Fifty-Four: That smile


    Chapter Fifty-Four: That smile


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Tillie


    mming the door behind me, I stomped down the stairs of the porch. I was so mad at Scott and my


    mom that I didn’t know if I would ever be able to move past it. I loved my parents, but this, this was too


    much.


    It felt like my entire world had been turned upside down and then to have Scott try to tell me what I


    could and couldn’t do. I wasn’t a child; I hadn’t lived under their roof in years, and to try to have him


    parent me now felt… wrong. It wasn’t that I didn’t want him to still be a parent to me, but I wasn’t a kid


    anymore, and I didn’t need looking after. If I wanted to be part of the hunt, then I was damn well going


    to do what I wanted.


    The air had grown cooler and I wished that I had grabbed my sweater from the living room but it did


    little to cool down my anger. Wrapping my arms around my middle, I made my way to the path that was


    closest to the house. The steps creaked on the porch and I whipped around, pressing my lips together


    and ring at whoever had followed me.


    Travis held up his hands; he was much closer to me than he should have been. It had to be like some


    shifter superpower, but I didn’t know why he had followed me. I’d said that I wanted to be alone and I


    meant it.


    “Travis, go back inside the house.”


    “Sweets, I know you are upset.” He paused, tilting his head to the side. “And while I find it hot as fuck,


    when you’re all pissed off. I’m not going inside unless you are with me. You’re my mate and we’re in a


    territory where a hunt will be held. There is no telling what is in those woods right now.”


    I looked over towards the entrance to the path that I had nned on taking before looking back at him.


    “What do you mean?”


    He dropped his hands, moving closer to me. His walk was more of a prowl, all smooth and kinda scary


    hot. “What I mean is if I were one of them and you were the prize… I’d be mapping out this forest so


    that I could take a bite out of this ass.” He growled low as he stopped in front of me. His hand moved


    around to grip my ass cheek almost too hard as he jerked me forward so that I had to brace my hands


    on his chest to keep from falling into him.


    “Travis.” I bit my lower lip, looking up into his heated gaze. When he looked at me like this, it made my


    insides melt. It was like he wanted to devour me whole and nothing was going to get in his way.


    Sweets, I’m just telling you what I would do,” He roughly squeezed my ass cheek, his fingers grazing


    the iming mark that he had left, sending a thrill of heat through my body that made my clit pulse. His


    skin was warm beneath my hands and I couldn’t help but look at his chest. Were all shifters incredibly


    fit like him and the others? Now that I thought about it, I had yet to meet one that didn’t look like they


    lived at the gym.


    “So if I went into the forest to do that, would youe with me?” I asked, biting my lower lip as I ran my


    fingers over his chest. The heat of my anger was slowly being reced with something else.


    Something I didn’t have a name for, but it was just as primal as the anger I had felt. Just as powerful, it


    filled me with the need to lead him into the forest. To see just what would happen if I ran for him.


    Would he chase me? Would it be like the hunt that I was nning to enter tonight? I had a feeling that


    it would be so much better.


    “Sweets, I would follow you to the ends of the earth.” Travis growled out, his hand moving lower until


    his fingers brushed against the back of my thigh. His other hand moved to my waist as he sealed his


    lips to mine. I moved my hand to the back of his neck, holding him tighter as I brushed my tongue


    against his lower lip and he moaned. His fingers tightened on my thighs and my hip. Kissing Travis was


    like ying with fire and I never wanted it to end. I was d that he had gotten over being upset with


    me about my wanting to im Gideon.


    If anyone should understand what it was like, it should be him. He had imed me without asking. He


    had let Ryan im him. I had a feeling that of all of my mates, he was the one that was closer to his


    beast. He was just more primal, more intense than anyone I had ever met in my entire life.


    “We should go before the otherse out here and try to change your mind.” He groaned, pulling his


    lips away from mine before I could deepen the kiss.


    “So you’ll go with me and help me?” I asked. He nodded and I beamed up at him.


    “That smile, sweets. It’s going to get me in trouble when you look at me like that I want to give you


    whatever it is that you want, so you’ll keep smiling that smile at me.” Travis said, the heat in his eyes


    turning to something tender. He brought his hand up to cup the side of my face and I leaned into his


    touch. “I guess I have to. I can’t have anyone trying to snatch up my cherry girl and bite this ass but


    me.”


    He swatted my ass before pulling me towards the path that I had been about to take into the woods.