[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]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

[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

[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

[Marissa’s POV]Two hurt eyes bore into my back as I moved, radiating the unspoken pain that their owner was feeling. Fighting the urge to look back, I continued to move, making my way out of the house and down the drive towards the road beyond."Where go?" Kayden asked, peeking over my shoulder. "Wait, daddy!""Good boy, Kayden." I murmured, fighting back the tears that wanted to escape. "Daddy will come later.""No," Kayden argued, "he come now."Confusion began to claw at me as I turned to find Travis bursting out of the house and jumping off the balcony, so he landed on the lawn beyond. Keeping his determined gaze fixed on me, he began to quickly close the distance between us until he was so close to me that I could hear the sound of his heart pounding in his chest."Didn’t I say…""No," Travis growled, wrapping his arms around my waist. "You can say that you want to be alone all you want, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to listen to you.""But.""No buts," he continued. "I made t