Taming Travis [Wolves of Climax 4] (Siren Publishing LoveXtreme Forever) by Stacey Espino

precedence. He’d neglected her in his efforts to find Matthew, and now she was alone in this unfamiliar forest. It was unacceptable. His wolf clawed within him, desperate to retrieve what was his.
    As alpha, he could read Matthew’s emotions, even in human form. He loved the girl, just as the rest of them did. It only confirmed to Garret that Cassie was fated to their pack from the gods. How else could all five of them fall so irrevocably in love with the same female?

Chapter Six
     
    Travis had left the cabin to collect some sticks so he could skewer the rabbit he’d brought earlier. As much as she grimaced at the sight of it, she was starving, and Travis insisted she was going to eat. They’d had a breakthrough, a spiritual connection. As soon as he lowered those protective walls around his heart, she was able to see the man beneath the shield. He was just as she’d imagined, tender and vulnerable, and she vowed never to make him regret letting her in.
    The door slammed open from the force of the wind. She could feel the spray from the fleeting rain before she turned around. Cassidy was anxious to continue what they’d started. Before he left, they’d kissed and touched, as if discovering each other for the first time. But no sex. She wanted to know what it felt like to make love to Travis, to add that necessary emotional element to their sex life.
    “ Well, well, well. We meet again.”
    She turned around. It was that bastard, Corbin, from the other forest. “What? You? I thought you were dead.”
    “Now why would you think that? Just because your boyfriends came to save the day?” He scoffed. “Don’t underestimate the strength of the Rockfords.”
    She only wore an oversized T-shirt, no panties. The cabin felt too small, too warm. Corbin stepped in and shut the door behind him, choking out the roar of the storm. Where was Travis? He couldn’t have gone far.
    “Where’s Travis? Did you do something to him?”
    “You mean your little blond? My boys are leading him far from here. It’s just you and me, and we have some unfinished business.”
    Her heart pounded in her chest. How could such a handsome man be so evil? What had she done for him to hate her so much?
    “He’s not stupid, and not the only one out here with me.”
    “I know, sweetheart. The entire Gregor Pack is out here, including the man they claim we stole from them. Did you know they kidnapped one of our men in retaliation for something we didn’t even do? Who are the real villains in Climax?”
    He stepped closer, and she backed away, the heat from the woodstove searing her from behind. “They never took your man. He’s back in town. Patrick talked with him, and he’s alive and well. Go and see for yourself.”
    “Cute, but I don’t fall for the sweet words of women.”
    “It’s true!”
    The energy in the room snapped around her. Any minute and he’d strike—maybe force her over the desk. The menacing gleam in his eyes promised hours of suffering.
    “Maybe I’ll mark you just to piss them off. One thing for certain—you’ll be ruined in their eyes once I’m through with you.”
    When he reached out to grab her arm, she screamed. The sound stunned her, as if right out of a horror movie. She supposed her life had been a nightmare lately, so removed from reality she expected to wake up back in the lower mainland, everything a figment of her imagination. But despite the danger and chaos, she wouldn’t trade her life if it meant losing her five miners.
    She heard wolves howling outside, bringing her to a new level of fear. After her near-death encounters with the wolves, she wanted to get far, far away from the forests. Which was worse—being eaten alive or trapped alone with this madman?
    “You’ve got to be kidding me.” He ignored her now, more interested with the rustling and clawing just outside the door. When it flew open, nearly knocking Corbin off his feet, she was shocked and relieved to see Garret standing