Marked, but rejected by my Stepbrother.

TWO

Raine’s POV.

Travis finally broke our kiss and leaned his head against mine, breathlessly. We were both panting heavily as the heated passion from our kiss flowed through our bodies, making us both tremble slightly.

Travis cupped my face with his hands, they were soft and warm against the tenderness of my skin. He held his head against mine as he spoke in a hoarse, husky tone.

“Mine. You are mine. You belong to me. Mate.”

He kissed me again, more gently this time. His kiss ignited a white-hot flame in the pit of my soul. At that moment I longed for him desperately. I had never wanted something more in my entire life than I wanted Travis at that moment.

I cautioned a look into his piercing blue eyes and I could tell that he felt exactly the same way. His eyes were dark and swimming with intense desire,

“I want you.” I whispered softly against his mouth. The action causes a soft heat to form between our lips and settle in a seductive sweat.

Travis groaned loudly as he pressed his body up against mine, his arms wrapping themselves tightly around me and pulling me even closer to him still.

“I want you too, Angelica. More than you will ever know.” He nibbled the bottom of my lip ever so gently and teased my mouth with the very tip of his tongue.

The embrace of our desire was broken apart abruptly by a thought that made the blood in my veins run ice cold. I pulled away from Travis and stared up at him with an expression of dismay. He frowned at me, the passion fading from his eyes.

“What about Samuel?” I choked.

Travis c****d his head slightly, giving the impression of a dog that was trying to understand what his owner was saying. “What about him?”

I sighed heavily and turned away from him. I crossed the room back over to the mirror where I planted my feet, folded my arms over my chest, and pouted up at Travis.

“You know how he feels about me, Travis. You know that he thinks that I’m just a waste of space. He’ll never allow this to happen. You know it just as well as I do.”

Travis regarded me silently for a second or two, then he walked over to me and put his hands on my shoulders. He was wearing a very confident smirk on that handsome face of his. Travis was always very confident. It never looked like anything bothered him at all.

“It doesn’t really matter what he thinks anymore, does it little mate? You are mine now and I am yours. We belong to each other and there is nothing he can do about it.”

I scoffed derisively in his direction. Maybe Travis knew some other side to Samuel that I haven’t seen before, but the Samuel I knew would hate this. He would never allow his only son, next in line to be alpha, to have a mate that isn’t even a real werewolf. A useless half-breed such as myself would never be good enough for his bloodline.

Travis put a gentle finger under my chin and raised it so that I was looking him in the eye. He traced the curve of my jaw as he stared into my eyes once more. My entire body reacted to his touch. An enticing shiver ran down my spine, giving me gooseflesh all over.

“I know you think that, Travis, but I know your father. This isn’t what he wants for you, and he won't stand for it.” My bottom lip was trembling slightly and a single tear rolled down my cheek.

I started this night thinking that I wouldn’t even be able to find a mate at all, and that I would be humiliated in front of the entire pack, but now I had actually found my mate. It happened. It was possible after all, and I couldn’t have asked for a better mate. Travis was the best. He’s kind, and sweet, but strong and dominant when he needs to be. Travis has always been good to me, and we’ve always shared a special kind of bond, so I suppose that it isn’t that much of a stretch that we found our mate in each other.

“We won’t let him come between us. It’s as simple as that. It’s my choice whether I want to accept my mate or not. There’s nothing he can do to me.” His voice was gentle, yet determined. He wrapped his arms around me yet again and pulled me into him.

“You worry too much, little mate. I’ve got your back. You’ll see.” He kissed the tip of my nose.

A spontaneous giggle escaped my mouth and Travis caught it with his, sealing our lips with another passionate kiss. Our hands began exploring each other desperately as Travis led me over to my bed and lay me down on top of it. He began to take my close off slowly, and teasingly, but the desire that was welling up inside of me was overwhelming and I couldn’t wait anymore. I wanted him now. I needed him now. Travis grinned dangerously as he matched my eagerness with his and before we knew it our bodies had intertwined in a delicious dance of passion and pleasure. We simply couldn’t get enough of each other. Our mouths worked just as hard and as eagerly as our hands. We rose together gracefully until we both finally came apart in a burst of awe-inspiring ecstasy.

We lay curled up together, panting breathlessly, for several seconds. I had completely missed my birthday party and the mating ceremony, but I didn’t care at all. I received the best gift anyone could ever ask for and I was happy. The happiest I’ve been in a long time. I turned my head to look up at Travis. His eyes were closed and he was smiling.

“Are you happy?” I asked in a sweet whisper.

He only nodded his head and pulled me even closer to him. We both drifted off to sleep after that.