Travis's sigh had me looking up. “What?” I could tell by his expression that the news in the scroll wasn’t good, but the stressed look faded to a bemused one as he watched me pet the griffin. He shook his head, while laughing softly at me.
“I have never seen that.” The griffin was batting at my hands with her giant cat-paws now. He shrugged. “Uh, the scroll says my father’s castle has been attacked and he requests that we stay here and let Cassy, that’s the griffin, protect us.”
“I have to go to school!” I was pissed.
Travis held up his hands. “We need to discuss this later with Kait and David. Let’s train for now.”
I was muttering under my breath about people who think they can order me around as I got up. Pointing my finger at him, I said, “This discussion isn’t over.” The griffin got up and moved to the edge of the clearing where she could see us but not be in the way.
He sighed. “I didn’t think it was.”
I ignored him, reminding myself that I really didn’t want to kill him. He only had my well-being in mind. I sighed as I set myself. “Are you ready?” Travis may not be able to read my mind, but he could obviously read my mood, as he hesitated a second before nodding. I was going to have to be careful not to take my frustration out on him as we trained.
I attacked, going for his feet, attempting to freeze them to the ground. He dodged and used his air powers to fly just above the ground. He threw debris at me, which I blocked with a wall of ice. As we circled each other, I contemplated how I should attack. I thought about the electric powers, but I hadn’t been able to manage much more than a bolt or two. I needed to distract him so I could attack from behind. There was a fallen tree behind him that I could use as a ramp. I started gathering the water to solidify. I stifled a laugh. I knew how to distract Travis. The question was if I had the balls to do it.
I cleared my throat, hoped that my face wasn’t turning red. “So, Travis, I really enjoyed our kiss. I can’t wait for the next one.”
The whirlwind that was coming at me faltered for a second before straightening. He took a deep breath. “Babe, don’t play like that.”
I bit my lip, which caused his eyes to drop to my lips, and the whirlwind died out. My voice came out even breathier than I intended when I said, “How would you like me to play? What else would you like to do to me, Travis?” His eyes slowly closed, so I rushed around him to get to the ramp I had manifested behind him. I ran up it and jumped toward him, trying to hit him in the head. At the last second, he spun and caught me in mid-air, crushing me against his body as he took my mouth. This was not what I was going for, but I would take it. I wrapped my arms around his neck, my legs around his waist and bit his lip.
He walked us to the nearest tree, where he leaned me up against it as his hand made its way under my jacket and shirt to find my nipple. I gasped as he rolled it in his fingers, and unconsciously my hips moved against him. His breathing was ragged as he fumbled with the button on my pants. The cold air on my belly was a wake-up call.
“Travis. Stop. I need you to stop.” There was no force to my words, and the breathiness made it sound like I was in a porn. But Travis stopped. His hand was frozen on my button, and his eyes were glued to mine. “It’s not that I don’t want this, but not here.”
He rested his forehead on mine. “I understand. I don’t like it, but I understand.” He trailed kisses down the side of my neck.
“Travis! Put me down! We need to train!” He chuckled darkly as he did as I asked.
“That, sweetheart, was all your fault, so don’t act like it wasn’t.” He leaned in close and whispered in my ear, “And, tonight is my night in your bed.” Heat flashed through me, settling between my legs. Oh, shit. I hadn’t thought that through, and I hoped I was ready for what I had just awakened.
I moved back to my starting position, but now I was the one distracted. Travis winked at me every time I looked at him and blew me kisses. Once he even pulled up his shirt as he scratched at a spot on his chest; I’m sure it was just to give me a view of his yummy abs. I couldn’t blame him, after all, I started it. By the time we called a halt, I was very uncomfortable with need. I couldn’t wait to get back to the safe house to strip him down.
Cassy followed us as we slowly walked back to the house. Travis was rubbing his fingers lightly down my neck and arm as we walked back, which did nothing for the heat that was building between my legs. I was almost moaning when we got to the door. I glanced around. David and Kait weren’t back yet, and neither were Sarah or Janelle. It looked like it was just the two of us here. My eyes settled on Cassy. She wasn’t going to fit in the door.
“Shit! Travis, where is Cassy going to stay? She won’t fit
