Krystal rolled her eyes at me, "No, you're not Travis. Calm down." She put her hand on my broad shoulder, massaging the muscles which were straining against the seams of my tight shirt. Her hand on my skin it felt like my whole body would catch fire and my clothes would burn with it.
I turned my eyes away from my beautful mate to see a naked Derek in front of me. He stood behind Belle, towering almost a head taller than her and almost as big as me. His body was naturally tanned and his hair was the same golden brown as his wolf coat. He stood at Belle's back holding on to her shoulders, and blocking out most of his nude body.
I shielded her eyes, so she wouldn't be able to see the naked idiot in front of us. She just giggled at my move.
"Travis. Alpha... I couldn't say no to her. I tried, but I just couldn't deny her of brining her to her best friend." Derek replied.
"What do you mean you couldn't?" I asked.
"Well, just that. I couldn't. It would have killed me to upset her." Derek responded back to me with a look of pain, or regret, on his features.
"Shes my mate, Travis. There was no way I could deny her of checking on her friend. I knew you'd have already taken care of the situation by now. I knew the danger would be gone, and it's not like I would have let her march onto the boat into danger or geting in the way of the fight." He thought to me privatley through our mind link.
I sighed. I knew he was right. Whenever Krystal had something in her mind that she wanted to do, it was hell for me to deny it to her.
"I understand. Goddess knows I have a hard time saying no to Krystal." I replied back to him with a smile and a squeeze to Krystal's shoulder.
"What's going on?" Krystal asked me through our link.
"They're mates." I replied back. She gave me a questioning look, so I clarified, "Derek and Belle."
"WHAT!?" She screamed out loud. Everyone turned to look at me at my mate as she blushed from her loud outburst.
Travis trotted up to the front door which was partially propped open. He led us inside to where the house opened up into a large living area with plush leather couches, high vaulted celinings with wood fixtures, making it look like a cozy cabin in the woods, which it certainly was. Last but not least, there were 5 kerosene heaters splayed about the room on full blast. Part of me was glad for the warmth, since ice was starting to seep into my bones, but the other part of me felt wind blown from the power of the heaters aimed at us.
An older woman, who looked to be in her 70s, or 80s, sat on one leather couch soaking up the warmth emmiting from one of the heaters.
"Doc." I heard Travis' deep gruff voice from behind me. I turned to see a jean clad, shirtless Travis standing behind me by the front door.
My eyes widened at his large muscular chest. He must have changed back right after we walked in and I stepped off his back, but I was too busy noticing the wood fixrures to hear him changing back into his human form.
"Alpha, glad to see you both made it back safely." She smiked warmly at the two of us.

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