he’s been working at the store for a long time.”
“Has he ever made a move on you?”
Paige curled her lip and turned in disgust as they drove. “God no! Duncan’s like a brother, probably a better brother than Billy.”
“The male seems to be interested in you,” he said, his face growing dark. “I do not enjoy the way he looks at you.”
“Well we work together so you’ll have to get over it,” she said, shaking her head. “I understand that you can be possessive in the wild, but that’s a turn-off in the human world.”
“It is? It does not excite you to see me smash down all would be suitors to prove my dominance?” he asked, his face deadly serious.
“No!” she yelled. “I don’t want you fighting anybody over me unless they’re trying to hurt me like Randy!”
“What if a male makes an advance on you?” he asked. “I must defend my honor as well at that point or I will look weak.”
“No you won’t,” she said, still shaking her head. “I’m a big girl; I can handle myself and tell a guy off.”
“What kind of alpha male would I be if I did not defend my mate?”
“You’re not defending me from anything. Men hit on women; it’s a part of life. You just have to accept it and move on. If I’m with you then I’m with you. I am not going anywhere.”
Travis balled one fist and spoke through gritted teeth. “I can see human society will be harder to live in than I thought.”
“It will be if you act like a jealous psycho,” she said.
Paige looked over at Travis who was still stewing, his discomfort evident on his face. It wasn’t his fault; it was how he was raised. His world was one that was halfway between that of animal and man, nothing like anything she had experienced. She would have to be patient and not make him feel bad for his thoughts and beliefs.
“Hey, it’s ok,” she said in a soothing tone. She reached over and began rubbing the back of his head. “We’ll figure it out. Don’t worry about these things; I’m here to help you.”
“I’m glad I have someone to help me with these rules of society,” he said, glancing sideways at her. “Without you I may end up locked in a kennel somewhere.”
“I may lock you in a kennel if you don’t behave,” she said, snickering.
“Is that a promise?” he asked, winking at her.
She loved how much he flirted with her. Randy was an idiot that couldn’t flirt to save his life. His idea of flirting was sticking his hard dick against her ass and asking if she felt that. Or he would slap her ass every time she bent over and scream “Whooo!” like he was a professional wrestler. It was all very annoying and very unsexy.
Why the hell did I stay with him so long? she thought as they drove. He was such an unattractive asshole.
She remembered Billy telling her he never saw the flaws everyone pointed out in Tammy Faye until she was gone. Sometimes when you were too close to a situation you were blinded to the trouble it was producing. Hopefully Travis was still new enough that she saw everything and wasn’t blind already. Something told her it would be a lot harder to break up with an alpha wolf than a fat guy from Lawton. Although, the fat guy from Lawton did try to injure her.
“Where are we going exactly?” Travis asked.
“He lives on the outskirts of town,” she said.
“I thought you lived on the outskirts,” he said.
“I do, on the western side; he lives on the eastern side.”
“This town is so large,” he said, looking out the window as they cruised down Main Street, one of the only streets with businesses in town.
“It’s tiny,” she said, trying not to laugh. “It’s one of the smallest towns around here. Our high school only graduates thirty kids every year.”
“That’s not very much?” he asked.
“Well Randy is from Moore and he graduated with 568,” she said.
“That’s a lot of youths,” he said. “I do not know how you would keep track of them all.”
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