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Travis POV
Knock Knock

Gia is here. I go to the door and let her into the house. "Nice place for a bartender," Gia says as she walks into my home. She looks over everything. She touches one of my plants hanging from the ceiling.

"I would not do that if I were you. Unless you want to be paralyzed for the next twenty-four hours," I scold her. She quickly lets go of the plant and rushes into the kitchen to wash her hands.

"You really should not touch things that do not belong to you," I say as I hand her a towel to dry her hands. She jerks the towel away from me.

"What is it you want with me, Travis," she says. Her tone turns rude toward me.

I grab a couple of glasses from the cabinet and a bottle of scotch. "Want a drink?" I ask her.

"Sure, with ice," Gia says.

I grab Gia a few ice cubes from the freezer and fill her glass. I hand it to her. "It seems we have a mutual problem, and I thought we could help each other out," I say.

"Oh, yeah, the little witch and Alpha Ozzy, how can I help?" Gia asks me.

"Simply put, and to be blunt about the situation, I want him to leave her the fuck alone," I say.

Gia takes her glass and goes into my living room. She takes a seat, still looking around at my home. "Hmm, you must come from old money. Tell me, Travis, why is that someone of your means works in a bar," Gia inquires.

I sit down beside her on the couch. I smile and let out a little laugh. "I like to work. It keeps my mind occupied. I could go around killing wolves, but I choose to tend bar. So Gia, help me," I say.

Gia shifts around in her seat. "You need my help, really. Just put a love spell on her or something. Hell, put something on him," Gia says sarcastically.

"I do not do that kind of shit," I snap at her.

"Oh really, then what is that you do, Travis?" Gia asks.

"Dark magick. I practice a much darker magick. If I did something to him, everyone would know it is me," I say.

"Hmmm, tell me more," Gia inquires.

I get up and go back into the kitchen to pour myself another drink. When I turn around, Gia is standing behind me. "Refill," Gia says. I refill her glass and hand it back to her.

"Listen, Travis; our little problem will not go on for long. No one on the wolf council will allow the two of them to be together. I can promise you that. Alpha Ozzy will have to let her down easy, and then he will be on his way. She will be heartbroken and running right back to you," Gia says.

Gia takes a drink and licks her lips. She pulls me to her. "I can help you hurry the process if you like, but I want something in return," Gia says.

Gia pulls me to her and kisses me hard on the lips. I pull back from her. "I do not play the way you want to play, bitch," I say. I jerk away from her and walk away. She follows me slowly.

"Hmmm, I bet you will like to play with me. Besides, you will be begging to play my game before long. You need my help, or else you would not have called me, right Travis," Gia says.

Gia straddles me on the couch. "I am not going to fuck you," I snap at her.

Gia leans down and kisses me as I pull away from her. She moves over to my ear as I turn my face away from her. She licks my ear. "You know you want me," she whispers in my ear.

I push Gia off of me. She lands on the floor just as someone knocks on my damn door. Who in the fuck? I go to the door. Gia stays on the floor, sulking. Calling Gia might have been a mistake. I open the door to find Vivian staring at me and crying.

Vivian looks over my shoulder to see Gia. "What is going on?" I ask her.

She stares at Gia. "I should be asking you that question," Viv says.

I turn around to see Gia on the floor, legs spread, waiting for me. I know what this looks like to Viv. "Hurry up, Travis; I need your cock," Gia moans.

"I came to talk to you about what you said about Ozzy, but I see that you are busy," Viv says.

"Gia, stop it. Get up and tell her what is going on here," I snap at her.

Gia straightens herself up and gets off the floor. She walks over to the door. "Hmm, we could have a threesome. What you say, Viv?" Gia says.

"All of you are fucking crazy!" Viv says. She turns to leave.

"Wait, why aren't you with Ozzy?" I ask her.

"He had a council meeting, and I wanted to know what you meant by what you said at the club, that is all. I came to talk to my friend, but I see you are busy, so I will walk home," Viv says.

I step out of the door onto the porch. "I called Gia for help, not to fuck her. I meant everything I said at the club. Ozzy is wrong for you, Viv," I say.

Viv looks into the house at Gia and back to me. "It seems the two of you are a lot alike, actually. Maybe I would be better off all alone," Viv says.

She runs down the street toward her apartment. I should go after her. Gia comes out on the porch. "Let her run, and she needs to figure out what kind of prick Ozzy is on her own. You cannot show her, Travis. Let her go," Gia says.

It is probably the most sensible thing Gia has said all night. I need to let her go and let her figure it out on her own. Gia begins rubbing against me. "You sure you do not want a taste of me," Gia says.

I push her away. "I am positive. I do not fuck wolves," I say to her.

"Trust me; I am worth it. Let go of that hatred for my kind and let me show you some fun," Gia says.

"NO!" I scream at her.

"Well, fuck it. I am going to help you anyway. I will speak to the council and remind them that this cannot be tolerated. I will make sure to put a stop to this little affair," Gia says.

Gia kisses me. I do not fight her, and I let her slip her tongue into my mouth and pull her close to me. "You want me, Travis. Your cock is hard," Gia laughs as she lets go of me. She growls at me as she walks away to get into her car. That bitch is crazy as hell.