Gabriella - Alpha Marked, Book II Read Online Free PDF

against his body, and Jack couldn’t get over how
petite the Marked was when cuddled against his friend. He couldn’t
seem to move past the way her wavy brown hair cascaded over Berke’s
forearms. Or how her abundant curves molded to the other man’s body
like a finely-tailored suit. She was meant for Berke. No question
about it.
    Jack could feel Berke’s contentment through
the half-formed bond that existed between them. It flowed with
emotions and arousal. He craved Gabby like a drug, true, but there
were deeper, stronger emotions in play. Already the draw of a wolf
to a mate laid down the foundations of love.
    Unfortunately, Jack felt the same. Fear
collided with his soul-deep need, flowing over and through him,
shredding the feelings that’d begun blooming. It pounded and
pummeled every ounce of caring that her presence had cultivated,
and the wolf howled in protest. His beast demanded he surrender to
Gabby, follow his instincts and mate the woman before she realized
that he wasn’t good enough to stand at her side.
    Berke leaned down and nuzzled Gabby, burying
his now human face in her hair and breathing deep. Those drowsy
brown eyes met Berke’s for the barest moment, her arousal easily
apparent, and then fluttered closed. She moaned and tipped her head
back, opening herself to his friend’s touch with abandon.
    Jack flexed his hands, fighting his wolf with
every ounce of his energy, refusing to allow his instincts to lead
him on the path to hell. Closing his eyes, he pleaded with the
wolf, begging him to recede so that he could stop what was to come.
Words were spoken easier through a human mouth rather than a wolfen
maw.
    Seconds ticked by and his fur slipped back
through his pores, the beast allowing him to appear human once
again. His face shifted, bones and muscles changing until no hint
of his wolf remained in his features.
    Unfortunately, his freedom from the beast’s
control was only on the surface. He took an involuntary step
forward, and then another, each shift of muscle pushing him closer
to his destined mate. He didn’t want this, want her. Not really.
She was too beautiful, too innocent to know what mating to him
would mean.
    Heartache. Pain. Death.
    But maybe he could be different than his
father… No.
    Yet he still moved, boots silent on the
thickly carpeted floor. One pace and then another. Another,
another, another… Until he stood beside the entwined couple.
    Unable to resist the temptation, he slid a
single finger along Gabby’s cheek. He cataloged the softness of her
skin, the increased flush, and the way her breath hitched with his
touch.
    Low murmurs filled the room, the deep tone of
Berke’s voice unmistakable, but Jack couldn’t force himself to pay
attention to his friend’s words. He could feel the heat of Gabby’s
body. The heady scent of her need wrapped around him with ethereal,
welcoming arms. Her aroma was like a physical thing, caressing him
with invisible strokes and sliding beneath his clothing to pet his
skin.
    He wanted. God damn, he wanted.
    A soft gasp was her only response to his
touch and nearness, her eyes fluttering open until their gazes
clashed. He watched the expressions that flitted across her
features, anger and fury warring with arousal and need. Other
emotions clouded her gaze: distrust, attraction, wariness, and then
a hint of tenderness and affection that he didn’t want to accept.
Because he found himself feeling the same.
    Jack let his finger slide over her lower lip,
noting the difference in texture and softness with his tiny caress.
Gabby opened her mouth, and her small, pink tongue darted out to
lap as his digit. The warm touch went straight to his dick, forcing
him to harden further while his beast howled in triumph. It was
cocky and proud, rejoicing in the fact that his human half hadn’t
destroyed their chance at mating with the luscious creature that
called to them.
    She did call to him, the siren’s song
beckoning him closer, inviting him