Imprinted By The Alpha (BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance) (The Marked One - Book 1) Read Online Free PDF Page B

and charming dimpled smile made her want to tear off her clothes and let him ravage her. But there was something else about him that bugged her, and she couldn’t put her finger on it.
    “Girl, don’t look now, but Caleb is seriously undressing you with his eyes,” Kelly whispered. Of course, it was the wrong thing to say, and Ava’s head whipped around. She gasped as she locked eyes across the fire with Caleb, his expression intense as they held each other’s gaze, the flames dancing in light and shadows over his perfect face.
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    A va laughed at something Kelly said as Caleb drank in her silky hair and the hills and valleys of her tantalizing frame across the way. He feigned interest in his friends’ conversation, but in that moment, Ava was the most beautiful and intoxicating creature he’d ever laid eyes on.
    Her olive toned skin was smooth and clear, and he loved the way she absentmindedly toyed with her hair as she spoke. Her smile was infectious, and Caleb felt the upturn of the corner of his lips in response. Even the most benign movement of her graceful and limber body called to him, and he swallowed a growl of arousal.
    Ava’s head whipped around, and he caught her eyes, his smile fading as he smelled her arousal, even from this distance with dozens of people and a bonfire in between. It was just the same as he’d scented on the trail as they’d walked together, and he wanted to bury his face in it. He swallowed hard and shifted, trying to avoid the heaviness between his legs becoming any more strained.
    It was Jared who noticed his lack of attention as they spoke and followed his gaze. “Hey, man, I don’t know her really. I just met her tonight, but she’s quite a hellion, I think. You meet her yet?”
    Caleb nodded slowly as Ava suddenly turned away, and he finally gazed at his friend. “She says she’s lived here all her life.”
    Jared shrugged. “I’m not from here. But she’s friends with my girlfriend, if you want me to ask about her, see if she’s single and interested.”
    Considering it for a moment, Caleb told him, “No, don’t ask around. I’ll find out for myself.”
    “Hey, have it your way.” Jared shrugged it off, and Caleb pretended it didn’t matter, either. But he found himself watching her every move, waiting for the opportunity to get her alone again.
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    W hen Caleb swallowed, Ava watched his Adam’s apple bob, and it intensified the heat between her legs once again as her heart skipped a beat. The man was seriously dangerous for her libido.
    “I would kill to be those blue jeans right now,” Kelly sighed beside her.
    Ava wrenched her gaze to her friend with a gasp, noticing Kelly checking Caleb out from the waist down. “My god, Kelly,” she chuckled. Her best friend had a way with words, and she tended to be blunt. But this time, Ava couldn’t help being in agreement. She wanted to feel how hard his body was beneath the denim, see if his tight muscles felt the way she imagined they would beneath her nails. She couldn’t stop the image that formed in her mind as she envisioned his nude body, laid out in front of her for the taking.
    Her palms sweated and itched, needing to touch him, and the beer in her hand wasn’t enough to cool her down. She had to douse the inferno Caleb had burning within her, and she knew she needed him to soothe the burn. Still, every glance at him simply fueled the flames higher.
    His pull on her only grew through the night, and Ava wondered if everyone else felt it, too. The men who had spoken to her and flirted with her through the night seemed to keep a wide berth around her now, and while women continued to attempt to interest Caleb, they seemed put off by his inattention after only moments. Something inside made Ava wonder if he was just as drawn to her as she was to him, and the way he gazed at her, she couldn’t dismiss the idea.
    Though he never came back to speak to her, Ava knew this wasn’t the end of whatever