Romance: Tied To The Wolf: BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance (Werewolf Romance, BBW Paranormal Romance, Shifter Romance) Read Online Free PDF

quivering into a small smile as he pulled her to her feet.
    This was an unbelievable turn of events… but she couldn’t deny that a tiny part of her trusted Aaron and hoped that in the end everything would turn out okay.
    Breakfast had been a slow start into something close to normalcy after the volatile encounter with Lucas. After nibbling on a croissant, Ceci felt more confident to dig into the finer food, eating until she was full and her body felt pleasantly warm from the attention of the sunlight from above.
    Aaron had proven to be a watchful host, offering her answers to her questions and even going as far as sharing stories of his life.
    He was a business man, working with a company of traders and the import and export of precious stones. Cecilia listened attentively, becoming in awe as he explained how his business had been encouraged by his mother, and how the money that came in allowed their home to become finer over the years.
    The mansion had been owned by the family for generations, but lack of care had made the place fall apart in places. Growing up, Aaron hated being in such a rundown place, so he focused on improving the home as soon as the money began to pour in.
    He spoke fondly of the house, as if it were a project he had been nourishing with care, and it only further confused a small part of Cecilia.
    Because why would someone who put so much effort in something look at the result with something akin to disdain?
    Eventually, he spoke of the places he’d visited, how when he had began to travel his relationship with his brother had soured.
    “Have you ever traveled, Cecilia?” Aaron asked, munching on a stick of celery smothered in peanut butter. Ceci blinked in surprise.
    “Uh, no… never.” she admitted.
    Aaron seemed somewhat surprised, “Not even for vacation?”
    “No,” Ceci shrugged, feeling starkly small.
    “I’ve been living in the same town for years.”
    “What about your family?” Aaron asked. Cecilia’s lips pursed, unsure whether or not to share so much.
    “We never got out much.”
    “Huh,” he hummed.
    To her relief, he pushed away from his chair. “Come with me, I want to show you something.”
    He led her from the dining room to a study near the back of the mansion. Cecilia hardly had enough time to take in the sight of the mansion as he walked ahead, urging her with fast paced words and excited anecdotes of his work.
    None of it made sense to her, but Cecilia couldn’t deny the small smile that spread over her lips as she took in his enthusiasm. She hadn’t ever met someone so passionate before, it was both intriguing and overwhelming.
    When they arrived, she gasped in surprise when she saw how the walls of the study were decorated in displays of hundreds of stones of varying colors and shades.
    It was incredible and the light of the day made light shatter pleasantly over some of the stones.
    “I’ve gathered quite a bit over the years,” Aaron explained as he motioned her towards a display by his desk.
    “But these are some of my favorite.”
    Cecilia’s eyes beheld some of them with awe, her lips parting as she took in the shapes and colors. He pointed at one of them, a beautiful stone of mixed colors of brown, green, and gold.
    “This is an opal. I love opals above many stones.”
    “What’s this one?” she asked, motioning toward a gem of deep green color.
    “That is an emerald. They come in a huge variety of green. The deeper the green, the more expensive it is.”
    “It’s beautiful,” Cecilia admitted, glancing up to meet his green eyes with a smile.
    Aaron grinned back and it only occurred to her then that his gaze was slightly more brilliant than the stone below. She found herself liking the color very much.
    For the remainder of the day, Aaron showed her various parts of the mansion, speaking animatedly until they found themselves sitting in one of the balconies. She enjoyed the respite.
    Cecilia was feeling better than she had earlier, but her