Wanted by the Alphas (An Extremely Sensual Paranormal Shifter Romance) Read Online Free PDF

will,” Lucien says, turning her to face
the other way and to walk down the short corridor of suites to the
elevators which will take them downstairs.

THE DATE
     
    You will never see this man again after
tonight , Shannon tells herself. You are a conquest to him,
nothing more. A body for him to toy with and discard. So it’s up to
you. You can put out and have a good time, or play it coy and leave
both of you wanting.
    Either way, he is not for keeps and you both
know it.
    So does she want to go all with the way with
him tonight and just take it as it is – a treasured experience with
a very handsome and charming man who would never want to take it
further?
    But she is entitled to a good time just like
anyone else. So she lifts her chin and tells herself to stop
overthinking things and to not have an inflated ego of her own
charms. After all, he might not want you that way.
    But the protective warmth she feels from his
arm is nice, and from the way his blue eyes light on her now and
then – with interest and desire – she doesn’t think so.
    He leads her out of the reception. A mustard
yellow Mustang awaits them outside. Lucien opens the passenger door
for her.
    “After you, beautiful lady.”
    “You have two cars?”
    OK, of course he has more than one car. His
family owns the hotel, right? Once again, she feels as if she is in
over her head.
    It’s just a date. Don’t make it more than it
really is. By tomorrow, he won’t even want to know you.
    She gets in, and he closes the door behind
her. He goes around to the driver’s side and enters the Mustang.
Thank goodness it has stopped raining.
    “Do you like Italian?”
    “You mean food?”
    “I’ll take that as a yes. Sorry I don’t
fulfill your wet Italian dreams, but I assure you I can whip up a
mean rigatoni.”
    She flushes. She is acting like a schoolgirl
around him, and she does not quite know why he does that to her.
Maybe it’s because he’s so huge. She feels positively tiny compared
to him.
    Then she remembers the darkening of his eyes
and wonders if there is much more to his size than meets the
eye.
    They drive down the hill, the Mustang
circumnavigating the bends on the road as if it is glued to the
asphalt.
    “Do you always drive this fast?” she
asks.
    “Always. You scared?”
    “No.” Then she remembers the white Merc
swerving onto their lane and she says, “I’ll take that back.
Yes.”
    “Don’t be. So what are you and your brother
doing in a town like Dolphin’s Bay?”
    She replies cautiously, “We came here to
start a new life, make ourselves a home.”
    “Where do you come from?”
    “Arizona.”
    “Why did you decide to leave?”
    She glances at his perfect profile. “The
usual. Fell out with my family. Jared lost his job in a downsizing
exercise and so we decided to start afresh.”
    Her voice trembles slightly. She is not very
good at making up stories. But that was what she and Jared had
agreed on as a cover when the locals asked them why they left.
    “In Dolphin’s Bay?” He eyes her quizzically.
“You’d be better off in Arizona.”
    “Jared wants to try something new. Maybe
something to do with forestry. He has always loved the forest. He’s
taking a break now, but he will find something eventually.”
    “If he’s interested in forestry, he has come
to the right place. We are surrounded by nothing but forest. And of
course, the ocean.”
    “I know. We did our research on Dolphin’s Bay
before we drove here.”
    “What about you?”
    “Me?”
    “Yes. You look as if you’ve left college not
too long ago. Do you work?”
    She hesitates, wondering how much to tell
him. “I trained as a physiotherapist. I work with people.”
    “Physio. Cool. I could use a little physio
myself after racquetball. You do massages as well?”
    “Yes.”
    “Wow.” He seems impressed.
    She blushes again. Stop being a
schoolgirl! You’re twenty-four years old!
    “So what do you do?” she asks.
    She doesn’t expect him