A Wolf's Obsession: Part One: (BBW/Shapeshifter Paranormal Romance) (Alpha Lands Serial) by Josey Alden Read Free Book Online
Authors: Josey Alden
Tags: Shapeshifter/BBW Romance
again. "Miss Rosa, Tommy took my blue crayon."
Then, she realized that Tommy was interested in something besides crayons. She smiled at Tina and said, "I think you can work it out with him."
She turned to her computer screen, pulled up a new email, and typed, "Mrs. Rivers, I would like to volunteer as a chaperone for the photography outing."
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Chapter 15
Raub Forrest knew what he wanted, and he knew he deserved it. Standing at his classroom window, he could see Rosa Mendez loading her bag into the backseat of her Land Rover. She didn't realize how vulnerable she was, leaning into the car that way. It would take two seconds to shove her into the car and take off. And that was considering only the human aspect.
A wolf attacker was another story altogether.
He watched Rosa finally climb into the drivers seat and start the car without incident. He then turned away from the window, his job done, for now.
After straightening his classroom for half an hour, Raub hoisted his bag onto his shoulder and left the school. His car was one of the last in the parking lot. He saw Sarah Rivers' silver Toyota and Principal Townsend's yellow Nissan SUV. Normally, he would wait them out. Tonight, though, he had more important things to do.
He approached and then passed Rosa's den complex, turning into the parking lot of the building two blocks down. After securing his car, he walked back to Rosa's building. While it was still light outside, he needed to hide well. The woods behind Rosa's den provided ample cover. She had a dangerous habit of leaving her blinds open all the time. He'd told her several times to keep them closed. He'd warned her about the first-floor den. A woman could not be safe under these conditions.
Raub shifted and settled in for his nightly vigil. His coloring was perfect camouflage in the woods. Not that she ever looked too closely. He could be sitting five feet from her back window, and he doubted she'd see him.
The sound of knocking broke into his thoughts. He instantly rose to his feet. Was that Rosa's door? He listened with sensitive ears until he heard Rosa's voice: "Hi, Jared. Come in."
Raub sighed. Another male. How could he be expected to protect her if she was always inviting trouble into her home?
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Chapter 16
After she answered the door, Rosa stepped back in surprise.
"Hi, Jared. Come in."
Rosa was horrified by the clothes strewn across the furniture. Bras, panties, night shirts. She'd done laundry the night before, and the one open dryer was broken. She was spoiled by the washer and dryer in the apartment she shared with Cyn. As Jared politely looked away, she turbo-cleaned the living room.
"Okay, that should cut my embarrassment level in half," she said. "Would you like something to drink?"
"No, thank you," Jared said.
He had an odd look on his face, like he had no idea what to say now that he was here.
"Would you like to sit?" Rosa said.
He nodded and sat at the opposite end of the couch from her. His posture was laid back, but he fidgeted, and it seemed obvious that he didn't know why he'd come to see her. Several minutes passed without a word between them, but somehow, Rosa felt they were communicating.
Then, "I'm coming to the school tomorrow for a photography field trip."
"Yes, I know," Rosa said.
"I hope you can be there."
Rosa smiled. He was asking her out. Sort of. He was asking her to be in the same place as him at the same time. That was something. "Yes, I'll be there."
Together, they watched the sun set through her living room window. For a moment, she saw his face darken, and he peered into the glass. With the falling darkness, though, all they could really see was their own reflections.
Jared abruptly stood up and walked to the door. "Tomorrow, then," he said.
"Tomorrow."
Rosa locked the door behind Jared and closed the living room blinds before curling up in bed with Jared's book and daydreaming about his wolf.
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Chapter 17
Thirty-six kids earned
Then, she realized that Tommy was interested in something besides crayons. She smiled at Tina and said, "I think you can work it out with him."
She turned to her computer screen, pulled up a new email, and typed, "Mrs. Rivers, I would like to volunteer as a chaperone for the photography outing."
______
Chapter 15
Raub Forrest knew what he wanted, and he knew he deserved it. Standing at his classroom window, he could see Rosa Mendez loading her bag into the backseat of her Land Rover. She didn't realize how vulnerable she was, leaning into the car that way. It would take two seconds to shove her into the car and take off. And that was considering only the human aspect.
A wolf attacker was another story altogether.
He watched Rosa finally climb into the drivers seat and start the car without incident. He then turned away from the window, his job done, for now.
After straightening his classroom for half an hour, Raub hoisted his bag onto his shoulder and left the school. His car was one of the last in the parking lot. He saw Sarah Rivers' silver Toyota and Principal Townsend's yellow Nissan SUV. Normally, he would wait them out. Tonight, though, he had more important things to do.
He approached and then passed Rosa's den complex, turning into the parking lot of the building two blocks down. After securing his car, he walked back to Rosa's building. While it was still light outside, he needed to hide well. The woods behind Rosa's den provided ample cover. She had a dangerous habit of leaving her blinds open all the time. He'd told her several times to keep them closed. He'd warned her about the first-floor den. A woman could not be safe under these conditions.
Raub shifted and settled in for his nightly vigil. His coloring was perfect camouflage in the woods. Not that she ever looked too closely. He could be sitting five feet from her back window, and he doubted she'd see him.
The sound of knocking broke into his thoughts. He instantly rose to his feet. Was that Rosa's door? He listened with sensitive ears until he heard Rosa's voice: "Hi, Jared. Come in."
Raub sighed. Another male. How could he be expected to protect her if she was always inviting trouble into her home?
______
Chapter 16
After she answered the door, Rosa stepped back in surprise.
"Hi, Jared. Come in."
Rosa was horrified by the clothes strewn across the furniture. Bras, panties, night shirts. She'd done laundry the night before, and the one open dryer was broken. She was spoiled by the washer and dryer in the apartment she shared with Cyn. As Jared politely looked away, she turbo-cleaned the living room.
"Okay, that should cut my embarrassment level in half," she said. "Would you like something to drink?"
"No, thank you," Jared said.
He had an odd look on his face, like he had no idea what to say now that he was here.
"Would you like to sit?" Rosa said.
He nodded and sat at the opposite end of the couch from her. His posture was laid back, but he fidgeted, and it seemed obvious that he didn't know why he'd come to see her. Several minutes passed without a word between them, but somehow, Rosa felt they were communicating.
Then, "I'm coming to the school tomorrow for a photography field trip."
"Yes, I know," Rosa said.
"I hope you can be there."
Rosa smiled. He was asking her out. Sort of. He was asking her to be in the same place as him at the same time. That was something. "Yes, I'll be there."
Together, they watched the sun set through her living room window. For a moment, she saw his face darken, and he peered into the glass. With the falling darkness, though, all they could really see was their own reflections.
Jared abruptly stood up and walked to the door. "Tomorrow, then," he said.
"Tomorrow."
Rosa locked the door behind Jared and closed the living room blinds before curling up in bed with Jared's book and daydreaming about his wolf.
______
Chapter 17
Thirty-six kids earned
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