A Wolf's Obsession: Part One: (BBW/Shapeshifter Paranormal Romance) (Alpha Lands Serial) by Josey Alden Read Free Book Online Page A

the privilege of going on Jared's photography field trip. The weather was beginning to cool into October, and everyone was aching to be out in the woods. Cooping up wolf kids all day for weeks on end was not natural. Jared always thought the Anya tribe went a little overboard in emulating human education. They had so much more to teach their students.
    He hadn't seen Rosa yet. He kept an eye on the door as he distributed cameras to the kids from the back of his truck. Each time it opened, he felt a tiny thrill in his chest. Each time, he was disappointed.
    When he had only two cameras left, Jared resigned himself to the fact that she was not joining them. He signaled to the teachers that they were ready to go.
    As a group, the adults and children headed south toward the Southwoods trailhead. Adult wolves generally didn't follow human trails, but they used them to train the young kids. When they were only a few steps away from the trail, Jared heard someone call out, "Wait for us." He froze in place, immediately recognizing Rosa's voice. He turned to see her leading two kids by the hand toward them. He walked back to his truck and pulled out the two extra cameras as they reached him.
    "Hi," Rosa said, a little out of breath. "We had some technical difficulties. Thanks for waiting."
    Jared ignored the urge to touch her. She had pulled her hair back in a ponytail, which swished side to side as she walked. She wore a white, loose blouse that dipped just enough to show an inch of cleavage. His wolf latched onto that small bit of flesh, pulling him out of his human mind for a minute. He turned away to regain his composure. He didn't realize that being around Rosa would incite such strong feelings in him. Organizing this trip was probably not a good idea, if he would be fighting his wolf every step of the way.
    He shut the door on the truck. "Let's go."
    Jared let Rosa and her two charges walk in front of him, giving himself a little distance. They met up with the rest of the group and took off down the trail.
    As long as they were walking, he would be all right, he told himself. But as they made stops every few minutes for the kids to take pictures, Jared found himself inching closer and closer to Rosa. It was impossible to keep his eyes off her. She was constantly in front of him, where he could see the way her hips swayed in her tight jeans. He'd never seen a more perfect pair of hips on a female. Her body was designed for mating. And the way she worked with the kids, always listening, always speaking to them as equals, showed him she would be a natural mother.
    With his human side lusting for her, and his wolf side yearning to make her his mate, he thought he'd lose his mind before the trip was over. He had to look away and think of something else to keep from embarrassing himself with a particularly ill-timed erection.
    Time crept by at an excruciating pace. He worked with the kids as much as possible to distract him from Rosa, but she always seemed to show up just a few steps from him. Even his human nose could detect her scent and trigger another echo of pheromones from his own body. Several of the teachers noticed his struggle and started talking and giggling behind their hands. He could only thank the universe that Rosa herself could not pick up all of the clues his body was leaving her.
    His hopes of convincing himself that Rosa was not the one for him deflated. If he survived the afternoon, he would have some serious thinking to do.
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Chapter 18

    With Jared so close, Rosa felt a little dizzy. It was a good thing other people were around. She wasn't sure she could stay away from him if they were alone. The trail was beautiful, and she was sure they kids were capturing some terrific photographs, but all she could think about was Jared coming up behind her, sweeping her hair to one side, and nibbling on the side of her neck.
    Damn, she had to get him out of her mind before the field trip ended in humiliation. And she