Free Twin Alphas: Desired (A BBW Paranormal Romance) by Georgette St. Clair Page B

woods with his brother flashed through Barron’s mind.  Shifting, chasing rabbits, their fathers chasing after them so they wouldn’t get too far ahead…
                  Packs didn’t leave their land. They lived there for generations.  They protected the local human community, with their lives if necessary, and they were part of the community. What had happened here? Why did his fathers’ pack break up, and why didn’t they own this land any more?
                  As they walked up the front steps, the front door flew open.  A man who appeared to be in his fifties stood there cradling a shotgun, and a heavy-set, round faced woman stood next to him with her hands on her broad hips.
                  “You’ve got some nerve coming here,” the man snapped.
                  “Excuse me?” Barron said. “You know who I am?”
                  “I recognize a Magnussen when I see one. Get off our land, before I use this.” He pointed the shotgun directly at Barron’s midsection.   Karlie stood frozen in shock next to Barron, eyes wide, mouth open.
                  Barron let the fur sprout on his face, and his fangs descended.
                  “I wouldn’t recommend it.” His voice came out in a rumbling growl.  “You can’t kill me with bullets, and if you hurt my friend here, I’ll see you drown in your own blood.”
                  “Nobody invited you here. You’re trespassing.”
                  “And now we’re leaving,” Barron said, and they turned and walked back to his car.
                  “Good. God. What was that all about?” Karlie stared back at the house as they drove off “Is that normal for this world?”
                  “That was good news, that’s what it was,” Barron said, with a grin of satisfaction, turning on to the main road.
                  “Wow. I’d hate to see bad news.”
    “We’re starting to get to the bottom of things. Obviously, they think that my pack are bad news.. All we have to do is find out why.” He felt uneasy as he said that.  He had few memories of his fathers.  He prayed that they’d been good people, that this was all a terrible mistake.
                  Of course, his mission was to save Mackenzie. That was the most important thing in the world, more important than breathing.   Still, this was his family. His honor.   The thought of his late fathers having committed some terrible wrong hurt him to the core.
                  “I could use some coffee and a restroom break while we figure out what to do next,” Karlie said.
                  “There’s a diner up ahead.” Barron pulled in to the parking lot of the Morning Glory Diner, and as he did, he realized that a patrol car was right behind them.
                  He and Karlie climbed out as the deputy parked and strolled right up to them.
                  “What the hell is it with this town?” Karlie muttered. “Have you ever seen the movie Deliverance?”
                  Barron fixed the deputy with a steely gaze. “Can I help you?” he said.
                  The deputy stopped, his hand hovering in the area of the gun that sat in his holster.  “I understand you two were just on out on the Thorberts’ property, threatening them.”
                  “All that we did was knock on his door. He threatened us with a shotgun, and I told him if he harmed my friend, he’d regret it,” Barron said coolly. “We left his property immediately.”
                  “That’s not what he said.  I could take you in based on what he told me,” the deputy said, but he looked Barron up and down and didn’t make a move towards him.  The deputy was human, Barron was a werewolf who was far bigger than him.
                  “You