Free First Love by J.E. Clymer

kissed her.  Tamika’s arms snaked around his neck and pulled him closer.  His hands roamed under her shirt, exploring every inch of skin he could touch.
    They were both entranced in the kiss.  They devoured each other, so much so that the rest of the world fell away.  They did not hear the knocking at the door, or the yell of warning from David Maurison. 
    “What the hell?!” Jackson yelled at them as he and his father walked into the room.
    They both stopped dead in their tracks.  Jared blinked a few times before leaving a fast, soft kiss on her forehead as he pulled her shirt back down into place.  He painfully pushed himself off of her and stood in front of her.  He moved so he effectively hid her from view, unfortunately, there was no covering up that damn perfume she wore.
    “You knew I wanted her.  You could have any she-wolf you wanted, but you chose her—the human I want,” Jackson said with a quiet anger that almost made the room shake.
    David studied Jared for a moment before turning to his younger son and commanding him, “Go home Jackson.”
    “Father, you don’t….” Jackson tried to say.
    “As your alpha I am commanding you to go home and forget this girl.  She isn’t yours, she never was.  Now go,” he said while blatantly pushing his younger son.
    Turning back to Jared he smiled warmly and said, “You had the spell broken.  Son, I can’t tell you how happy I am to see you’ve finally done it.”
    Jared just stared at his father.  How was he supposed to answer?  If he agreed then it would be obvious he was lying.  If he disagreed then it would be obvious who Lisa was and the odds of her letting him kiss her again dropped considerably.  Either way, his wild side wanted them away from her.
    David had been an alpha for many years and it was easy to recognize his son was in conflict about something.  He had expected the boy to grieve when he finally let the mating bond go, so he was actually elated to find him here attempting to sow his oats.
    He started to step around his son to meet the young woman on the couch when Jared let out a deep growl.  David stopped, immediately recognizing there was no control behind it; just pure instinct.  Stepping back he waited for his son to start breathing normally again.
    Tamika got up off the couch and threaded her hands around his stomach as she said, “Jared, we talked about this.  I can take care of myself.”
    David recognized her voice immediately and asked, “Lisa Brooks, is that you?”
    Tamika rested her face against Jared’s back as she said, “Mr. Maurison, it may be a good idea if you leave.”
    “I will, as soon as my son explains to me why he is acting like newly mated pup in rut,” he said with disappointment seeping into his tone.
    Tamika wasn’t even sure Jared heard what his father said as much as he heard the older man’s tone.  He lunged out of her hands and towards his father.  Jared was acting on instinct and not much else.  She cursed the damn spell as she bolted around him.
    She placed herself between Jared and David.  She held her hands out to him and asked, “Jared please don’t do anything you’ll regret.  He’s more than just your father.”
    “You’ve obviously never regretted anything,” he snapped at her.
    “Enough!” David yelled.  He met his son’s eyes and pushed him hard as he said, “Jared, you will calm down right now.  You will treat me with the respect I deserve as your father and your alpha.  Now, tell me what you were doing with this young lady.”
    Tamika’s face burned as Jared mumbled, “Well, I thought that was pretty clear.”
    “What is pretty clear is that Ms. Brooks is not the least bit confused by the concept of an alpha, so what exactly have you been telling her?” David asked.  They both knew the punishment for telling a human about the existence of shifters without the permission of the pack council.
    “Father, I…” Jared started, but Tamika turned and