Free The Alpha's to Share: A BBW Paranormal Shifter Romance by Alanis Knight Page A

them to know we exist,” Willow explained, tucking a piece of her brown waves behind her ear. “Right now the only humans who know we exist are largely thought to be crazy by anyone they tell. Or liars. But if too many people start telling tales…”
     
    “Then humans will come for you,” Callie finished her sentence.
     
    “Exactly,” Willow said. “Humans fear what they don’t understand. They’d kill some of us, capture others for genetic research. We can’t risk it.”
     
    “I swear, that brother of mine will be the death of me,” Seth grumbled.
     
    Callie turned to see him heading toward them, his fists balled in fury and his brow furrowed.
     
    “Wyatt’s harmless,” Willow said. “Go easy on him.”
     
    “You would take his side,” Seth spat at her. “Don’t you have cleaning duties to attend to?”
     
    “Yes,” she groaned. “Callie, I have to go. It was so nice meeting you. I know we’re going to be great friends!”
     
    Willow bounced to her feet and bounded away, practically skipping toward the hill, and Callie watched her as she went.
     
    “So, I see you’ve met Willow,” Seth commented.
     
    “What happened with your brother?” Callie asked, ignoring his comment.
     
    “Wyatt has a habit of butting in where he doesn’t belong and of making things his business that are not,” Seth said.
     
    “If you’re Alpha, what does that make him?” Callie wondered.
     
    “Technically he’s pack Beta, but he acts as though he is Alpha half the time,” Seth groaned. “And then I have to put him in his place.”
     
    Callie suppressed the desire to ask him what he meant by that. She had a feeling she’d rather not know.
     
    “When will I meet the rest of your pack?” she asked.
     
    “In time,” he said. “Most of them are in a hunting party at the moment, out near the eastern border of our territory. They will bring food home for later tonight. Are you hungry now?”
     
    “A bit,” Callie said.
     
    “We have some nuts and berries stored in the den,” he said. “We also have some dried fish and meat if you prefer.”
     
    “Berries and nuts would be fine for now,” she said. “I actually love fruit and nuts.”
     
    “Alright, come with me and I’ll show you the den,” he said. “We’ll get you a bite to eat and then I’ll take you to the river where you’ll bathe and drink.”
     

Chapter Fifteen
     

     
     
     
     
     
    As Callie followed him toward the entrance to their den, Seth kept his eyes peeled for Wyatt, whose scent he detected nearby, but whom he could not locate. Wherever he was, Seth assumed he was up to no good, and he wished he could take Callie elsewhere and get her away from Wyatt and any potential influence he might develop over her.
     
    Wyatt had always liked to cause trouble for Seth. Although they were close as brothers, they clashed from time to time over pack business and occasionally over the pack females. Seth had never been all that interested in the females, but whenever he would pay any attention to one, Wyatt would immediately set his sights on her. Seth had always just turned a blind eye, because he never cared for them as anything more than a quick romp, anyway. But Callie was different. He really cared for her, and he wanted her all to himself.
     
    In fact, Seth was already so protective over Callie that he felt he would fight to the death for her if need be. She was his, assuming she agreed to be his mate, and he would let no one near her, especially Wyatt.
     
    As they approached the den entrance, he pushed aside a large overhang of moss and ivy, which obstructed the entrance from view so well that Callie gasped at its cleverness.
     
    “Wow!” she gushed. “I never would have known this was here! It looks just like the side of the hill!”
     
    “We must do everything we can to avoid detection,” Seth explained. “We do occasionally get human hunters and campers in these parts, though how they manage to travel this