Free Craving the Alpha: Part Three: BBW Paranormal Werewolf Shifter Romance (Lycan Lovers) by Kate Kent Page A

you?”
    Zach nodded his head doubtfully.
    “I will give it back little man,” Markus said. “I promise. And I’ll be sure to put a nice surprise in it.”
    Zach’s face lit up and Susan gave him a hug as she motioned us to get moving. “Stay safe,” she said.
    As we walked outside, Markus put his hand in mine and we started moving briskly. Under the moonlit night, I could barely make out the side of the neighbor’s yard. “It has to be just a few feet,” I told myself. “We’ll make it.” Once we got there, we would be far enough away from Susan’s that no one would hear us and we could run to the woods to shift. My legs felt like rubber but I had to keep going.
    “Well looky here, I think I done caught me a she-monster and her lover boy.” The blood drained from my face as I recognized the voice of the man from the woods, the one who must have followed me in the truck. He was walking around the side of the building towards us.
    “I done thought you might try to leave the back way,” he said, shaking his head. “Well, you ain’t going nowhere. Me and my buddies will take care of you, oh yes indeedy.” He turned and called out, “Hey, fellas! Come back here and see what I found.”
    “Leave us alone and you won’t get hurt,” Markus said firmly.
    “I won’t get hurt? Ha, ha, ha, who you think you messing with lover boy? Bobby Ray ain’t no fool. I know what I seen and I don’t take kindly to no monsters. No siree. Now you just haul ass over here. You’re coming with me.” In the darkness I could make out the shape of a gun as he pointed it in our direction.
    “Look, Bobby Ray, we are just minding our own business. So why don’t you mind yours,” Markus said coldly.
    The earsplitting boom of a rifle going off near the side of the house startled us all. I knew more of the men must be coming around to the back. “Looks like my buddies are coming to get a piece of some monster action now,” Bobby Ray said nastily.
    “And my werewolf friends are here for you,” Markus stated. “Look over there,” he said, pointing behind Bobby Ray’s head.
    Bobby Ray chuckled. “You think I’d fall for the oldest trick in the book and look away? Ha, ha, nice try.”
    “They’re coming, duck Kristen, get down,” Markus yelled. Bobby Ray couldn’t resist taking a quick peek over his shoulder, and that momentary lapse was all that Markus needed.
    “Yeah, I do, you dumb ass!” Marcus yelled as he charged at Bobby Ray, knocking the gun out of his hands. Even though he was not in his wolf, the strength emanating from Markus’s body was incredibly powerful. I stood frozen, watching as he attacked Bobby Ray, all the while sensing the eminent approach of the other men from the side of the house.
    “Run, Kristen! Run!” Marcus shouted.
    My body was wracked with indecision. Should I run? How could I leave Markus here with Bobby Ray and the other vicious men? I didn’t know what to do—I just knew I had to do something—and fast !
     

CHAPTER TWO
     
    “Oh my God!” I panted as my hand reached up for my stars and moon charm necklace, and I started to rub it furiously. The run from Susan’s backyard had been fast and stressful. When Markus told me to take off, I had hesitated. The thought of leaving him there killed me, but I figured he must know what he was doing. I’d had just seconds to make a decision before the angry townsmen would be on us. I knew I had to put my trust in Markus so I followed his direction, running as fast I could through several yards. I kept nervously looking behind me, but he wasn’t there—until finally he was. I was so relieved to see him. I wanted to stop and kiss him but there was no time.
    “We can’t stop Kristen. We have to keep moving and faster. Change into your wolf, now!” He commanded.  We could hear the men in the distance as we ducked behind a few trees and quickly shifted into our wolf form. Then we raced through what seemed like endless yards, roads, and