Read Growl for Me: BBW Paranormal Shifter Romance for Free Online Page A

tight for comfort and he knew why. He just hoped that Mina
wouldn't notice that enormous bulge straining against his zipper.
    Mina let out a nervous
giggle.
    “What?” Declan
said gruffly.
    “I...I don't know. I
just...I don't want you to have the wrong idea. I usually don't hold
hands straightaway with a guy I've just met. It's just that...I feel
pretty comfortable with you. Which is weird. Because I've just met
you, and yet, I feel as if...” She bit her lip. “...as
if I've known you for a long time. I should be scared of you.
You're a werewolf!” She let out a high pitched laugh. “Like
those red wolves who attacked me...”
    “No,” Declan
snarled, rounding on her. “We are not like the Red Fangs.”
    Mina shrank back. “I
didn't mean...”
    Declan forced himself to
step back, but he didn't release his grip on her hand. “We are
wolves, but we would never hurt a helpless, human female. And we
would never touch someone's mate,” he growled under his breath.
    Her gray eyes rounded.
“Mate? Who...”
    “Is there anything you
would like to ask me about Snow River Construction?” Declan
said quickly. “It's a new job, a new town for you. It must be
a little...confusing, and very frightening...”
    “I'm not frightened.
In fact, I think I'll like it here,” she said, surprising him.
“You've welcomed me so warmly, and...all of you protected me
last night.” She stopped and frowned. “How did you know
that I was in trouble? I didn't call anybody...”
    “My wolf,”
Declan said truthfully.
    “Your wolf...knew I
was in trouble,” she said slowly.
    “Yes.”
    “And your wolf can
sense when any member of your pack is in trouble,” she
continued, narrowing her eyes.
    “Yes.”
    “But...I'm not a
member of your pack.”
    “You are,” he
answered carefully.
    “I am not a
werewolf.”
    “You don't have to be
a werewolf to be...” My mate .
    Mina frowned at him. “Is
there...something you're not telling me, Declan?” she asked,
stepping closer to him.
    “Oh look! We're
here!” Declan said brightly, throwing his arm out to gesture
at the breathtaking scenery in front of them. They had wound their
way out of the town center and were standing in the middle of a lush,
green field. The grass swayed and pointed towards a wide, shimmering
lake. Standing at the very edge of that magnificent lake was a row
of half-completed houses.
    “There! Our latest
line of waterfront homes,” Declan announced. “What do
you think?”

CHAPTER
SEVEN

    Mina stumbled forward and
gasped. The lake in front of her sparkled and rippled invitingly.
She could see the undulating mountains in the distance and when she
looked up, she thought that the sky looked even bluer and brighter
out here. At the edge of the vast lake was a row of half-completed
two-story houses with solar panel roofs and full-length glass
windows.
    “Oh,” she
exclaimed. “Those houses are amazing! I would love to live in
one of those houses!”
    She turned to see Declan
watching her intently. “I mean...if I can afford it,”
she added quickly. “Do you have staff discount?” she
joked.
    “We do,” he
answered seriously. “Take your pick.” He jerked his
chin at the empty houses.
    Her eyes bugged. “No,
no, no, I was just kidding.” She shook her head. “Seriously,
I mean...”
    “Seriously, take your
pick. We haven't sold them yet.”
    “Oh, Mr Grant...”
    “Declan,” he
said sternly. “Call me Mr Grant one more time, and...”
    Her lips quirked up. “And
what will you do to me...Mr Grant?” She waggled her eyebrows
provocatively. She started, taken aback by her own actions. She was
flirting shamelessly with her boss! Since when did she become so
forward, so bold and brazen?
    Since you rode him into
town, that's when.
    Mina gasped at that smug,
naughty voice in her head. “Ah...”
    Before she could take a step
back, Declan was right in front of her, his chest pressed against
hers. Mina tried to back away, but his arms locked