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

past love life, pathetic though it was. She hadn’t dated all that many guys, and none of her relationships had been very serious. How could they be when she lacked the confidence to really be herself around them, and when it seemed like they were all cruel in some way?
     
    The more she thought about it, the more she hoped she could truly fall in love with Seth, and just leave the misery of her past behind her. She could be happy here, surrounded by the beauty of nature and the safety of Seth and his den. She just needed to fall for him, because she wouldn’t use him. She’d rather go back and face prison time.
     
    Before long, Seth returned with a rabbit dangling limply from between his powerful jaws. He laid the creature before her feet, and just as she was hoping he wasn’t expecting her to eat it raw, he shifted.
     
    “I’ll build a fire and have this cooked before you know it,” he said.
     
    She watched him gathering wood from underneath outcroppings and within patches of sunlight where it was driest. He piled the wood in a spot near the bank, which he’d cleared of debris and surrounded with large river rocks to contain the fire. He placed some kind of off fungus at the base of the wood. Then he began to strike two different types of stones together over the top of the fungus.
     
    Tiny sparks splashed from the rocks and landed on the fungus, which quickly began to burn. He blew this gently, and the smoke ignited and began to blaze upon the fungus. He used a stick to push the fungus underneath his woodpile, and before long, he had a fire crackling and popping.
     
    “Impressive!” Callie said.
     
    “Humans cannot do this?” Seth asked curiously.
     
    “Some can, I suppose,” she answered. “But I’m a city girl, and I’ve never seen anything like it. Where I come from, we just use a match or a lighter.”
     
    “What are those?” he asked.
     
    “A match is a stick that you just rub quickly against a strip on the outside of the box and it instantly alights,” she answered. “And a lighter is… well, I’m not sure how a lighter works to be honest. There’s some kind of fuel inside a plastic or metal container, and you can just flick your thumb across a metal wheel or push a button and you get fire.”
     
    “Now that’s impressive,” Seth remarked.
     
    Seth grabbed the rabbit, and Callie couldn’t help but wonder how he could possibly dress the animal without a knife. She watched intently as he grabbed the skin near the back ankle and made a small tear using only his fingers. Then he began to easily pull the skin away from the animal, starting with the back legs and pulling forward. When the animal was completely skinned, he grabbed it around the ribcage and began to push, and the innards were easily removed.
     
    He found a sturdy stick to use as a skewer, and he laced it through the rabbit and began to hold the whole animal directly over the fire. Before long, the scent of roasting meat filled the air, and Callie began to drool.
     
    Her stomach rumbled fiercely, and Seth glanced at her and said, “It won’t be long now. Just a few more minutes.”
     
    Perhaps it was because she hadn’t eaten in hours, but Callie was certain the delectable smell of this rabbit was the most enticing scent she’d ever smelled. He poked the flesh of the rabbit in several locations, and, clearly satisfied that it was done, he handed it to her.
     
    “Careful, it’s hot,” he warned her.
     
    She held the skewer and realized the small animal was actually much lighter than she thought it would be. She inhaled the heavenly scent before nibbling a streaming bite from over the ribcage. The flesh was tender and nearly melted in her mouth.
     
    “Wow, I hardly even miss the salt,” she commented, not caring that her mouth was full.
     
    “Salt? What is salt?” he asked.
     
    “Salt is a seasoning humans use to enhance the flavor of most of our food,” she said. “We typically use salt and pepper on