Romance: Sold To The Alpha Dragon: BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance (BBW Romance, Paranormal, BBW Shifter Romance) Read Free

doctor if you’re so worried about me,” Maria snapped back.
     
    She wanted to like him and think that he was a good person, but she didn’t trust him yet.
     
    “If we go to a doctor, we’ll have to explain that your uncle caused this.”
     
    Will paused and glanced up at Maria, who nodded.
     
    “And I don’t think you want him to get into trouble. Unless you want to tell someone.”
     
    Maria shook her head and said, “Who would run the pharmacy? He knows everyone in town and what they need. All their health…”
     
    “And I’m sure you don’t want to alienate family. Even if they are…”
     
    “Don’t talk about him like you know him,” Maria spat back.
     
    She didn’t want him to judge her for seeming like a weak little girl who needed the protection of her uncle, even if it might have been true.
     
    “Or me.”
     
    Will defensively put up one hand and set the tray on the bedside table. Maria leaned back and fell on top of the bed, which she didn’t know was behind her.
     
    Will held out both hands. Maria didn’t take them. She just stared at him angrily; trying to bring out the bad man in him that she secretly believed existed in him.
     
    Maria knew that if he showed his harsh side, she wouldn’t be attracted to him and, therefore, it would be easier for her to leave him and escape. Start a new life.
     
    “No,” Maria said, refusing his hands.
     
    She spread across the bed and spread her legs open more.
     
    “Just get it over with.”
     
    “What?” Will said, sitting on the bed next to her.
     
    “I’m serious about those wounds. You have to get better before going back home. And you need to eat because you look like you haven’t eaten in a while.”
     
    He handed her a bowl of grapes, which she reluctantly took. He grabbed a handful of cheese and headed for the door.
     
    “Wait,” Maria called out.
     
    “You’re not going to-“
     
    “You’re not a whore, Maria,” Will softly said.
     
    “I won’t hurt you. Or touch you. I promise. Act the way you want to be treated.”
     
    With that, Maria stood and walked over to him. She decided that he was mostly good and trustworthy.
     
    “I’m sorry I was snooping,” Maria began.
     
    “Thank you for everything. Where is my room?”
     
    “You can stay in here if you like. But this room may be a bit dusty. No one has slept in here since my parents died,” Will said in a monotone voice.
     
    “I’m sorry.”
     
    “Your parents are gone too,” Will said.
     
    “You don’t have to be sorry.”
     
    Will left abruptly and shut the door in Maria’s face. She thought it was a bit rude but then noticed how tired she was.
     
    After a few grapes and the entire bread and cheese plate, the silky sheets in the bed felt so relaxing. She didn’t even remember falling asleep.
                 

Chapter 4
     
    Maria woke up in the middle of the night with a giant headache. She poured herself some water from the pitcher and drank out of it, what she thought, was the nicest piece of glass to ever touch her mouth.
     
    She drew the drapes open and saw the light blue night sky. There was a pond in the distance that reflected the moon, which helped her see the beautiful garden that had an intricate walkway that lead into the woods.
     
    She contemplated going outside to explore but knew that her undershirt tee and boy-short underwear wouldn’t protect her from the cold. So she stole a white robe from Will’s mother’s closet.
     
    She didn’t feel sleepy. She actually felt rested and decided to walk down the hallway to see what was down the left wing. The hallway was longer and darker than she expected.
     
    Maria got to the end and saw a light emitting from the furthest door down another hallway to the left. She looked back, wondering if she could find her way back to her room.
     
    The curiosity pushed her enough to enter the glowing room. There was no one there. Nothing but a large billiards table and television