Romance: Sold To The Alpha Dragon: BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance (BBW Romance, Paranormal, BBW Shifter Romance) Read Free Page B
Author: Ashley Hunter
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bathroom was so pearly white and flawlessly clean that it made her forget about the unhealthy state she was in.
The tub was centered in the middle of the marble floor with hung ceiling lights surrounding it. Brass accessories, like dragon-shaped towel-holders, lined the walls.
“This is gorgeous,” Maria stated breathlessly.
Will took out a few towels from a brass cabinet and handed them to Maria. She sat on a stool next to the tub and hung the towels over the side.
Will stared at her knee. Maria noticed and tried to cover the bloody scab with the bottom of her robe. Some of the dried blood spread to her thigh.
Will bent on one knee and opened her robe, tapping the dried wound.
“Don’t worry,” Will almost whispered.
He turned on the faucet in the tub and wet half of a washcloth. He pressed it against Maria’s wound, which made her quickly suck air in her mouth. Whatever intimate heat she felt while Will was so close to her legs, it was gone because of the pain.
She looked up at the ceiling to avoid revealing the pain in her face to Will. She realized how many bruises she had up and down her arms and back too.
She reached behind her to rub the bruised back of her neck. It burned to touch, so she pulled away quickly.
Will gently wrapped two fingers on both sides of her chin and moved her head from side to side.
“What’s wrong? I don’t see any blood anywhere else,” Will said, examining her body.
“Nothing. My back,” Maria answered.
He took her hands and made her stand up. He untied Maria’s robe with just one finger. Her heart raced as the silky robe fell to her ankles, revealing her curvy thighs and bottom with only her underwear.
She tried to cover her protruding nipples under her white tee with her hands, but Will grabbed her shoulders and stroked both arms, pulling them apart.
Maria felt vulnerable and exposed. She didn’t feel unsafe this time, though. She watched Will examine her side and walk around her.
He stroked certain parts of her body and pressed on her side.
“Does that hurt?” he asked.
Maria shook her head.
He pressed on her middle back, which made Maria squirm away from him. He grabbed her waist and kept her from falling over.
“It’s okay. I’m sorry,” he whispered.
He stood directly behind her and lifted her shirt.
“Tell me how badly it hurts. We want to make sure nothing’s broken.”
Maria stood still, frozen, enjoying Will’s breath on her neck.
When he spoke behind her ear, he sent shivers down her spine that made Maria feel electrified.
“Are- are you a doctor?” Maria asked.
“I studied some,” Will began. “I learned from my father, who was a doctor.” Will gently wiped hot water on her back wounds.
“Is that why you live in a mansion?” Maria asked, chuckling.
“Yes,” Will responded quickly. There was a long pause before he said, “And I make business deals in Edinburgh. Selling real estate. I’m good with money. So I help businesses with theirs too.”
Maria accepted the vague answer and asked, “Then why were you in the village yesterday?”
“I go there every once in a while,” he answered. “I have a few friends who I like to visit every few weeks or so. We were friends as kids.”
“Then why didn’t you live in the village?”
“My father didn’t want me living around a lot of people,” Will quietly said.
“He, um, wanted me to focus on my studies. And he loved living in a big place with my mom and me in seclusion. It was peaceful.”
Will put Maria’s shirt back down and walked to the door.
He turned around to face her and smiled.
“Take a bath and I’ll send Mrs. Gilbert up with clothes,” he ordered as he left.
Chapter 6
Maria enjoyed the bath and closed her eyes as she lay in the water. She focused on her wounds being washed, which burned but was
The tub was centered in the middle of the marble floor with hung ceiling lights surrounding it. Brass accessories, like dragon-shaped towel-holders, lined the walls.
“This is gorgeous,” Maria stated breathlessly.
Will took out a few towels from a brass cabinet and handed them to Maria. She sat on a stool next to the tub and hung the towels over the side.
Will stared at her knee. Maria noticed and tried to cover the bloody scab with the bottom of her robe. Some of the dried blood spread to her thigh.
Will bent on one knee and opened her robe, tapping the dried wound.
“Don’t worry,” Will almost whispered.
He turned on the faucet in the tub and wet half of a washcloth. He pressed it against Maria’s wound, which made her quickly suck air in her mouth. Whatever intimate heat she felt while Will was so close to her legs, it was gone because of the pain.
She looked up at the ceiling to avoid revealing the pain in her face to Will. She realized how many bruises she had up and down her arms and back too.
She reached behind her to rub the bruised back of her neck. It burned to touch, so she pulled away quickly.
Will gently wrapped two fingers on both sides of her chin and moved her head from side to side.
“What’s wrong? I don’t see any blood anywhere else,” Will said, examining her body.
“Nothing. My back,” Maria answered.
He took her hands and made her stand up. He untied Maria’s robe with just one finger. Her heart raced as the silky robe fell to her ankles, revealing her curvy thighs and bottom with only her underwear.
She tried to cover her protruding nipples under her white tee with her hands, but Will grabbed her shoulders and stroked both arms, pulling them apart.
Maria felt vulnerable and exposed. She didn’t feel unsafe this time, though. She watched Will examine her side and walk around her.
He stroked certain parts of her body and pressed on her side.
“Does that hurt?” he asked.
Maria shook her head.
He pressed on her middle back, which made Maria squirm away from him. He grabbed her waist and kept her from falling over.
“It’s okay. I’m sorry,” he whispered.
He stood directly behind her and lifted her shirt.
“Tell me how badly it hurts. We want to make sure nothing’s broken.”
Maria stood still, frozen, enjoying Will’s breath on her neck.
When he spoke behind her ear, he sent shivers down her spine that made Maria feel electrified.
“Are- are you a doctor?” Maria asked.
“I studied some,” Will began. “I learned from my father, who was a doctor.” Will gently wiped hot water on her back wounds.
“Is that why you live in a mansion?” Maria asked, chuckling.
“Yes,” Will responded quickly. There was a long pause before he said, “And I make business deals in Edinburgh. Selling real estate. I’m good with money. So I help businesses with theirs too.”
Maria accepted the vague answer and asked, “Then why were you in the village yesterday?”
“I go there every once in a while,” he answered. “I have a few friends who I like to visit every few weeks or so. We were friends as kids.”
“Then why didn’t you live in the village?”
“My father didn’t want me living around a lot of people,” Will quietly said.
“He, um, wanted me to focus on my studies. And he loved living in a big place with my mom and me in seclusion. It was peaceful.”
Will put Maria’s shirt back down and walked to the door.
He turned around to face her and smiled.
“Take a bath and I’ll send Mrs. Gilbert up with clothes,” he ordered as he left.
Chapter 6
Maria enjoyed the bath and closed her eyes as she lay in the water. She focused on her wounds being washed, which burned but was
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