Protecting Their Mate, Part One (35 pages)Blake is on a mission from his alpha--to track down a werewolf whose parents dragged her into the human world years ago, one who may be in danger. He expects the lead to go nowhere. What he finds caged in a basement is a rare thing--a beautiful, curvy woman gripped by the fever, ready to mate.Ashley Todd has never fit in. She's always been too much--too big, too demanding, too close to the wolf hiding beneath her skin. She's been locked away for months, alone for a lifetime--and in walks Blake. Her rescuer is hard, intense, a dominant wolf whose bossy attitude makes her growl...and melt.Soothing her mating fever is his responsibility--and his pleasure. Their passion is explosive, undeniable. But what started out as a job for Blake quickly becomes something more, and the toughest part of his mission looms: take Ashley back to his pack so she can choose her permanent mate.This is the first installment in PROTECTING THEIR MATE, an erotic BBW paranormal romance serial set in the world of The Last Pack. It contains strong language and explicit sex. Future installments will include sexual situations with multiple partners. For adult readers.