Total pages in book: 39
Estimated words: 38003 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 190(@200wpm)___ 152(@250wpm)___ 127(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 38003 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 190(@200wpm)___ 152(@250wpm)___ 127(@300wpm)
He was so close. The tightness of her cunt set him to the edge and thrust him over. He pumped his seed deep inside her, flooding her with his spunk.
The pleasure slowly ebbed away. This time, they didn’t stay in each other’s arms. Poppy released her hold on him.
“I’ve got to head home before my mom worries,” she said.
“I’ll walk you home.”
Their clothes were not in the best condition.
He got the sweatpants, while he gave Poppy the longest shirt. Taking hold of her hand, they walked together, heading toward her home. They couldn’t go through town as there were pack members everywhere. They had no choice but to go the long way around.
In Poppy’s backyard, he stayed in the shadows.
“This is my stop,” she said.
“Yeah.”
She turned back to the house and then toward him.
Klaus caught her as she threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around him and kissing him.
“I loved tonight, Klaus, and I … I love you.”
He stroked her cheek and watched as she snuck home.
Klaus looked up toward her bedroom window and waited. Her bedroom light was already on, and he watched as she went to the window and waved.
He held his hand up and then took off, going back home. Walking away from Poppy was hard. His wolf felt heavy in his chest. He wanted to tilt his head back and howl at the unfairness of it all.
Poppy. He wanted her back.
Entering his home, he sensed his parents waiting for him.
Lionel wasn’t around. He was probably with Anna.
Klaus looked up to see Bethany on the steps.
“What are you still doing up, kid?”
“Mom and Dad are waiting for you,” she said. Her voice sounded a little scratchy.
“Are you okay?”
Bethany nodded. “Are you?”
“Yeah, of course, I am.”
“You look sad.”
“I don’t mean to look sad.” He forced a smile to his lips so she wouldn’t be upset. “Go on, head to bed.”
Bethany smiled at him and then took off upstairs, going toward her bedroom.
Klaus went into the dining room where his parents waited for him.
“Mom. Dad. What’s up?”
“Your dad told me,” Nicole said.
“We don’t have any secrets, son.” His father inhaled the air and tilted his head to the side.
“Is this some kind of intervention?” he asked.
Nicole looked toward George, and then his gaze was focused on him.
“It’s not an intervention,” George said.
“We are here for you, honey. Please know that, but we also know that … putting off the inevitable isn’t good. Trust us. We have firsthand experience with this,” Nicole said.
“How can the two of you have firsthand experience?” Klaus asked.
Between Poppy’s feelings, their coming together, and Greg, he wasn’t in the best of moods.
He’d just fucked his mate. Felt that connection with her and dropped her off at home where another male was. He was hanging on by a thread. The desire to go steal Poppy away was strong.
“Son, we’ve dealt with a lot of different mated couples. It is rare that some mates don’t want to … you know, be together because of past experiences, but that doesn’t mean we can’t help.”
Klaus ran his fingers through his hair. “So you have experience in helping out a guy who was a bully to his mate? Who hurt her, and he doesn’t even have a good reason why he did that?”
“Honey,” Nicole said, getting to her feet.
He took a step back. “This is all so fucking fucked. I … my mate was there this whole time. Some of the horrible shit I said to her, I hate myself for it. I’m a fucking prick, and I … hate myself because of it. I love her so much, and I will do anything for her. I can’t rush her. I know that we’ve got a ticking clock. I get that, but I’m not going to force her. I’m willing to take the time.”
Nicole and George looked at each other.
“What?” Klaus asked.
“Greg has asked Anna if he can form a mating bond with Poppy. Lionel has asked us, and we didn’t know until today that you were … mates. Your father had already given his consent. Greg will ask tomorrow, in front of the pack,” Nicole said.
“What the hell does this mean?” Klaus asked.
“Son, it is going to be up to you. You either let Poppy leave, and this mating will never happen, or you are going to have to stand and fight for her,” George said.
Chapter Eleven
Poppy was starving. She sat at the kitchen table, eating her fourth slice of toast.
She had woken early so she could get downstairs to enjoy more toast. Glancing at the time, she wondered what Klaus was doing.
After her fourth slice, she looked at the loaf of bread. She was still hungry.
Was this what sex did? Make the people who did it hungry?
This morning, she had expected not to be so horny. Waking up after dreaming about Klaus, she had been so aroused, and she had no choice.