Poppy's Alpha

Chapter8

***Rafe***

I had to keep control of my Lycan as we sat here while she talked to the Alpha, My rage along with his was not a good mix, we were both beyond pissed the more she talked and told us what all happened, I could also feel how the Alpha was blaming himself, he felt like he let one of his down but not being there for her, I know there is more that she is saying, but i will find that out eventaully.

"Okay. Poppy, I think we covered enough for today. Now, where are all your things, so we can get them to you?"

She chewed on the inside of her cheek as her eyes darted around,

"Alpha, I would really like to go with,"

He sighed, "Poppy, as I said, I do not think that's a good thing."

I hold up my hand, stopping him,

"Im not trying to overstep, but as I said earlier, I will tag along. Im sure she has some personal things she does not want others handling."

Her eyes go wide, her hands come up, "Oh, I cant ask that of you, im sure you have other things that are more important that need your attention."

I wanted to chuckle at her words cause little does she know she is the most important thing to me now. I know she feels something when she is around me, but till she is tapped into it fully, and I think she is so filled with worry and fear, causing her to block it.

"It's okay, I do not mind, I will link my Beta, and he will go with us, we will have it handled in no time, and you are not asking, I'm volunteering."

I let my Lycan come forward just a bit, nothing she can pick up on, but using the bond to get her to agree. She shakes her head, then swallows slowly, and there is nothing more I want to do than drag my tongue along her throat.

"Um, well, if you are alright with it, then I guess it's okay, Alpha?" She looks back at him. I can see him hiding his smirk,

"Sure, Poppy, why dont you go with Prince Rafe? I will have two cars ready to take you, so there is room for all your stuff.

"Oh, I dont have that much," She waves her hand at him, but then stops when she realizes what she said,

She stands then hurries for the door. I shot him a look, then rushed after my mate, who is fast for a human, s**t, I move down the hall following her scent. I found her out front. She was standing there on the front steps, looking around,

"Poppy," I call her name, watching as she jumps but looks over,

"Oh, sorry, I didnt mean to," She waves her hand, "Um, to take off like that,"

"It's okay, I linked my Beta, he should be here in a few seconds, and I do believe those are the guys who are going with us," I point to the group of five men standing by two SUVs

She nodded. I place my hand on her lower back, her whole body goes stiff as she sucks in a breath, I pull my hand away,

"Im sorry, did I hurt you?"

Shaking her head, "No," She drops her head, "Im just not used to people touching me is all," her voice is low, and I can hear the hurt there.

"Alpha." I hear Reggie call me. Before I could say anything to her, I looked over, seeing him jogging up to us, his eyes landing on Poppy. He smiled widely at her, holding out his hand to her,

"Im Reggis, this nob's Beta," He tosses his thumb in my direction. She giggles but takes his hand,

"Poppy. Nice to meet you,"

"Likewise," He shoots her a wink, making her giggle again, and I suddenly want to rip his head off his shoulders,

"So Poppy is like the flower, Poppies? Do they call you Flower?"

I shot him a glare, but was taken aback when I heard her snort as she covered her mouth, shaking her head, "No, just Poppy, my mom picked the name, but if you want to call me Flower, that's okay." She shrugged her shoulders,

I groan internally, knowing this asshole is going to run with it. And how the hell is it that he can give her a nickname already?

His face lights up, and he tosses an arm over her shoulder. She looks like she is drowning next to him. I would love to rip that arm off him and beat him with the bloody end of it.

"You got it, Flower. Let's get this show on the road, shall we?"

She laughs as he pulls her over to the SUV, pulling open the door, she climbs in, he shuts the door, turning to face me, his smile drops when he sees me staring at him, his hands come up,

"Rafe, my man, why the look?"

I just squint at him, but all he does is laugh, "You know im only kidding around, Rafe. I know she is yours, but I could pick up on the tension coming off you, and so can she. She is affected by i,t, and she dont even know it or understand why,"

My body eases at his words; he is right. I had been boiling under my skin since she started talking in that office, and then when she jumped when I touched her, it just added to my rage and my Lycanwereas wanting out to hunt down whoever hurt her.

He patted my shoulder, "She nice man, so dont scare her with your anger, Alpha Boris is right, she is different."

Nodding at him, I pulled open the door, sliding in next to her. She looked over, seeming confused that I was getting in with her,

"You dont mind if I ride with you, do you?"

She shakes her head,

The ride to her place was short. She didnt talk, she looked out the window, but I noticed the change in her body when we pulled up to the house. She looked out the window but did not attempt to get out. She finally opened the door, climbing out. I did the same, walking around the back. I heard the front door open and the voice of that woman from last night.

"What is going on? Poppy, why are there all these men here?" She stood there, hands on her hips as she stared down at Poppy,

"These are the men Alpha said he would send. I came to help gather my things."

She let out a huff and was about to say something when her eyes landed on me,

"Prince Rafe." She pushed past Poppy, coming to stand in front of me, "It's a pleasure to have you here at my home."

She holds her hand out to me, but I do not take it. After a few seconds, she pulls her hand back, clearing her throat,

"What do I owe the pleasure of your company?"

I raise a brow, then look over at Reggie, who is shaking his head, but steps up towards her,

"Prince Rafe is escorting Ms. Poppy here to collect her belongings and to make sure nothing happens to her while she is here."

I step around her, walking up to Poppy, "How about you show me where your things are, and we will help you get them?"

She looks over at that woman, but then back to me, she nods but does not say anything. I trail behind her as she moves to the house,

I hear someone let out a squeal and then footsteps as two younger women come racing down the steps,

"Holy s**t, Poppyseed, how did you score time with the Prince? What did you do to get that, huh?"

I feel Poppy flinch next to me, but she dont say anything, just drops her head. My attention is pulled from her when a hand lands on my chest, "How about you, Prince, how did you end up babysitting the little human mutt? You know," She leans closer. "Im sure you would find my company much better than Poppyseeds."

Oh hell no, this person didnt just help herself to touching me? My Lycan surges forward, not happy with her touching us and her words about our mate,