No, it couldn’t be possible. Could it? He doubted it.
“Perhaps you’re wrong. Perhaps he’s an asshole and deserves to have his nuts crushed,” Klaus said.
He didn’t want Poppy to crush his balls. Just the thought of it was enough to make him wince.
Greg snorted. “Come on, it’s late and we better be heading back.”
“What’s the rush?” Klaus asked.
“Your guys’ party, man. It would be rude for me not to show at an appropriate time. Also, I want to be there to walk Poppy home.”
“You mean Anna.”
“Oh, no, my father’s with Anna.”
Klaus paused and watched Greg walk a few feet in front. “What?”
Greg stopped and turned to him. “My dad. He likes Anna. She’s a nice woman. Don’t you think?”
“Yeah, she’s nice. So nice.” Klaus agreed. In fact, he knew that Anna was a sweet woman, and from what his dad had said, she had lost everything with her mate protecting him. With how he felt about Poppy, and they’d only known of their mating for a short time, he couldn’t imagine living without her.
How did Anna cope?
Was it because of Poppy?
Did she keep on going because of her daughter?
He was a fucking prick.
“Will your dad visit often?” Klaus asked.
He knew his father wouldn’t mind being friendly with the other alpha, but he doubted he’d allow there to be constant visits, and certainly not allow another alpha to live here.
“Oh, no. He’s hoping to convince Anna to move to our pack.”
“What about Poppy?” There was no way Poppy could leave the pack.
“I believe he will enjoy having Poppy as a daughter. He always wanted more children, but unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be. He only has me.”
No. Hell fucking no.
There was no way Poppy could leave the pack. He needed to talk to his dad and stop this entire fucking plan. Poppy couldn’t leave.
He didn’t voice a single thing he was feeling. Instead, he walked with Greg, trying to keep the panic from his steps, which was proving even harder to do.
You fucked up.
You bullied Poppy.
Now she might leave.
Leave you behind without even completing a mating.
Klaus didn’t want to go to another pack.
What could he do though?
They made it out of the forest within a few minutes. The town was already busy. People milling around, drinking, enjoying each other’s company. This was all good news. Inside, Klaus was falling apart.