Love Me Alpha

Chapter 37

It was the safest option.

“What do you want, Ryan?” I asked my sub-beta, already having identified his scent.

“Urm...” he stuttered through the door. “We have a problem, alpha” he confessed.

“Go on.”

“Mrs Pennies is here, you know the mother of the two-“

“Yes” I cut him off, already knowing he meant Sophie and Liam. What the hell that those two done now?

“Good, well…”

“Spit it out, Ryan” I snarled, both pleased as well as relieved when Holly didn’t so much as even stir at my harsh tone.

Maybe I hadn’t ruined things as I had first thought?

“She wishes to apologise to you, about her last visit” he rushed out. I rolled my eyes.

“No.”

“But-“

“I said no” I snapped. “It does not bother me if she is present. Tell her I am busy, if she wishes to speak inform her I will visit at a more appropriate time” I ordered.

“If you say so, mate” Ryan agreed, and I could picture him shrugging behind the door before I heard him make his way downstairs.

Shaking my head, happy that I no longer had to deal with pathetic problems, I soon found myself relaxing. If it had ben serious on the other hand I would have had no choice but to step up to my alpha duties, I cared and looked out for my pack after all, but it was clear it was simply a mother who was worried about her children when there was no need to be.

I rolled my eyes at the thought, knowing that even though they would be in some discomfort from not being able to shift, it was for the best. They needed to realise that if they wanted to be in my pack then they had to obey, no matter what.

Plus, the fact the boy had dared to try and flirt with my mate was just out of the question! I mean seriously, did he have some kind of death wish?

Holly’s belly rumbling brought my back to the present. “You hungry, sweetheart?”

“Oomph.”

Hearing her huff I couldn’t help but chuckle, her face buried in the corner of my shoulder as she pressed herself further against me.

I soon found myself flushing as I remembered the other night, how I remembered having her pressed against the grass covered forest floor as I made love to her.

I smiled at the thought. 

With that on my mind I gently swept her into my arms before I slipped out of bed, sniggering at her slight yelp of surprise before she wrapped her arms around my neck tightly.

“Adrian!”

“I need to get some food into you” I told her, ignoring her with amusement as she playfully pouted. I knew I still needed to make it up to her about my behaviour last night, but I also knew that there was hope and that was what I was concentrating on.

“I’m fine.”

I snorted at her comment before heading downstairs, keeping her secure in my grasp as we made our way into the kitchen.

I was displeased when I found Ryan had seemingly failed to escort Mrs Pennies out, I was even more so when she seemed to brighten up when she caught sight of me.

“Oh, Alpha-“

Ignoring her I gently sat Holly in what had slowly became her own seat before turning back to the fridge, smiling when I saw all of the containers of premade food. My mate loved to cook, it came in handy since most of the pack didn’t even know how to turn an oven on or they somehow managed to burn water.

“What would you like, sweetheart?” I asked gently, seemingly surprising our so-called guest with my soft tone. I stifled the urge to roll my eyes, how I spoke to my mate was my business and not hers.

“Urm…” she trailed off.

I turned around only to take note of how curiously Holly was staring at Rebecca, her head tilted to the side in an adorable manner I couldn’t help but grin at.

“Holly?” I snapped her out of it. When she looked at me her smile was breathless.

“Hi,” she bit her lip.

Chuckling at how innocent she looked, knowing that in her past she had had anything but a nice upbringing, I walked over to give her a kiss.

“Hi,” I replied just as cheekily.

Hearing her giggle I knew any tension was broken, her fingers running down my bare chest before she lightly scratched the trail of hair which started at my belly button and headed towards my groin.

I flinched slightly at the sensation, trying hard not to ravish her right there and then. I could tell her heart beat was still slightly off. It was faster, though it seemed constant which I knew to be safer than if it was irregular. Hopefully Lisa would come up with something.

“Can I cook?” she suddenly asked hopefully.

I was about to decline, wanting to do this for her, when I realised that cooking helped her think. I remembered when she had confessed it to me; it also helped that she was an amazingly talented cook. Jake was still thankful to her after the whole baking for the sale thing where he met his mate.

“Sure.”

Patting her playfully on her rear as she jumped up from her seat I grinned when I saw her blush, her cheeks flushed a bright red.  

Grinning widely I watched as she spun around before she got to work on breakfast, my grin fading into a stern look when I turned to face Mrs Pennies, or Rebecca as she had asked me to call her.

I watched her shift uncomfortable under my gaze.

“Alpha” she nodded respectively, nervously. When I didn’t say anything she continued. “Uh, I know that you didn’t want to speak to me, but I really do wish to apologise for questioning your treatment of my son and daughter-“

I blanked the majority of her apologises out, and while I was pleased Ryan had in fact told her to leave I did wish he had taken the time to escort her out. I really didn’t want to deal with this right now.

I was drawn out of my sulking when I heard the clatter of pans, my head snapping to the right before I couldn’t help but shake my head when I saw Holly on her tiptoes as she tried to reach for the very top of the cooking utensils. I had, in thought of her, moved everything onto a lower shift but it seems as if I didn’t quite get them all.

Rising to my impressive height, watching as Rebecca shunned back as if I was coming after her, I headed over to Holly. Pressing my chest up against her back I made sure to lean myself against her as I reached for the item she was after, grinning when I felt her shudder.

“Thank you.”

Smiling at her light and thankful tone I bent down to press my lips against her cheek, feeling her heat up under my touch. I loved that even after everything she had obviously been through she was still so innocent. It made me incredibly thankful.