Page 27 of He Claimed Her Heart

“I can’t get a hold of him. His office says he is unavailable. Jenny sayshe’s on a business trip right now and even she can’t reach him. I don’t know how they found out about Alpha Drake,” dad scoffed.

“Likely story. Dad, what am I going to do? I can’t have all those alphas running around like that.I already have one that I like,” I said as I turned toward Drake and putting my hand on his chest. I needed to calm myself down. Drake smiled at me when I said I already have one I liked. “How many have showed up?

“So far, ten have showed up.Three of them are not on the list. We have an office full of stuff, what do you want us to do with it all?” dad questioned me.

“Well, what does the suite look like?Do we have room in the suite?” I inquired as my heartbeat started to elevate.

“Yes, we have lots of room in the suite.We can move all of this in the office upstairs. What do you want us to do with all the bouquets of flowers?” dad mused. “The suite will be overwhelmed with the scent of flowers.”

“How many bouquets are we talking about?” I questioned him.

“So far, twelve bouquets have arrived. Elaborate bouquets to simple bouquets. Like I said, the suite would be overwhelmed with the scent of flowers. What do we want to do with them all?” dad demanded.

“I don’t know. We can take someupstairs to the suite and leave some downstairs. I don’t know. Can they just stay downstairs in the office until I get home tomorrow? Please?” I begged my dad.

“Sure, I just wanted to prepare you for what you were going to walk into tomorrow. By the way, Alpha Bennett wants you to return by10 AM if that’s possible. We need to have a meeting with you before you meet all your potential beaus tomorrow,” dadteased.

“Dad! That’s not funny.What am I supposed to do? I’m getting a headache just thinking about it,” I hissed as I started to get frustrated at the situation waiting for me at home.

“Calm down Bree. That’s one of the reasons why Alpha Bennett wants you home early so we can come up with a plan. Something to help you out. You can be home early, yes?” dad asked again.

I looked at Drake who shook his head yes. “Yes, dad. I can be home early. Drakesays we can be there early. You know he’s coming with me, right?” I reminded him.

“Idid remember that. We are going to have to get creative where we put guests. We are quickly running out of space. We have a room reserved for Alpha Drake already, so no worries there. Get some rest Bree. I’ll see you in the morning. Love you Puddin’,” dad cooed as he hung up.

“Good night dad. Love you too,” I replied as I hung up my phone. I put the phone on the coffee table. I sat back and closed my eyes. Drake put his hand on my thigh and asked, “Are you alright? Can I get you anything? Do you need anything?”

“No,I wish dad had waited to call me until later. He just ruined my evening. I’m sorry, I just … everything was going great and now … I have ten other alphas waiting to meet me at home. What in the world am I going to do?” I wondered aloud. More to myself than to him.

“I wish I could help you out.I guess I’m part of your problem. I want you for myself. I want you to be my Luna, so I don’t know how I can help you out,” he sadly stated as he sat next to me on the couch holding my hand.

“Yes, but you asked me before all of thisstarted. So, that is a plus for you,” I stated as I moved closer to him.

“A plus for me? I’ll take it.What can I do for you, right now. You seem frustrated or rather agitated,” he observed as he continued to hold my hand.

“Do you have anychocolate ice cream?” I asked him as I snuggled a little closer.

“I’m not sure, but if I don’t, I can get it. Let me go check. Be right back,” he replied as he gave me a kiss on the lips as he got up. He was gone for about five minutes. He returned with a pint of chocolate ice cream, a spoon, and two bottles of water. “Here you go. One pint of chocolate ice cream. Do you want any whipped cream?” he inquired with a wolfish grin as he handed me the pint of ice cream and spoon.

“No, I don’t use whipped cream unless I am eating a sundae. Thank you for getting the ice cream for me. May I ask you a question?” I asked him while I took the top off of the ice cream.

“Sure, go ahead,” he repliedas he tried to get comfortable next to me.

“So far, how would you rate our relationship? I know I’m not the most pleasantperson, especially when I’m miffed, like now,” I questioned him.

“Well, I would say our relationship is going well. Not as fast as I would like, but it’s goingwell. I feel so comfortable with you. When I’m with you, I want to touch you, kiss you, and I want to make you mine in all respects possible. I know I have to take it slow, but I am a patient man. I will do what I have to do to make you mine,” he honestly answered me while looking me in the eyes so I could discern his sincerity.

“Hmm. Okay. Drake, I really do like you, like a lot. I’ve started developing feelings for you. I don’t know how these other alphas fit in or if they fit in. What time do we need to leave by in order to make the meeting at 10?” I asked him taking a bite of ice cream.

“We will need to leave by 7 AM. Which means we probably need to get up around 6 if we want to have breakfast,” he replied trying to figure out what I’m thinking about.

“I can do that. Would you like some?” I asked him as I held a spoonful of ice cream out for him.

He opened his mouth and I put the spoon in. I began alternating feeding me and him. He seemed to enjoy me feeding him. Half-way through the carton, Drake took the ice cream and finished feeding us. He took the carton and the spoon into his kitchen. When he came back, he sat back down on the couch. When he got comfortable, he picked me up and placed me on his lap.

“What are you doing?” I wondered out loud as I snuggled against his chest.

“I wanted to hold you and comfort you. So, I decided I would hold you on my lap. The alternative is to lay you down on the couch and snuggle with you. Which would you prefer?” he asked me with a smirk.

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