Her Devilish Alpha - Chapter 152

It was time. Time for the moment Madeline had been waiting for.

Madeline thought coming to the date 15 minutes earlier than what was planned was overkill.

However, that didn’t stop her from meeting Xavier on the dot.

‘Hubba hubba,’ Madeline mumbled under her breath.

Xavier couldn’t stop smiling.

“You look incredible, as always,” he praised when she arrived, dressed in a cosy-looking sweater and jeans with sneakers that paired her sweater.

Madeline giggled, “Thank you. And you too.”

“So, where to?” She asked, radiating with excitement.

Xavier looked at her, asking for her permission.

Madeline nodded, wondering where he’d bring her to. He looked amazing in his button-down shirt which outlined his muscular bod, and jeans.

“Hold on tight,” he said, scooping her up in his arms and bringing her someplace.

Madeline admitted the moment they arrived at their destination, “I will never get used to travelling that fast.”

She felt like her face was going to peel off. Like it would melt or something, with how fast he was going.

Xavier chuckled nervously.

Madeline then realised she was standing in front of Xavier’s cabin. She gasped. It had changed since she had last come.

“You decorated your entire cabin for me?” Madeline asked, taken aback.

She thought it would have been something more laid back. Something more casual.

‘Now I feel underdressed. The place looks wonderful,’ she thought to herself, flabbergasted.

Xavier nodded, “Figured our first date had to be special.”

Madeline’s cheeks turned redder than the roses Xavier had handed to her.

“For you, milady,” Xavier said, a confident smirk on his face, hiding his nervousness.

‘I can do this,’ he told himself, being his own hype man.

Madeline accepted the bouquet, kissing him on the cheek to thank him.

“You really didn’t have to, you know. So long as there’s you here with me then I would’ve been happy,” Madeline said to him as she followed him to where he was taking her – his balcony.

Xavier looked at her, “I could say the same. But, it’s my very first date. And, I hope it’s something we can fondly look back on.”

“I share the same sentiment,” Madeline replied before Xavier stopped at his balcony.

“Hope you like the view,” Xavier said, not realising Madeline was looking at him instead of the spectacular view the balcony had to offer.

“I do,” Madeline answered, nodding enthusiastically before she turned her attention to the view. She added, “Mhm. I love it.”

He pulled her chair out for her.

“Thank you,” she said, taking a seat on her chair.

Madeline stared at the food.

How long had Xavier prepared for the date?

“I cooked everything. With some help from Adrian.”

Staring at Xavier, Madeline could imagine the kitchen being in utter chaos with Xavier and Adrian trying to figure out how to do this and that. Then again, it was her imagination. She presumed they would’ve done it without any chaos ensuing.

What she didn’t know, however, was that she was right.

Xavier remembered earlier that day, spending hours in the kitchen trying to make something with Adrian to no avail.

Adrian had whined a lot about how he would never get a date if he had to do all this and prepare all that. Then again, neither he and Xavier were experienced in cooking, so that affected how things went.

Xavier had begun planning this day for ages.

Perhaps because he really didn’t want to screw this up. Or because he was the type of person to plan things in advance and ensure they play out just the way he envisioned it. This date for an example.

The moment Madeline confessed… And the moment they decided to try going on dates, Xavier knew he had to utilise his planning skills to his fullest.

Hopefully, Madeline would enjoy the date.

And hopefully, she’d agree to another.

He reasoned, ‘Pfft, of course she’ll agree to another.’

He blinked, wondering what if she didn’t agree to another.

‘But, what if she doesn’t…’

Shaking his head, Xavier told himself not to think about it. No, it was their first date.

Madeline scooped a spoonful of food.

“Eat,” she said, knowing she had to be the one to make him or he’d eat nothing at all.

He followed her orders.

“My turn,” he grinned.

He fed her a spoonful of the food he had painstakingly made, hoping she’d like it.

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“Alright, honest confession here, I was about to just invite you to the walk,” Madeline admitted to Xavier after the food was finished.

Xavier blinked, wondering where this was going, “What?”

Madeline wondered if Xavier was magical. What felt like minutes were actually hours.

“But then, I chickened out, I got scared and really nervous so I invited Briar along. I also told her she could bring someone if she wanted to,” Madeline admitted. She exhaled, “I was going to just invite you, confess in the woods. I would hope everything goes well and if it doesn’t, it would also mean it would have been an awkward trip home.”

“Really?” Xavier asked, his eyes shining.

Madeline nodded, “Yeah.”

She laughed, “Oh my god, and remember that  time we tried making tortillas and ended up going on that picnic?”

Xavier laughed along with her, recalling the moment fondly, “I do. Of course, I do. I had a blast with you.”

Madeline mused, “We should do that again sometime.”

She looked out at the view, a part of her still unable to process what was happening.

This felt too surreal.

Her going on her very first date, with the person she had feelings for.

The novels, and the movies? It didn’t compare to this. Heck, it paled in comparison to this.

Just being around him was enough.

The view, the food, the decorations, the flowers, they only made it better than it was before.

Madeline smiled at Xavier, wondering how she had gotten so lucky to be able to have even gone on a date with Xavier in the first place.

How did someone like him have feelings for her?