Her Devilish Alpha - Chapter 153

Madeline was flawed. She wasn’t perfect, she could be annoying at times too.

Yet, Xavier still had feelings for her regardless.

At one point, he had found her repulsive. He also thought she didn’t belong here, although he wanted to know more about her and decided not to let it get in the way of discovering who she truly was and why fate had paired her with him. Now? His view about her had changed significantly.

As he gazed across from her, he thought about how far the both of them had come.

He remembered the moment he realised he had feelings for her.

After numerous books proving unhelpful, Xavier decided to stop finding an answer. It had taken him that long to realise that he was in denial.

Why? Because he didn’t think he was capable of having feelings for someone. Also because… He didn’t know what to do if he really did have feelings for Madeline.

But now, he was in his cabin and on his very first date with Madeline. And he could confidently say that he tried his best to make sure everything he planned would go right.

Madeline wondered how she had gotten so lucky. Never did she imagine her first date would turn out like this.

Frankly, she assumed Xavier would downright reject her.

“Next time, it’s my turn to plan the date,” Madeline announced.

Xavier blinked, “Next time?”

Did that mean she wanted to go on another date with him?

“Mhm, next time. As in, the next date we have,” Madeline said.

“I look forward to it then,” Xavier said in return, trying to contain his happiness.

Madeline told him, “Thank you. For a wonderful first date.”

He had planned the perfect date.

“You don’t need to thank me, you know,” he said.

Madeline shook her head, “That’s not true, I have lots to thank you for.”

She held back so much from him.

How thankful she was that he was there for her even whilst she was grieving, and being immature and constantly angry.

How patient he had been despite having a busy work schedule and better things to do, and how he never left her side, despite the fact that Madeline was mourning Indiana’s death, and Indiana hadn’t exactly been in Xavier’s good graces.

He put aside everything he thought of Indiana for Madeline. And whilst Madeline was still occupied grieving and mourning, she couldn’t be more grateful for Xavier.

Not to mention, Xavier had to deal with the aftermath of Indiana’s death, having to address it, etc. Some thought something else had happened to Indiana, and that it was staged because of what she had done to Madeline despite that being completely and utterly false.

So, Madeline felt in debt to Xavier. Even if he knew she felt that way, he’d tell her she shouldn’t feel that way.

It was her that caused this. Xavier had to suffer the consequences, and he never once blamed her for it.

Those feelings Madeline had for Xavier only increased during that period.

She had planned a whole speech, but she ended up not telling him said speech.

Her feelings for him were endless.

Madeline was who she was today because of Xavier. The days she spent with him were the greatest days of her life.

But this was their first date, telling him all this would be overkill, wouldn’t it?

Well, Madeline thought so.

Xavier and her left the dinner table, moving downstairs.

Madeline glanced at the clock, it was getting late. She didn’t want it to be over… Heck, time flew so fast.

Xavier looked at the time.

“It’s late,” he said in realisation.

He had thought it was way earlier. Did the evening really go by so fast?

“Seems like we have to continue this next time, huh,” Madeline realised.

“Mhm,” Xavier said, sounding dejected. He offered, “I can walk you back.”

“Xavier, it’s alright, you don’t need to–”

Cut to a couple minutes later, Xavier and Madeline arrived at Madeline’s quarters. He had managed to convince her to allow him to join her. Besides, he did invite her on that date. It was only fair if he walked her back to her quarters, made sure she returned safely before bidding her goodbye.

It was only temporary, he’d see her tomorrow, he knew that. But, it did feel like he’d have to wait a long time to see her again.

‘Centuries of living, and I find a couple of hours long when it comes to waiting, tsk,’ Xavier thought to himself.

“I can’t believe it’s over,” Madeline said, a frown across her face.

Looking at the bright side, she’d see him again tomorrow. So, that was relieving and also something to look forward to.

“Goodnight,” he said bitterly.

Why did it have to end?

‘You’ll see her tomorrow, quit wasting her time,’ a voice told him in his head.

He told her, “I should go now.”

It was late at night, Madeline was probably exhausted now. He refused to keep her awake and tire her. That would be incredibly rude of him.

Blinking, Madeline faltered, “Oh, alright.”

She was about to invite him to come in and stay for a bit, but if he wanted to go, who was she to stop him now?

An idea surfaced in her mind.

Gathering up her courage, she began, “One last thing before you go.”

Madeline couldn’t help but hide a smirk from her face.

Getting on her tiptoes, she aimed for Xavier’s forehead, but ended up placing a tentative kiss on his nose. However, instead of correcting her mistake, Madeline walked through her quarter’s threshold, hiding the smirk on her face.

Xavier was too stunned to speak.

Madeline tilted her head to the side a bit.

“Goodnight darling, see you tomorrow,” she greeted before she closed the door behind her.

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Author’s Note: Welcome to HDA’s second volume (The Two Brothers of Alaric)! Hope you all will enjoy this volume. Back to the story now.. Love, mari.