Her Devilish Alpha - Chapter 161

Madeline shook her head. She couldn’t have been more wrong.

If anything, she was certain this was not a fling.

She had feelings for the man that was in her quarters with her. She had fallen head over heels in love with him, there was no denying that anymore.

He knew that too.

But…

Madeline realised that he had never told her much about his feelings. Sure, he had displayed them and shown her countless times how much he cared about her, but… she wished he’d tell her, as selfish as it sounded.

Xavier had taken his coat off and hung it on one of the coat hangers nearby. He had also taken his shoes off.

Biting her lip, she looked at him, wondering what this man was thinking about.

Did he know she was really as crazy for him as she had once told him?

Was he aware that she would do anything for him?

He now sat beside her on her bed. It felt strange, but soothing.

His presence was calming, and Madeline yawned, beginning to get drowsy again. She felt like a lazy pig that could only wake up, eat, and then return to sleep.

Then, he placed his hand on top of hers.

Madeline stared at their hands, and intertwined her hands with his like it was natural. She smiled bashfully, and her heart was beating so fast to the point she heard it beating loudly in her ears like a drum.

Xavier still couldn’t believe it.

The woman loved him back.

Well, she may not have told him she loved him but those things took time.

“When you told me about your feelings for me, I couldn’t have felt happier,” Xavier admitted, gazing at her intently, his eyes twinkling with pure happiness.

His attention was all on her now.

His affection for her was something he wanted to announce atop of mountains.

When she confessed her feelings for him, he was too stunned to speak. He wanted to gobble her up, or hold her tight and never let go no matter what.

Wherever she went, he would follow like a lovesick puppy following its master. If only she knew what she had done to him.

And yet, he found herself falling for her more and more by the day. It was like clockwork. No matter how much he told himself he couldn’t be more enamoured in the woman, he constantly surprised himself.

Being around her made him happy.

“Are you there, Xavier?” Madeline called, tilting her head questioningly when he had failed to answer her question and stared blankly at whatever was in front of him. Was he dozing off?

When he still didn’t answer her, she rested her head on his shoulder, feeling her body being lulled to sleep.

“Madeline,” he said breathlessly before he drifted off into a deep sleep.

The next day, Adrian found himself searching the entirety of Eudora for Xavier.

The man was worried as to where his friend had gone. Adrian had even gone as far as to visit Emilio and ask him if he had any idea where Xavier was. But no, there wasn’t any news.

Xavier would have returned to his office by now. But no. He wasn’t even at his cabin.

For some strange reason, Adrian hadn’t checked Madeline’s quarters. No one had replied to him when he knocked either, so he assumed Madeline was still asleep. He refused to wake her up, he was terrified to deal with a mad Xavier when he discovered what Adrian had done.

So, when he was left desperate, he unlocked Madeline’s door with the keys Xavier had kept in his office. Xavier had told him where he left them in case Adrian would ever need access to any room in Eudora. Breaking Madeline’s door seemed like overkill, so he chose this less violent and more peaceful way of entering Madeline’s quarters.

And to his surprise, he had found his missing friend asleep, beside Madeline.

Adrian couldn’t believe his eyes. Xavier was actually asleep. If that wasn’t all, a smile was stretched across his face. He seemed so happy. So peaceful.

The man was too hesitant to wake his friend up with how happy the two of them looked. He felt obligated not to ruin this.

Adrian knew Xavier deserved some rest. Besides, the other pack members would understand. He was simply worried as to where his friend had gone and wanted to know if Xavier was alright.

But now that he saw Xavier like this, he knew there was nothing to worry about all along.

However, Adrian had to admit that there was a tad bit of jealousy in his heart when he saw Xavier like this. He was reminded of when he and the woman he used to love were like this, and could spend their time together.

His eyes filled with regret, knowing he could have been like this with the woman if she had not… He refused to think about it. Seeing Emilio had only made him think this way, there was nothing more to it.

Besides… Adrian had to admit, while there was residual pain in his heart whenever his deceased lover’s name surfaced in his mind, it didn’t hurt as much anymore.

Perhaps it was because he had someone else he had feelings for, or perhaps it was because seeing his friend happy like this managed to stop him from feeling so gloomy and depressed about it.

Either way, he was happy for Xavier.

Adrian was well aware Madeline confessed to Xavier. And without a doubt in his mind, he knew how much Xavier cared for Madeline too.

They were a perfect match, complimenting each other. Adrian also happened to know that Xavier usually had trouble sleeping. Heck, he had never seen Xavier rest up before or take time for himself. Not until Madeline showed up.

It was like she was his sleeping pill, helping him sleep with ease.

Adrian knew it was best to leave them be, leaving the room as quietly as he could.