Her Devilish Alpha - Chapter 164

“It’s nothing to worry about,” Adrian answered reassuringly.

He refused to worry her by telling her the truth. Sure, he would be lying to her, but it was for her own good, no?

Placing the letter down, he smiled apologetically at her.

Before he could say anything, she asked him, “Is it really nothing to worry about?”

He could see the fear in her eyes. Whilst his reassurance had helped a bit, she was still terrified.

What if Adrian got injured?

He could certainly protect himself, but… no one was invulnerable. And why was he being so calm?

Adrian told her, “I promise you, it’s nothing to worry about.”

The next thing he did shocked her.

With an apologetic look on his face, he told her, choosing his words quite carefully,  “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to pay Xavier a visit. I need to… ah, consult him about something.”

Briar quirked a brow, “Consult him about something? Now?”

Adrian nodded, “Yes, now. It’s important.”

“Alright. Besides, who am I to stop you?”

Briar laughed, although she didn’t seem happy.

“I’m just a delta here,” she said, scratching the back of her neck.

She shouldn’t have just barged in here. Well, she knocked, and he let her in… but that didn’t make her feel much better.

“You know I don’t consider you lower than me because you’re a beta,” Adrian said to her, opening the door.

Briar walked past the threshold, shooting him a look.

“I know I know, I just…”

She couldn’t come up with something to tell him. Sighing, she said to him, “I’ll see you.”

Adrian smiled at her, “See you.”

His heart fluttered when he left, feeling guilty for leaving her so abruptly. However, he had to talk to Xavier. It was a gravely important matter.

He didn’t knock, proceeding to enter Xavier’s office. If his assumptions were right, Briar wasn’t the only person who received a letter from her. So did Madeline.

So far, it was three people.

And maybe, just maybe… it was more than that.

Maybe Xavier got one too.

And two others, but he was unsure.

“I received a letter today,” Adrian said to Xavier, who was occupied reading something.

He had received one too.

Xavier clutched his head.

While he didn’t seem to be panicking, he looked irritated. If he wasn’t in such a good mood from his amazing morning, he would have punched a hole through a wall in anger.

But no, he refrained from doing so.

Like Adrian, he knew exactly what was going on. Not because he had experienced this before, but because he knew someone who had.

“Perfect, you came here just in time,” Xavier said to him, not bothering to meet Adrian’s gaze.

“You received one too,” Adrian said, pointing out the obvious as his eyes noticed Xavier’s letter.

Xavier had to admit, it was a great idea to catch their attention. Had she done things any differently, they would have scoured the entirety of Eudora, thinking the culprit was someone amongst the pack. Xavier would not have stopped until he found out exactly who was behind this.

Sighing, Xavier asked, “Who else got it?”

Adrian answered, “So far, Madeline, Briar, me and you. Whether he got it however, I’m unsure.”

“Hmm,” Xavier pondered over it.

She wanted to meet for dinner.

For a moment, he wondered how Madeline felt about this. Did she have mixed feelings? Was she distraught over what she had been told?

He clenched his fist, wondering how heartless she was. Xavier wasn’t referring to Madeline, of course. But…

Shaking his head, he said to Adrian, “I’ll check in with him later. I’ll also tell Madeline there’s nothing to worry about.”

Adrian sighed, wondering why – out of all times, she chose to invite them now.

“Couldn’t she just choose to stay away? Why now?” He asked.

Xavier looked more curious than irritated now.

“I suppose we’ll find out,” he said.

Deep down, he wanted to rip her into half and dispose of her rotting corpse.

But that wasn’t possible, since she was way more powerful than he ever could be. He was left to do as she had asked him to, and wait till later that evening, when she wanted everyone to meet.

Xavier ordered, “Free up your schedule. We’re meeting with her this evening.”

He daren’t speak of her name. She would know if he did.

Adrian asked, “Are you really going to keep this from Madeline? Don’t you think she should know about this before she just meets up with you know who?”

“She asked me to keep it from her.”

“And you’re going to listen to her rather than tell Madeline the truth?”

“It’ll only be for a few hours,” Xavier answered.

Adrian pursed his lips.

“Do I tell Briar?”

Xavier shook his head, “Not until later on. They can’t know.”

He was reminded of the time he first dealt with this. He was terrified too.

“I’ll visit Emilio later, tell him about what happened. He’ll probably be expecting me,” Xavier said to Adrian.

All they had to do now was wait until evening came.

And just like that, hours passed by quickly.

It felt like forever to Madeline, who didn’t know what to think about the letter.

What if this person did what they mentioned in the letter? What if harm fell on Xavier?

She couldn’t bear to lose someone else. Not after Indiana. Losing her was painful enough. And now Xavier too?

Madeline was left to assume Briar got a similar letter. That was why she looked so distraught when she said she needed to go somewhere.

She had chosen not to bother Xavier since she had bothered him enough. Besides, if Briar had told Adrian, it was safe to assume Xavier already knew about this.

Maybe he had already done something about it. Who knew?

But, her gut told her to do what the letter said. She didn’t feel like she was in danger. Heck, she felt somewhat compelled to meet with this mysterious person at the waterfall. Was that strange?

When evening came, she was already dressed. Just as she was about to leave, Xavier paid her a visit.

Madeline stopped dead in her tracks.

“Xavier,” she called, realising he had come to her quarters.

“What are you doing here?”

Xavier smiled apologetically, “Coming with you.”

Madeline blinked, “Coming with me?”

She was at a crossroads.

‘Do I tell him the truth or do I feign ignorance?’

She chose to just tell him the truth. What was there to hide anyway?

“You got a letter too?” She asked, her knees weakening.

Xavier steadied her, telling her, “I did.”

“W-wha–”

Xavier remained tight-lipped about the situation.

“We’re going together,” he said to her.

Madeline stared at him, “Why do I have a feeling you know exactly what’s going on?”

“No comment,” Xavier said as he wrapped his arm around her waist since she was still swaying.

“You’re coming with me though,” Madeline said, bopping him in the nose although fear was still coursing through her veins.

“I am, since I go wherever my pup goes,” Xavier said proudly.

When he saw her still looking nervous, he comforted her.

“All jokes aside, we won’t be the only ones coming.”

“Really? Who else?” Madeline asked, her eyes wide.

Who else would be joining them? This was getting even more peculiar.

So letters were sent out to not just her, Xavier and Briar? Did Adrian receive one too?

“You’ll find out soon enough, pup.”

“Are you seriously going to keep this from me? You could always tell me… it wouldn’t hurt, right?”

Xavier ruffled her hair, not exactly answering her question when he said to her, “You’ll know soon enough. Do you trust me?”

Madeline opened and closed her mouth, but nothing came out of it.

She wanted to answer, ‘Of course I do. I trust you, that goes without saying.’

“I do,” she managed to stutter.

Madeline braced herself as his strong arms picked her up. That was one thing she would never get used to, even though she felt safe in his arms.

To her surprise, Briar and Adrian were already waiting.

Xavier gently put Madeline down.

“We’re all here,” Madeline noticed.

Briar shot her a look of warning, and she gulped.

She walked over to her, asking Madeline if she knew anything, only for Madeline to shake her head, just as confused as Briar was about this.

Adrian informed Xavier using their mind link, seemingly amused, ‘Emilio refuses to come, he thinks she’s bluffing, or that this is some sick prank being played on him by the world.’

‘Very well, it seems like it’s just us then,’ Xavier replied, tapping his foot on the ground impatiently.

Xavier nodded, before he whispered something into Madeline’s ear, ‘Brace yourself, it’s quite overwhelming the first time.’

Just as Madeline wanted to ask him what he meant, her surroundings faded, and soft, gentle music began playing in the background, as though they were all being serenaded by someone.