Her Devilish Alpha - Chapter 187

“How was breakfast with Adrian?” Madeline asked, an amused grin on her face.

“How did you know about that?” Briar questioned, remembering she hadn’t mentioned it.

“I heard the two of you on my way to the kitchen,” she explained, adding that statement so Briar wouldn’t think she was just stalking her, “I was grabbing me and Xavier breakfast.”

“Oh,” Briar said. She said next, “We were just chatting. He lost a bet so he had to make breakfast.”

“Gosh, that’s so adorable. You and Adrian are just so freaking adorable, you two should get a room,” Madeline commented, her grin becoming wider.

“But we did,” Briar reasoned.

“Right,” Madeline replied, chuckling.

“You seem to be in cheery spirits, Breakfast with Xavier went well then,” Briar noted.

“It did, he’s away at work now though so I can’t see him. He was really sweet, offering me to join him but I didn’t want to be a bother.”

“My Luna, you had a chance to see Xavier at work and you declined?”

“I think I’ve already mentioned why I chose to decline his offer,” Madeline reminded.

“I know,” Briar responded, before she remembered something. She called, “Madeline?”

“Hmm?”

“Why did you go and see Cornelia again? If I were you I’d hate her guts.”

“Oh, don’t get me wrong I do hate her guts, I just saw her again to try and get some information from her,” Madeline admitted. She shrugged, “I don’t know, I just wished she could have told me something. The way she treats me, it’s like I’m some porcelain vase that could just break and crumble at any given moment. She told me it’s why she can’t explain herself and why she did what she did too.”

Briar patted her friend’s shoulder, “She really messed you up, huh.”

“I don’t blame her for how I turned out. Without her I probably wouldn’t have been able to meet Xavier in the first place. But she kept my existence hidden from Emilio. My own father didn’t know who I was. Hell, we had to do a bloody test for him to find out, and he had no idea beforehand!”

She hadn’t been prepared before meeting Cornelia, the whole thing was a surprise for her. Heck, had she been more prepared, she wouldn’t have been so upset at Cornelia. Madeline knew what type of person she was – the type who would abandon their child, abandon their lover and still not explain.

“Madeline…”

Madeline swallowed, “How do you tell someone what a complete ass they’ve been to you when they’re smiling and seeming like they’re having the time of their lives at dinner? How am I supposed to ruin the mood and atmosphere set with my crap? I can’t, because I feel obliged not to. It’s like I’m stuck in this bubble.”

“It’s really unfair for you, you don’t deserve this,” Briar pointed out.

Madeline deserved to have loving parents who cared for her. It was part of the reason why she longed for a family. For people to take her in and treat her like she was one of them. They would have their occasional fights, but they would still be a family regardless and they would still love each other blindly because that was what family was all about.

That was why she gave Emilio another chance, and he delivered on it. He apologised, cleared things up and now they were closer than ever. Sure, Cornelia had her reasons for keeping Emilio from Madeline, even Madeline knew that, but she was glad.

“Does your dad know you feel this way about it? He could talk to her.”

Madeline nodded, “He does, he’s probably pissed at her. I don’t mean to drive a wedge between them with how I feel. Pretty sure she still loves him.”

Briar’s jaw dropped to the floor.

“Cornelia? She still loves Emilio?” Briar questioned.

“Probably, I assume that was what she talked to him about when they stayed,” Madeline admitted.

“Wow, what a love story. Must have been tough on Emilio too, since he hasn’t seen his baby momma in decades.”

Madeline shuddered, “Yeah I rather not think about that. By the way…”

“Hmm?”

“Have you heard from Rose? Did she come back from dinner last night?”

Briar smiled apologetically, “I wish I did hear from her but I doubt she returned, haven’t seen her since dinner with Cornelia.”

“Ah. I guess she stayed with Cornelia then,” Madeline figured.

“Probably.”

Madeline exhaled, “I wonder when she’ll return…”

Briar wondered if she could get Madeline to do something else. So Madeline could take her mind off of things and not have to think about Cornelia, Rosalynn and Emilio.

“Why don’t we go and do something else? Something fun and not depressing? We can go out, go to the reunion.”

Madeline blinked, confused as to what in the hell Briar was talking about.

“Reunion? What reunion?”

“The one the girls planned. Didn’t you receive an invite?”

Madeline whipped her phone out, checking it to see a notification.

“Oh they did,” she answered, baffled. She asked, “So, thinking of coming?”

Briar scoffed, “Yes actually. I mean I haven’t seen them in a while. So, what about it? You up to see them again?”

Madeline sighed, “Hmm, I haven’t seen them in quite a while. It’s not like we were all super close or anything but we were friends, I’d hope we are. So I suppose I am up to see them, I am so down for it. I’ll just go and tell Xavier and he’ll likely approve. I hope so. What about you? Planning on telling Adrian or–”

“I suppose I will.”

“Or do I not tell him? After all he’s a really busy guy. Then again I can’t just disappear from Eudora without a trace… I guess I will tell him,” Madeline decided.

“Tell me what he says about it, I’ll go and tell Adrian,” Briar said, a grin on her face as she and her friend fistbumped.

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Author’s Note: So, since we’ve reached 40 golden tickets and the end of the month is approaching, I’m pleased to announce a mass release of five chapters that will occur on the first of March so stay tuned!

Love, mari.