Her Devilish Alpha - Chapter 205

“That’s everything,” Xavier said.

The waiter arrived at their table, tray in hand.

“Here you go,” he spoke, placing both Madeline and Xavier’s dishes on the table.

Madeline pressed her lips into a thin line.

They thanked the waiter, before Madeline breathed deeply, telling Xavier, “Do you think someone placed it there to arouse suspicion? Or did they accidentally leave traces of magic there?”

He shot her an apologetic look, feeling horrible he didn’t know more.

“Sorry, I shouldn’t be talking about it over dinner,” Madeline said. She nodded, “We should talk about it someplace and sometime else.”

Xavier tilted his head, “You could always talk about it to me. And how you’re feeling about it. I’m here, pup.”

Madeline smiled, “God I love when you call me that.”

He laughed, “And I love calling you that. Right, we should get to eating before the food gets cold.”

Taking a spoonful of food, he held a spoon of food in front of her, “Eat, it’s good for you.”

They took turns feeding each other, basking in the relatively quiet atmosphere of the restaurant. Other than the other people there, it felt like it was just them.

‘I could get used to this,’ Madeline thought to herself.

She had told herself not to think about what Xavier had told her too much. It would only result in herself overthinking absolutely everything.

Three words were at the tip of Xavier’s tongue.

‘Not now, it’s too soon,’ a voice warned him, adding, ‘You don’t want to scare her. What if she isn’t ready to say it back? You’re just going to make things awkward and dig a deep hole for yourself.’

Xavier remained quiet, knowing it was best for him to keep quiet. Not now. Not at dinner whilst she was eating.

He had done his fair search of research regarding love and all things romance. So he knew a bit about it. Keyword, a bit.

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‘When will Xavier and Madeline return?’ Adrian wondered, wishing the two of them were here.

Adrian was stuck babysitting. Ahem. Correction, accompanying Lawrence.

He refused to leave Briar with the man, especially after what he had heard from Xavier and how Lawrence had tried seducing Madeline. The nerve of that man!

“So, is Briar single?” Lawrence questioned, tapping his pen on his file.

Adrian looked up from what he was previously reading.

“Excuse me?”

“You heard me, is Briar single?”

The beta scoffed, “I doubt she’d be alright with you calling her Briar.”

Lawrence rolled his eyes, “I was simply asking if she’s single. Or if she has a soulmate.”

“She is single, and she doesn’t have a soulmate, why ask?” Adrian glowered.

“Because you and her seem close,” Lawrence commented. He reassured, “Nothing to get upset about.”

Adrian scoffed, “Did you really try sleeping with Madeline?”

“Are you that interested in that Briar girl?”

All the colour was drained from Adrian’s face, which had turned as pale as a ghost’s.

“I’m not interested in her,” he insisted, sounding somewhat convincing.

“You can tell that to yourself all you want, maybe if you say it to yourself enough times, you’ll convince yourself that you really aren’t interested in her,” Lawrence said with a smirk.

“But I’m not interested in her.”

“Are you hearing yourself? I saw the way you looked at her this morning, like some lovesick puppy. Poor thing, does she not reciprocate your feelings?”

“I know what you’re trying to do.”

Lawrence blinked, feigning ignorance, “And what’s that?”

“If I tell you she doesn’t reciprocate your feelings, you’re going to just slide–”

“So you’re saying I have a shot,” he interjected, before he scoffed and shrugged. He boasted, “Well, of course I have a shot. Just look at me, any girl would be lucky enough to have me.”

“You and your brother are polar opposites,” Adrian commented.

“There’s no denying that,” Lawrence said.

“And also, I don’t look at her like some lovesick puppy.”

“Yes actually, you do. If you see the need to deny it, doesn’t that prove that there’s something there? And that I’m nearing the truth?”

“No, it– I just want to clear the air because Briar’s my friend, and just that.”

“So try your hand at confessing then,” Lawrence said, ignoring what Adrian had just said to him.

Adrian was getting frustrated at Lawrence. The only reason he hadn’t done anything was because he was still Xavier’s brother.

“You’re lucky you’re Xavier’s brother,” Adrian hissed.

Lawrence scoffed, “You and I know that I’m speaking facts.”

“I don’t have feelings for her.”

“Now you sound like you’re just trying to convince yourself you don’t. That’s just depressing,” remarked Lawrence, who walked over to Adrian and patted him on the back.

Just as Adrian was about to tell him not to ever touch him again, Lawrence said, “I’m mighty fine at keeping secrets. If you do have feelings for her, you can tell me. I won’t tell my brother.”

Raising his nose up in the air, he boasted, “As a matter of fact, I don’t tell my brother many things.”

Adrian stared at Lawrence, unable to comprehend how he and Xavier were even somewhat related. It didn’t make much sense to him.

“So what if I do have feelings for her? What’s the next course of action?”

Lawrence seemed pleased by Adrian’s response.

“Ah, so you’re going that way. Fine, fine. It’s an improvement and way better than nothing. Best course of action would be to confess your feelings to the gal and hope for the best.”

Adrian narrowed his eyes at Lawrence, a question in mind.

“Have you ever confessed to a girl yourself? Or been in a relationship?” He questioned, slightly doubtful regarding the advice he was being offered, especially when he was told Lawrence was a womaniser that couldn’t take things seriously.

Lawrence answered proudly without any further hesitation, “Nope.”

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Author’s Note: Thank you to all the readers who used their golden tickets on Her Devilish Alpha! Currently (during the time I’m writing this) the book has 12 GT. So eight more till a bonus chapter will be released. Alright, onto the next chapter.

Love, mari.