Her Devilish Alpha - Chapter 207

“We should try that machine over there,” Madeline suggested, her eyes glimmering with pure excitement. Even if she felt quite tired, she wanted to win that teddy bear for herself.

“Got your eyes on a certain prize?” Xavier questioned.

Madeline nodded, “Yeah, that teddy bear.”

“This is the part where I volunteer to win you that prize.”

“Oh come on.”

“No no, my lady has spoken. If she wills it, I can only follow and do my best to get her what she so desires.”

Madeline swatted his shoulder playfully, “You.”

“I’m not kidding, give me the coins.”

She hesitated, before she handed him the bag of coins.

“Here you go.”

“One favour.”

“Hmm?”

“Teach me how to use a claw machine.”

He handed her a coin, and she quickly taught him how the claw machine worked, which was way easier than Xavier had expected.

“So it moves the direction I want it to by just pushing this contraption in said direction?”

“Mhm.”

Xavier exhaled, “One step closer to winning you that prize.”

“You don’t have to,” Madeline said, hoping Xavier wouldn’t put any pressure on himself to win her anything.

“Alright, stop talking for one moment, I need to win this.”

Madeline stopped talking, watching as Xavier tried winning that teddy bear from the claw machine.

One try, and another try. And another try later, Xavier banged his hands on the machine in frustration.

“I told you you didn’t have to,” Madeline whispered.

He shook his head, insisting that he would win it one way or another.

“Over my dead body will I not win that teddy bear for you,” Xavier said, staring maniacally at the claw machine.

“Let me try it,” Madeline said.

“Oh alright,”

Xavier glared at the claw machine, gritting his teeth.

“Shoot, I lost,” Madeline cursed.

Placing a kiss on her forehead, Xavier said to her, “My turn now.”

Madeline snorted, “I thought you’d say something else for a second.”

“I will say something else when I win,” he grinned.

“Oh god, you’ve become addicted.”

“I’m not addicted, I’m a man of my word,” Xavier insisted.

“Sure, you can quit talking to me and play now,” Madeline said, rolling her eyes.

Xavier smiled gratefully at her before he returned to attempting to win that teddy bear from the evil claw machine’s grasp.

“I’m coming to get you, claw machine,” Xavier whispered, eyes narrowed and his other fist clenched.

After what seemed like the millionth time of losing the claw machine, Xavier inhaled.

‘That’s it. I’m resorting to plan B,’ Xavier thought to himself.

He looked around. One second, he had nothing but a couple of coins left. Next, he held the teddy bear in hand. The teddy bear was a light brown colour and held a heart on its lap. Staring at the bear, he muttered, ‘Do you know what it took to get you?’

Madeline stared at him incredulously. She placed her hand on her heart and bit her lip. Xavier, books, reading, food, and now this. Could this day get any better?

“Don’t tell me you doubted me,” Xavier said before he gave her the bear.

“Of course not,” Madeline answered truthfully, taking the bear from him, whispering, “But I’ll be taking that, thank you.”

Xavier laughed heartily, “We should probably head back now.”

Hugging the bear tightly, Madeline responded, “Oh yeah. Totally.”

Just as they were leaving, her eyes landed on the photo booth.

“Pictures, we need pictures.”

“Don’t we have the pictures you took on your phone?”

“And as for physical photos?”

They took a couple of pictures in the photo booth, all smiles and grins.

The booth whirred, printing the pictures.

“I look horrendous.”

“Oh nonsense, you look amazing.”

“You’re just saying that because we have a three hour car ride after this.”

“I said that because it’s true, and you’re hot. And you also got me this teddy bear, so yeah,” Madeline grinned.

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Madeline yawned, resting her shoulder on Xavier’s as they looked up at the sky which glistened with stars. After a long, long car ride back, they returned to Eudora. Since it was late at night, and both Madeline and Xavier didn’t want the night to end just yet, they came up with the idea to end the date with some stargazing.

It was way past midnight, the perfect time to take a look at the velvety, ethereal sky.

Xavier held her hand, taking slow, deep breaths.

“The perfect end to a perfect date,” he whispered.

“I couldn’t agree more,” Madeline whispered back.

“Do you think the others are awake?”

“I rather not find out.”

“I’m so lucky to have you in my life,” Madeline whispered all of a sudden.

When she felt Xavier stiffen, she began to panic and chanted to herself to keep calm and not make any sudden movements.

“No, it’s me that’s lucky to have you in my life, pup,” Xavier whispered, his dulcet tones barely audible. Blinking, he said to her, “Can I try something?”

Madeline nodded, “Of course, I trust you.”

The moment after she spoke those words, she felt arms wrapping around her, gently hugging her from the back and pulling her backwards. The couple fell on the soft mat.

Her eyes took notice of something and she squealed in excitement, pointing at the sky, “Look, look, a shooting star!”

“What perfect timing,” Xavier commented, looking at the shooting star.

“We should make a wish before it disappears,” Madeline said, explaining, “There’s this legend where wishing upon a shooting star makes the wish come true for a long time.”

Xavier smirked, “Then I wish to spend forever with you.”

“I don’t think you’re supposed to say it aloud, Xavier,” Madeline said, flicking his nose playfully.

“Too late for that now, and what’s your wish?”

Madeline thought of something and looked up at the sky, thinking to herself, ‘Come to think of it, I don’t need to wish for anything…’

Peering up at Xavier, she gave him a soft smile, knowing one thing was for certain.

‘I don’t need to wish for something, because you’re the wish I’d make on every shooting star.. So long as you’re here with me, my wish has come true.’