Her Devilish Alpha - Chapter 208

“Xavier?”

“Hmm?”

“You know I have eyes for only you, right?” Madeline questioned, her olive-green eyes eyeing him.

Xavier squeezed her hand gently, “I do, and the same goes for you.”

Madeline laughed, her eyes staring at her pinky and the red string that surrounded the digit.

He said to her, a pout now plastered across his face, “You can’t just bring me out on some awesome date and expect me to return to work without missing being able to go on fun dates with you, you know.”

She chuckled, “Would you have preferred if I brought you on some boring date?”

“No date with you is boring,” Xavier retorted.

“You sweet talker.”

Noticing that Madeline’s eyes began drooping, Xavier suggested, “If you’re tired we could head back.”

The trees rustled in the background, and the strong breeze blew.

Lowering his voice, he said to her, “I don’t want to face grumpy Madeline tomorrow.”

“Grumpy Madeline won’t make any appearances,” Madeline said, yawning again. She told him, “Can we stay here?”

“We wouldn’t want you to get a cold or something,” he said worriedly.

“I’ll be fine,” Madeline reassured. If she were to be frank, she didn’t want the night to end. Correction, the date to end. It felt like she had to let something go.

“Why don’t we head back since it’s getting late?”

“Oh fine, I am quite tired anyway.”

“Let’s get you back to your quarters then,” Xavier said.

They made it to Madeline’s quarters, and Xavier smiled at her sincerely, “Best date ever.”

“That’s subject to change.”

“We don’t know that for certain,” Xavier said.

Madeline unlocked her door, entering her quarters. Xavier placed the bags of books and clothing down, leaning down to place a kiss on her cheek, “See you tomorrow, pup. Goodnight.”

“Night,” Madeline greeted, before Xavier closed the door behind him, knowing if he looked at her once more he wouldn’t be able to get himself to leave. He wouldn’t want to leave and end up staying.

Knowing Madeline, she’d want him to stay and they’d end up getting lost in some conversation and not sleeping at all. Madeline had insisted that Xavier get a good night of rest after the date.

She took a quick shower and wore comfortable pyjamas. Lying in bed, she stared up at the ceiling, chest heaving up and down.

“That was an amazing third date,” Madeline said, glad it had gone well and hadn’t gone haywire. She was terrified something would go wrong, or that there would be some work emergency.

Of course, she wouldn’t know for certain if something would happen, and she couldn’t blame Xavier if he had to rush back because of work, but she wished their date wouldn’t be abruptly cut short. And thankfully, it hadn’t been. And no one had stirred up any fuss so it went smoothly.

Xavier had even told her about what the waitress at the restaurant they had lunch at had as well as her colleague said about him. Madeline was amused to find out about Taylor, knowing something was up when she had asked him for his name but unsure of what it was exactly. She thought he was interested in him or something, but it turned out she only found him attractive.

Not that Madeline could disagree, of course.

Madeline knew she shouldn’t be thinking about bothering her friend to talk about how amazingly her date went, but she was too satisfied to sleep. Did that even make any sense?

She was pleased how the date went, and how it had gone seamlessly and without any interruptions. Madeline knew it was selfish, but all she wanted was some time with Xavier. It was so long since they had a day to themselves. And the next day, everything was back to normal.

Next thing she knew, she had forgotten all about how her date went, drifting off to sleep after what was a long, long day.

Meanwhile, with Emilio…

He paced his room, wondering if Madeline had returned safely from her date with Xavier. If anything had happened to her…

He took a deep breath, knowing it was better not to assume things when Madeline could have already returned and was asleep for all he knew. Just because he was told nothing didn’t mean he could assume that something had happened to his dearest daughter.

All he knew was that if something happened to her, he wouldn’t be able to live with himself.

He’d know if she was alright tomorrow, he reminded himself. Madeline would come to visit him tomorrow, right?

She’d prove she was alright and that there was nothing for him to be worried about in the first place. She had just returned from her date late and was tired so she decided not to pay him a visit – which was actually what happened.

He had begun to worry ever since he felt some dark presence. It had begun a while ago, and that was enough for him to worry about his daughter’s whereabouts and if she was truly alright.

What if something had happened?

What if he could have stopped it from happening had he asked about her sooner?

What if she was stuck someplace?

No, that wouldn’t happen. She could protect herself.

And as an added bonus, she had Xavier with her. He wasn’t some weak, defenceless guy. Emilio doubted Xavier wouldn’t put up a fight if anyone dared mess with Madeline, so that provided him with some relief.

He sighed, melting into his chair. One thing that was nice about being in a relationship with Cornelia was that she always knew what was happening. Of course, that wasn’t a reason why he loved her, but it would have been nice knowing that Madeline was safe and sound. Sadly, he wasn’t allowed to leave. Xavier would know if he left, he could easily track his scent.

And that posed a huge problem for Emilio.

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Author’s Note: Woah, eighteen golden tickets (as I’m writing this)! Two more before a bonus chapter will be posted. Hope you all are having a nice day!

Love, mari.