A Love Reawakened The Alpha’s Regret by Alphabetical B

Chapter 7

Angela

The cafe was busy today. A lot of customers were in and out and it was probably because it was Monday. Coffee with cake was a perfect snack for the start of a busy, stressful week.

I worked in the cafe during the day and a bar close to my street during the evenings. Both jobs pay well but the cafe pays

better.

You need to move your a*s faster, Angela. The customers won’t serve themselves,

1 lifted my head to stare at my boss, Charles, and gave him a weak. fake smile.

“Sorry, Boss, Loffered an apology even though it wasn’t necessary.

“Sorry doesn’t fix things, getting better at your work does. A lot of people want this job, you do better or f*cking walk out of my door,” he spat, nagging repeatedly about not moving fast enough.

1 hummed as if I hadn’t zoned out of the conversation.

Charles was a rude, condescending b*stard who paid better than others. That was one of the reasons why I’m still working for him. This job sorts out seventy percent of my bills. Unless I want to be homeless. I have no other choice than to take his words seriously.

The doorbell rang, signaling the entrance of another customer. heard a loud gasp from the girl beside me and that made me look up.

“Goodness gracious,”

My eyes landed on the new customer and I held my breath.

Darius His presence brought along light. There was a shift in the air. His domineering aura grabbed the attention of the humans in the shop as they all stared at him.

He was wearing a shirt that hugged his muscles and a black shade that hid his eyes. I won’t deny the fact that he looked so good you could assume he was cut out of a book. A romance fictional book

I shook my head, pulling myself out of the s*upid thought so I could think reasonably for a minute.

How the hell does he know where I work? What was he doing here?

He moved over to my spot without saying a word. I decided to ignore him and continued preparing the order I was busy

with

“Can I order some cappuccino? He requested when he realized I wasn’t going to say a word.

Make your order over there, I pouted to my colleague’s section

to make the order here. Is

mouth to give him a rude response but I realized all eyes were on hiu and me. I was more concerned

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Chapter 7

my infamous fake smiles. “Apologies sir. Please,

He shook his head.

not for me. It’s for you. I’ll just sit over there and wait for

walked over to an empty seat close to the window and

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were enchanted, the humans still kept their eyes on him. I was so sure the stares were not because of his good looks, it was

with other orders but once in a while, when my eyes slipped to his corner. I found him staring at me. His shades were off now and I could see those blue eyes

behind me. I was so tempted to roll my

make any

did he talk to you about?”

really.” I lied. I wasn’t

to tell Charles the bu*ger that a man bought me a cup

earlier he leaves this place, the faster these lustful women will too, and

in

concentrated on reading their lips but before

here for one more minute, you’ll get fired,” he threatened. I swallowed hard before giving Charles

I removed my apron and

you

him?” What was I expecting from him

Darius. You can’t just barge in here, do whatever you want, and expect

sat straight and stared at me. “All

do you want? I know you’re here

spend the

I turned around and

here and wait until you leave work so I

staring me down with

to leave, Darius, I

for me to leave this place and you know

at me.