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

want to make the order here. Is that too much to ask? He

my mouth to give him a rude response but I realized all eyes were

you like to

an eyrlow I don’t like

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sir. Please, take a seat

He shook his head.

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

over to an

68%

sure the stares were not because of his good looks, it was probably because of his domineering aura.

a while, when my eyes slipped to his corner. I found him staring at me. His shades

from behind me. I was so tempted to

didn’t make any order,” I

what did he talk to you

really.” I lied. I

Charles the bu*ger that a man

the faster these lustful women will too, and other customers will

in

I concentrated on reading their lips but before I could make out their words, my boss began walking back towards me

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

my apron and walked up to Darius

did you

was I expecting from him anyway? To tell me

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

at me.

know you’re

want to spend the afternoon with

I yelled, gaining people’s attention. I turned around and muttered an apology. “I would

wait until you leave work so

to see Charles staring me down with his hand

really need to leave,

way for me to leave this

at me.