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 that

deep breath I opened my mouth to give him a rude response but I realized all eyes were on hiu and me. I was more concerned about the condescending look my boss was giving

you like to order,

an eyrlow I don’t like

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infamous fake smiles. “Apologies sir. Please, take a seat while I prepare the cappuccino for

He shook his head.

just sit over there and wait for you to

could finish my statement, he walked over to an empty seat close to the window and

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humans still kept their eyes on him. I was so sure the stares were not because of his good looks, it was probably because of his domineering aura. I sneered as I looked away

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

my boss snapped from behind me. I was so

any

he talk to you about?” He

I lied. I wasn’t

tell Charles the bu*ger that a man bought me

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

in

watched as he marched towards Darius. I couldn’t hear what their conversation was all about. I concentrated on reading their lips but before I could make out their words, my boss began walking back towards me with fury in

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

apron and walked up to

you tell

him?” What was

is my workplace, Darius. You can’t just barge in here,

straight and stared at me.

know you’re here for

spend the afternoon with

attention. I turned around

I’ll keep sitting here and wait until you leave work so I can

staring me down

need to leave, Darius,

stubborn, Nibbles. There’s only one way for me to leave this place and you know the answer to that,”

at me.