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

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

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Chapter 7

one of my infamous fake smiles. “Apologies sir. Please, take a seat

He shook his head.

sit over there and wait for you to join me

finish my statement, he walked over to an empty seat close to

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still kept their eyes on him. I was so sure the stares were not because

his corner. I found him staring at me. His shades

man his orders.” my boss snapped from behind me. I was so tempted to

any order,”

what did he talk to you about?”

lied. I

that a

I’ll sort this out. The earlier he leaves this place, the faster these lustful

in

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

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

my apron and

you tell

did he tell you I told him?” What was

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

me. “All I’ve done is

know you’re here

spend the afternoon with

I turned around and

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

see Charles staring me down with his hand folded against his

to leave,

one way for me to leave this place and you know the answer to

at me.