The Alpha’s Little Rogue

Chapter 141

Daphne's POV It's just another day at school and I welcome the familiarity. Taking care of kids and playing with them are things that I can do effortlessly and flawlessly. It's second nature.

I'm a bit rusty when it comes to fending off a persistent stalker though. Thankfully, the aforementioned persistent stalker hasn't made his presence known, and- Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

As though summoned by my mere thoughts, Raphael peeps through the window and into my classroom, smiling widely when his gaze lands on me.

"Hey," he mouths, and I quickly whip my head away from the direction of the window and force myself to ignore him as I wait for John's Mom to pick him up.

She hardly ever comes this late but I think the pounding rainfall that started ten minutes ago probably has something to do with her lateness.

The rain is pounding against the roof of the building and I inwardly try to remember if I brought an umbrella with me. I don't want to wait in this school with Raphael for the rain to go down.

Heck, I'm contemplating running headfirst into the pouring rain if I actually forgot to carry along an umbrella.

I sigh in relief when I head over to my bag at the corner of the room and find my umbrella shoved deep inside. Thank the Moon Goddess for small mercies.

Five minutes later, John's Mom shows up to pick up her son. I'm walking out of the classroom door a few minutes later with my umbrella in o ne hand.

My heart does that fucking annoying thing that it does when Raphael is near. It's in between a heart attack and a heart flutter.

"Hey," he greets me and gives me a tiny wave with his other hand hidden behind his back. The hand that waved at me reaches for his nape and I swear his cheeks tint pink. "I got something for you."

arch a brow and hopefully

behind his back comes out and it's

of them unknown to me. Each flower is a different color and form. My brows draw together in confusion as I eye the hideous bouquet in his hand. It

confusion on my face because he starts saying, "You said that you didn't like the previous flowers I got for you, so I got everything." He thrusts the flower

It's hideous," I say, ignoring the way

my pace

he threw it away in the trash. It's none of my business

asks, his voice chippy like I didn't just insult the gift he handed

wave my umbrella as an

see you holding that," he responds, sounding a little

be stuck in this empty building with him. Hah, jokes on him. Getting to the steps that lead into the heavy

stops on the steps and I force myself not to feel bad for him as

he yells out behind me because that's the only way that I hear him over this heavy rain. A rain that

leave until the rain stops. No one forced him to show up to my place of work when he could have simply headed

going to feel guilty for leaving him there when I have an

close my eyes,

few feet away from the gate, I start walking back to the school where Raphael is still

above.

approaching. He arches

my teeth and my breath catches in my throat as a blinding smile curves