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."

brow

back comes out and it's

to me. Each flower is a different color and form. My brows draw together in confusion as I eye the hideous bouquet in

got for you, so I got everything." He thrusts the flower forward. "I got one of all of them for you. I hope you like them."

I say, ignoring the way his face drops and

my pace when I hear a set of

away in the trash. It's none of my business what he did with it. He could

the pouring rain?" He asks, his voice chippy

umbrella as an

you holding that," he responds, sounding

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

force myself not to feel bad for him

the only way that I hear him over this heavy

him to show up to my place

definitely not going to feel guilty for leaving him there when I have an umbrella that

close my eyes, hating

from the gate, I start walking back to the school where Raphael is still standing on the last steps, his gaze fixed on

above.

approaching. He arches a brow at me in question,

with me," I force out through my teeth and my breath catches in my throat