Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Maddox’s expression darkened. Mario sounded like a guy’s name. Did Tatiana have a man inside?
His hands were full of shopping bags and there was also a ruffled bouquet of flowers, so he used his shoulder to push the door open, ready to punch the daylights out of Mario.
Maddox paused at the sight of Tatiana’s back. She was standing in front of the window, facing outside, and the exquisite curves of her body made Maddox drool a little. He really wanted to fondle her all over.
“Come on, it can’t be that bad”, Tatiana said, and Maddox realized that she was talking on the phone.
OK. There was no man but still who the hell was Mario?
Tatiana exhaled and her voice became impatient. “I am visiting my sister and I told you that I expect you to deal with emergencies in my absence. Is it too much to ask for a few days? Fine, fine. I know it’s not your fault. Send me pictures of the fabric with details. I will see who dares to send me Charmeuse when I requested Crepe de Chine”
Maddox stood at the door of Tatiana’s room and stared at her as possessed.
Her delicious scent of strawberries was hard to resist, and he wondered if she could feel his scent.
Dayson said that they feel the same. That means she also feels the attraction and the sparks and the only thing preventing her from ripping his clothes off and pushing him on the bed is that she saw those two women in his room.
Was Tatiana really controlling her urges to that extent?
Just thinking about her softness and the mind-spinning kisses made Maddox hard. He was never so easily aroused and to think that Tatiana was immune to his charms was impossible to accept.
Maybe if he gets closer and touches her and she feels the sparks, she will remember how good it feels when they embrace each other. Or she might slap him again.
Ah! If those two wenches left how Maddox told them, Maddox and Tatiana would be entangled with each other, and he wouldn’t stand there like an idiot with shopping bags and flowers in his hands while Tatiana pretended that he doesn’t exist.
Maddox was confident that Tatiana is a smart woman. If he explains how those two she-wolves happened before he met Tatiana and that she saw them only because those two lingered against his orders, things will be fine.
Tatiana ended her phone call and sat at the small desk where her laptop was. The screen lit up a second later, and Tatiana started going through her emails.
Maddox looked at Tatiana’s enchanting profile and he frowned while wondering if she was ignoring him or if she really didn’t notice him there.
He dismissed the first option. After all, he is an Alpha and no one EVER ignored him.
But then he is a rather big guy, standing at the door that’s wide open. It would be impossible not to notice him.
Maddox didn’t allow this small technicality to deflate his momentum, and he cleared his throat to get Tatiana’s attention.
“Keep those down and you can leave.”, Tatiana said without raising her gaze from the screen.
Rage bubbled within Maddox. How dares she dismiss him like he is some errand boy?
‘BOM!’
The sound of shopping bags falling on the hardwood floor was unusually loud and Maddox wondered what she bought. That sounded too loud for shoes and garments. What if it was something hard and breakable? There was no sound breaking, but still
“What do you think you are doing?”, Tatiana asked irritably. How dares he throw things she purchased?
Maddox lifted his gaze from the bags at his feet and looked at her.
Part of him wanted to argue, and there was another part that wanted to pull her into his embrace and kiss her senselessly. He was never so conflicted!
He remembered that he was still holding onto one thing. “I brought you flowers.”
Tatiana’s perfectly groomed eyebrow arched. “So?”
Maddox’s face fell. What does she mean by, so?
How was he supposed to answer this?
“Listen”, Maddox paused when he realized that his frustration was showing. He took a deep breath and continued. “I know we had a rough start and I want us to start over.”
Maddox didn’t move a muscle while Tatiana scrutinized his handsome form.
Impatience grew within Maddox, mixing with anxiousness and rage. Is it so difficult to say, ‘Yes, Max. That’s a wonderful idea’, and then get naked and go at it?
“Come in, close the door.”, Tatiana said eventually.
Maddox grinned. It’s working! Ha! And he didn’t need to beg or kneel or anything!
After closing the door, Maddox turned to Tatiana who looked at him with amusement on her face, but she didn’t move. He wanted to go there and embrace her, but his instincts told him that wasn’t a good idea, so he stood there awkwardly.
One second. Two. Three seconds.
“I am listening.”, Tatiana said, and Maddox frowned in confusion.
“To?”, he asked.
“To whatever you wanted to say.” Tatiana tilted her head at his silence. “I hope you came here to explain yourself because just bringing flowers won’t count for much.”
She stood up and straightened non-existent creases on her dress. “I will appreciate it if you hurry up.”
“Do you have something more important to do than to clear up the misunderstanding with your mate?”, Maddox asked with a sneer. Maybe she has something to do with that Mario person.
Tatiana ignored his hostility. “Talia and Maya set aside this afternoon for spending time on a beach. It was a long time since I relaxed, and I would like to go there, but before that, I have some work-related things to settle.”
Max couldn’t believe it. She just brushed off the whole mate business!
Maddox swallowed curses that threatened to come out of his mouth and forced a smile that looked more like an ugly grimace.
“As I said, I want us to start over.” He extended his hand that held a disheveled bouquet of flowers. “My name is Maddox River. I am Alpha of the Blue River pack and your mate.”
Seeing that Tatiana didn’t move, Maddox walked toward her and stopped when he was one step away from Tatiana.
“These are for you.”
Instead of taking the flowers that nearly touched her chest, Tatiana asked, “Do you know why I left your room this morning?”
Maddox pressed his lips into a line. “Those she-wolves were there since last night. That was before I was aware of your existence. I told them to leave, but they didn’t. If I knew they were in that bathroom, I wouldn’t bring you to my room.”
“So, if they left the room when you told them to, everything would be great. Right?”
Maddox was not sure where she was going with this, but the answer was obvious. “Yes.”
Tatiana frowned and before she could say anything, Maddox spoke again, “You know we are mates. We are made for each other. Why are you making this difficult?”
Tatiana looked at him in disbelief. “I am making this difficult? Listen here, Maddox River, Alpha of the Blue-whatever pack. Mates should cherish each other, put the other one first. It’s a sacred bond created by the Moon Goddess, and you dirtied it.”
“How did I dirty it? When I saw you, I forgot about everything else, including that there might be other women in my room.”