Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Tatiana shook her head and refused to answer. If any of them should worry about Mario being interested romantically, that would be Maddox because Mario is openly gay, but Tatiana didn’t want to reveal that to Maddox. Let him simmer in jealousy.
It took Tatiana only a few seconds to acknowledge that being with Maddox was natural, like it was supposed to be that way.
He was stubborn and irritating, and she was not sure if that clashed with her willful personality, or it complemented her, but she had a feeling that if they could smoothen things out and work together, they will be unstoppable.
Tatiana shot a side-glance at the messed up bouquet that Maddox kept on the table, next to her laptop, and she struggled not to smile.
As a successful good-looking young woman, Tatiana has her share of admirers who are regularly sending her gifts and that messed-up bouquet of flowers was probably the most horrific thing she received in a long time, yet it warmed her heart.
She reminded herself to focus on work because she was on the verge of giving in to the charms of the Alpha whose scent made her dizzy.
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Two minutes later
“Do you need to be so close?”, Tatiana asked stiffly. Maddox was inching toward her steadily while making sniffing sounds and she could feel his heat splashing on her skin.
With his scent muddling her mind and knowing that he was right next to her, it was impossible to focus on work.
“You are beautiful.”, he responded in a deep voice that shook her insides.
“I am trying to work.”
“So am I.”
“What’s your work? Distracting me?”
Maddox chuckled. “I am not trying to distract you.”
Tatiana snapped to look at him irritably. “And what are you trying to do?”
“To get to know you.”
Tatiana’s heart skipped a beat at his words.
He reached to touch her cheek with the tips of his fingers, and he was happy that she didn’t move to avoid him. The sparks shot up his arm and went straight to his heart and the way she leaned into his touch told him that she could feel the sparks also. And she liked them.
“Do you accept my apology?” Maddox was so close that his breath splashed on her lips.
“I didn’t hear one.”
“You are a smart woman, Tatiana Wilkov. I am confident that you know me being here is my way of saying that I am sorry for what happened.”
“Will it hurt you to say it?”
There was no way he will say it. They were close, and the sparks were there, and he knew that she was on the verge of caving in. Just a bit more. “Do you forgive me?”
Tatiana inhaled a shaky breath that was filled with the delicious scent of coffee. She really wanted some, but she fought mightily against that urge.
“I am thinking about it.”, she responded. “Don’t you need to get ready for the beach?”
Maddox’s eyes lit up. Tatiana already said that she was going to the beach, and this question definitely implied that he should come also. Score for Maddox!
“I can be ready in five minutes.”, he said.
“How about you start now? There is no need to rush.”
“I will be back once I’m ready and we can go there together.”
Tatiana refused. “I will see you at the beach.”
Maddox observed her for a few seconds in silence before saying, “Don’t blame me if you see me sooner.”
He took her hand into his and before she could react, he kissed the back of her palm.
“Mmm”, Maddox hummed lowly while his lips rested on her skin, and he relished the sensation of the sparks that made him feel alive.
“I will see you soon, Tanya.”, Maddox said with a boyish grin and walked out with a spring in his step.
When the door closed behind Maddox, Tatiana reached to touch her hand where addictive sparks still danced.
Tatiana didn’t want to admit it, but she missed his presence already.
Will she be able to smoothen out those rough edges around Maddox or will she cave in first? Tatiana was not sure, but she was determined to see what will happen.
Maddox walked away from Tatiana’s room with difficulty.
Every cell in his body screamed for Tatiana’s proximity, but he knew that forcing it will only make it worse.
Maddox had many skills in his repertoire which included negotiating deals, disarming bombs, calculating yearly expenses for the whole pack, and fighting in human and wolf form. However, courting a woman was not a part of that impressive lineup.
Maddox was never a gentleman because there was no need. His position allowed him to deal with others by being bluntly honest. As for women, they would come to him in all shapes and sizes to serve him willingly and the only thing he needed to do was to make his picks for the night.
That’s the treatment all Alphas receive and their instincts to show their power and domination are not helping them in being polite.
But no matter how low his EQ was, Maddox was aware that his blunder from that morning offended Tatiana and if he tries to rush her into accepting him, it will only backfire.
Since he didn’t know how to be sensible toward women, Maddox treated his current situation to negotiating a business deal with a party that was not eager to strike a deal. However, this time the stakes were his heart and his future as an Alpha.
If he fails, Maddox will lose the Luna that the Moon Goddess gave him, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
This was important and he couldn’t allow for any loose ends that might trip him along the way.
He was itchy to get ready for the beach and reunite with Tatiana as soon as possible, however, in order to increase his chances of success, he needed to deal with liabilities, and one of them was right here.
Maddox stopped in front of one door and pushed it open without knocking.
“Mindy!”, Maddox growled as soon as he closed the door behind him.
“Huh?”, Mindy made a silly sound while peeking from the closet. She was sorting out her recent purchases.
Seeing Maddox glowering at her, Mindy shrank. She felt danger and cursed under her breath when she realized that the closet doesn’t have windows. There were no escape routes and Maddox was standing at the door, his Alpha aura rippled in suffocating waves with Maddox at the center.
“What do you want?”, Mindy asked while doing her best to control her voice from breaking. She never saw Maddox that angry.
“How dare you cut me off?”
Mindy knew that Maddox was pissed because she cut off the mind-link that morning when Maddox asked her about Tatiana. “Did you come here to punish me because I don’t want to cover up your dirty deeds?”