Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Lisa was flabbergasted. What the heck was going on?
“I… I…”, she stuttered. “I came for a drink. I saw you and I thought it will be rude not to say hi. That’s all.”
Maddox turned to look at Lisa and his smile sent chills down her spine.
“Do you know what happens to an Omega when she approaches an Alpha without permission?”
The reality was that Omegas look at high-ranking members from the distance, yet Lisa dared to come close to him and act like they were familiar with each other.
Maddox visited Dayson many times, and he visited other packs also, but he never encountered such an outgoing Omega. Did she approach him with an ulterior motive?
He could snap her neck with ease and if anyone asks what happened, he will say that she offended him, and it will end at that.
This was a matter of status. How can a lowly servant approach the king like they are equals? Just by releasing his aura he could make her fall on her knees and beg for forgiveness.
The liquor was doing funny things to Maddox’s reasoning, and he was in a bad mood already.
The bartender placed a bottle on the bar in front of Lisa and she was grateful for that small interruption. It was her hard lemonade.
Seeing that Maddox didn’t show any intention to be a gentleman, Lisa fished out a bill from her pocket to pay for her drink.
She looked at the bottle of hard lemonade and wondered if she should leave.
Her reasoning told her to scram, but her pride told her to stay.
“Max? Why are you drinking here?”
Lisa stiffened at the sound of Dayson’s voice. It was a good thing that her back was facing the door, and she prayed silently that he doesn’t recognize her. Maybe he will say hi and leave.
Maddox glanced toward the door to see Dayson, Talia, Mindy, and Tatiana standing there.
At the sight of Tatiana, Maddox’s insides tightened. Right. That’s why he was here, drinking.
Maddox wanted to embrace Tatiana and drown in her presence, but the thought that she didn’t want him was excruciating. He turned his attention back to the glass in front of him. Maybe they will all go away and leave him alone.
Tatiana exhaled a sharp breath. She should have known. She didn’t want to come here in the first place, but she thought it would be rude to refuse Dayson’s request. And now she got to see Maddox with another woman.
“I see that I’m not needed here, so I will head back.”, Tatiana turned on her heel and left the bar without giving anyone a chance to stop her.
She didn’t speak loudly but everyone heard her, Maddox included.
Maddox squeezed the glass in front of him while chanting internally to stay put. There was no point in going after Tatiana.
He didn’t understand. Why did she come? Did she want to see him? Why did she leave without saying anything? Did Tatiana think that there was something between him and this Omega (aka Lisa)? They were just talking! If that can be even considered talking…
Maddox was confident that Tatiana wouldn’t listen to his explanation, so there was no point in going after her and wasting words. If he does that and she doesn’t like it, he might end up being slapped again, but even worse than a slap were her words which told him that she doesn’t need him. He didn’t want to go through it. Is it possible that she doesn’t feel the bond?
Talia’s eyes moved around the bar to confirm that the only female present was next to Maddox. Was that Lisa? It definitely smelled like Lisa. Well, other than being irritating, Talia didn’t see Lisa as a threat.
After confirming that there were no she-wolves who would stick to Dayson, Talia decided, “I will go with Tanya. Stay here with Max.”
Talia was about to dash out, and she quickly stopped when she nearly bumped into Mindy. Talia forgot that Mindy came with them. But it didn’t matter because Mindy was Maddox’s sister, and she was aware that Talia and Dayson were mates.
“Take care of the guys.”, Talia told Mindy and rushed after Tanya.
Dayson wanted to tell Talia to wait, or to join her, but he knew that she was right, so he shouted after Talia, “Don’t wander alone!” And he hoped that she won’t end up in trouble, or with some random guys sticking to her.
Talia turned and blew Dayson an air kiss before dashing to catch up with Tatiana.
Dayson made two steps toward Maddox, when he realized, “Lisa? Why are you here?”
Lisa squirmed uncomfortably. Why didn’t he just leave? But Dayson was here already, and she turned to face him.
“This is a public bar. Are there some restrictions on who can come here for a drink?”
Dayson’s brows came together in a frown. Well, there are no restrictions, but they came to check on Maddox and they didn’t expect to see him in a company of a female. Actually, a female company was not so unusual, but… why Lisa? Where did she come from? This was too much to be a coincidence.
“Does Steph know you are here?”, Dayson asked.
“I am here with friends. They are on the beach and I came here to get a drink.”, Lisa responded stiffly and gestured toward the bottle of hard lemonade. “I didn’t know that Alpha Maddox will be here.”
Mindy was already at the bar. “Is she with you?”, Mindy asked Max.
“Who?”, Maddox responded with a question and Mindy took that as a no.
Mindy looked at Lisa with disapproval. “You got your drink. Now move along. If you want to sit here, I suggest one of the tables further away.”
Lisa pressed her lips into a line. She didn’t want to leave, not like this. But that was Mindy, and there were two Alphas and Lisa ended up lowering her head.
“Yes. I am leaving…”, Lisa mumbled and grabbed the bottle of hard lemonade before scurrying out of the bar.
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Mindy looked at Maddox who was refilling his glass. “Max…”
“Why are you here?”, Maddox growled.
“I am worried about you.”, Mindy said.
Maddox sneered. “Don’t you think it’s too late? I don’t need your pity.”
Mindy knew that she had a lot to make up to him. “I know I messed up, Max. Many times. And apologies won’t fix anything. I reflected on my actions, and I want to tell you that I will do my best to be the supportive sister you deserve. I won’t meddle in your business. If you need help, let me know.”
Maddox didn’t know if he should believe her. Mindy was known to talk without a filter, but she was his sister and it’s not like he would beat her up or put her in a dungeon.