Page 18 of Her Destined Alpha
“I was going to ask where you’d gone. Jane’s struggling to man the tables, go help. I don’t want you lazing on the job.” She frowned.
“Sorry, I just had to wash something. Coleen, I want to talk to you-”
“Tables!” Coleen cut in. “We’ll talk later.” I sighed and nodded, grabbing the next tray.
“Table six,” Gwen said with a sympathetic look.
I frowned, looking at the table in the corner. Were they seriously still there? I had seen Jane serve them before… I guessed they were animals and could eat a lot, Okay, I was being a bit unfair. If I had the money, I’d love to eat a lot, but I needed to save what I could to get out of there.
I walked over, only for the Alpha – I refused to call him by name, we were not acquaintances after all – to be watching me, and I didn’t like the look in his eyes. It was one I had seen before… pure carnal desire.
I balanced the tray on one arm, placing their drinks and an extra plate of doughnuts on the table.
“Can I get you anything else?” I asked quietly, not meeting any of their gazes.
“No, thank you,” the blond girl said gently.
“Thanks,” the brunette responded. I just gave a small nod and walked away.
Two hours hadpassed, and they were still there. I had decided to ignore them. With so many people around, he wouldn’t pull something in front of everyone.
It was just as I was walking into the back for my fifteen-minute break that Coleen pulled me to the side.
“What did you want to talk about? You look a bit lost today.”
“I need to leave the city. So, I was wondering if I could get my pay tonight,” I requested quietly.
“No! No, girl, you are not quitting on me without a notice!” Coleen snapped with irritation.Shit. Not the way I was expecting this to go. “Hell no! You do know that Axel is on leave too!” she snapped.
“It’s an emergency, Coleen,” I pleaded quietly as Jane pushed the doors open, holding a pile of dirty dishes.
“Ana, can you clean up Jack’s table? He’s spilt half the tea.” She rolled her eyes.
A flash of irritation flitted through me and I clenched my jaw at her attitude towards Jack. I didn’t have the time to argue with Coleen and just walked out with a cloth and spray.
“Get me another mug of tea for Jack,” I told Gwen before walking over to the table. I knew why he hadn’t left; the sudden downpour had been ongoing for nearly two hours, and he was just sitting there with his newspaper. He usually walked here…
“Ah, Snow, it’s you again. I am beginning to annoy everyone here, too,” he mumbled, making my heart ache.
“No, you’re not,” I said firmly as I wiped the table and gave him a small smile. “I love to see your handsome face every day! Now the next cup is on me, I’ll bring it right over.”
I winked at him as I turned away and knocked into someone, gasping when he caught me by the waist. I didn’t need to see his face to know who it was – the Alpha. The tingles I felt at his touch irritated me, along with the way my heart raced… his seductive scent filled my nose.
“Easy there, Kitten,” his husky, deep voice whispered. I pulled away, glaring at him. “Relax, I don’t bite. Unless, of course, you want me to.” He gave me one of those killer smirks, and I almost fell for its charm. Almost.
Before I could reply, someone I wanted to see even less than the Alpha before me stepped into the diner.
“In my office, Ana,” Horace’s disgusting voice ordered.
No. Please not now.Why did shit keep getting worse?
“I’m working,” I replied.
“I can see what kind of work you’re doing, Ana,” Horace said, his gaze looking over Rayhan. That wasn’t good. I could sense his anger growing.
“Okay, coming. Excuse me,” I said politely to him before walking past and through to the back. I didn’t trust Horace, but there wasn’t much he could do when people were around, and on top of that, I was sure he was just going to try to get me to agree again.
I figured I was just going to leave without my pay then… I’d had enough.
