Her Devilish Alpha

"You have guts," Briar told her friend.

Wow. 

Just, wow. 

Who would've known Madeline gathered enough courage to do something like kiss Eudora's dreaded alpha on the cheek? 

Then again, she hurriedly escaped the scene before anything else could have happened, but that wasn't the point here. 

"And how did Xavier react?" Briar questioned without thinking properly. 

"I didn't see how he reacted, I just did it and ran as far as I could," Madeline replied, lowering her head. 

Of course she did this. 

Hoping she hadn't made things awkward, Madeline wondered how Xavier was feeling. 

'He probably doesn't see it as a big deal.'

'It's just a small… kiss… to the cheek anyway."

'Ow, why does my chest hurt so much?'

"I need to sit down."

"What did I just do?"

Briar cooed, "You kissed him."

Madeline gasped.

"Oh god, I did!" 

Burying her face in her hands, she asked her dear friends, her mind in chaos and confusion, "How am I going to face him again?"

"What if I ruined our friendship?"

'I doubt it did,' Briar looked away from her friend.

"I don't think he really minded it."

Briar looked at Madeline.

Madeline turned to look at her friend, meeting her gaze.

"Really?"

"He seems quite smitten with you from what you've told me."

"Maybe he's trying to be polite."

Facepalming, Briar compared her friend to one of those dense female leads that didn't know and or sense a thing until the male lead had to tell her. 

"I'm the dense one here?"

"Yes."

"You're the dense one here."

"I'm not dense."

"That's what most dense people say."

"Most," Madeline pointed out.

"That's the part you point out?"

Briar would've been more irritated had she not know what she now did. 

Madeline kissed him. 

"What were you doing together anyway?" 

"Having dinner, and?"

"You spent hours with him, no?"

Briar gasped, "Was it a date?"

'Can I get Adrian to eat his words?'

'Did Alpha Xavier actually go on a date?'

Furrowing her brows, Madeline insisted, "We just had dinner together."

"We had fun, talked, and had a couple of laughs."

"Alpha Xavier…"

Briar gulped, bracing herself before she finally said, "Laughed?"

When was Alpha Xavier capable of laughing?

Alright, that was unfair. Everyone was capable of laughing - as far as Briar knew. 

But… She had never seen him laugh. 

She doubted Adrian had as well.

Xavier seemed like someone who was serious and frowny at all times. Him laughing? That would never happen. 

Until Madeline came.

"What powers do you possess?"

"When were you funny?"

Madeline flipped her hair, acting confident. 

"I've always been funny."

Briar's eye twitched.

"That's funny."

"I wasn't trying to be funny by saying I was," Madeline said to her.

"Mm."

Meanwhile, with Adrian and Xavier… 

"So what you're saying is… Madeline went up to you, kissed you and ran away?" 

"And suddenly you're feeling nervous?" 

"I never said I was nervous."

"You look nervous."

"I look like a lot of things," Xavier said sassily, crossing his arms.

"And you look like you just woke up," he said to Adrian.

"That's because I just did. You woke me up, remember?" Adrian questioned, beginning to neaten his hair by brushing it with his fingers. 

"Right, I did."

"Mhm."

"So what now?"

"How do I face Madeline again?" Xavier asked his friend. 

Adrian responded, "I think it's her that'll have to worry about that."

"Why her?"

"She was the one that did it, no?"

"She was."

"And what about it?"

"Why did you think she did it if she thought of you as just a friend? She wouldn't want to send… mixed signals or anything."

"I don't fathom what you're trying to tell me."

Adrian sighed, pinching the skin between his brows as he decided to get straight to the point.

"The point is… there's obviously something between the two of you and neither of you are privy to it."

"There, I said it. No need to look all shocked and surprised."

Crossing his arms, he said casually, like it was common knowledge, "Everyone else knows as well."

"How could they know?"

"Because… ever since Madeline's came…"

Adrian deliberated over how to tell him.

"Let's use Indiana and Briar as an example."

"They both were let off the hook."

"Indiana especially."

Had Indiana said this to Emilio, she'd have been beheaded on the spot. 

Emilio wouldn't have given it a second thought and killed her. 

She was fortunate to have been spared with punishments that could compare to a slap on the wrist and a reminder to not do it again.

And Briar? One mustn't get started on that. 

"Let me guess, Madeline talked you down from punishing her severely?"

"I'm not some dog for people to talk down to," Xavier combatted, seemingly offended.

Adrian nodded. 

"You're right, but…"

"But what?" 

Xavier raised his brow, tapping his foot on the ground impatiently.

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"Are you done talking?" Madeline asked Briar.

"Only if you're tired of listening."

"I'm kidding, I'll leave now." 

"I wasn't telling you to leave—"

"It's fine."

"Besides, I have somewhere to go after this."

"Oh?"

It was Madeline's turn to act smug. 

A twisted smirk on her face, she inquired, "Are you going to visit Adrian?"

Acting like she had no idea what Madeline was talking about, Briar replied, "No."

"Then why are you turning red?"

"I'm not turning red, it's an allergic reaction."

"How odd, you weren't red before."

"You only began blushing when Adrian was mentioned."

Madeline chuckled. 

"It's nothing, geez."

"Doesn't seem like nothing," Madeline noted. 

"I'm leaving now," Briar informed her. 

"Alright." 

Madeline giggled, walking over to bid Briar goodbye. 

Using her inhuman powers, Briar left, off to - as Madeline predicted - visit Adrian. 

Knocking on Adrian's door, Briar impatiently waited for Beta Adrian to open it. 

Oh, how she couldn't wait. 

The minute the door creaked open, Briar gasped from shock. She had almost barged in and went, "GUESS WHAT!" 

Fortunately, Briar had stopped herself just in the nick of time.

For it wasn't Adrian who opened the door, but Xavier.

'Oh crap. My luck is horrid! Of course I had to interrupt whatever conversation they were having.' 

"Oh, sorry, I should leave and come back later."

Xavier - who looked annoyed - shook his head. 

"Why hello Ms Alva."

Adrian's ears perked up. 

Ms Alva? Briar was the visitor?

"I was just about to leave." 

During that exchange she had with Xavier, Briar thought she had successfully managed to irritate the alpha of her pack.

However, it wasn't her that he was irritated with, but Adrian. 

He opened the door wider, revealing Adrian who had been eavesdropping on their conversation. 

Adrian mouthed the words, 'What are you doing here?' 

The minute Xavier was out of sight, Briar rushed to him.

"I was here to visit you, duh!" 

"Visit me? So early in the morning?"

Briar stared at him, "Why is your hair so untidy?"

Adrian became more conscious about his hair. 

In an instant, his hands flew to his hair.

"I just woke up!" He exclaimed defensively. 

Clearing his throat, he straightened his suit, "I meant, I just woke up so my hair is a tad bit unkempt."

Briar looked at him strangely, "Alright."

"Be sure to comb your hair so you don't look like you just woke up then."

Adrian nodded, "Of course."

Briar smiled.

"So, did you hear what went down yesterday?"

"What went down?" 

"At Madeline and Xavier's dinner."

"Ah, that."

"I heard," Adrian nodded. 

"Did you come here to gloat?"

Briar wanted to ask, 'How did you know?'

"Maybe," she answered. 

Now, moving on to Madeline, who had been left by herself. She would've been left by herself had Briar not agreed to accompany her at Eudora during the hunt, which would be held that day, starting at the evening. 

"Mrow."

Madeline looked around.

Where did that noise come from?

"Mrow."

Closing her door, she searched for where the noise was coming from. 

"Hello?" 

"Mrowwwww."

Madeline turned a corner, only to see a couple of bushes and nothing else in sight. 

The noise became louder. 

'I must be getting closer.'

And finally, she found the source of the noise. 

'A kitten? How did it get here?' 

And like any perfectly sane person would do, Madeline crouched down to pet the cat, which purred in response.

'Awwww.'

She bit her lip, wondering what to do with it. She couldn't just leave the kitten alone. Who knew what would happen?

Or what if… the poor kitten was one of the prey that'd be hunted by the werewolves that night? 

'I can't let that happen.'

Madeline looked at the kitten, and then back at her quarters. 

'What if…'

Her eyes widened, realizing there was something stroking her knee. 

Madeline knew this was a stupid idea. 

Who knew where this kitten came from? 

Eudora was guarded, how could this kitten make it all the way here? 

Did it have an owner? Was it homeless? 

Was its owner desperately looking for it?

Did it even have a name?