Speaking of Alpha devils...
The door to the cafe opens and two guys saunter inside. They’re tall, broad and pretty handsome. But I also know that they’re shifters, so any appreciation of their body ends right there. They’re not exactly quiet about being shifters and everyone knows about them.
The Alphas walk to one of the tables in the back, which has a view of the whole cafe, and sit down. Their eyes roving over the people here, like they’re sizing up the other guests, before they relax some, probably not spotting any other Alphas, and start talking to each other.
Zack and Spence, two Alphas from local super-rich clans, they’re a few years older than me. Zack’s a hydra shifter, not just a dragon, a hydra. Yes, that’s seven heads instead of just one, and he needs every last of them for his big ego. Spence is a griffin shifter. Part eagle, part lion, all of the danger.
They’re famous, or infamous depending on how you look at it, for being ladies men, picking up and dropping girls left and right. Exclusively human girls, since picking up the wrong Omega shifter girl might get them more ‘responsibilities’ than they want.
I have no idea why, but they’ve been coming to this little cafe every day for the last week, like they’re using this as a new place to pick up girls or something. Tough luck for them, since this is mostly a place for families, not clusters of giggling girls, who they’d probably prefer.
I try to get Audrey’s attention. I don’t want to serve these guys, I really don’t want to, but she either doesn’t notice me, or purposefully ignores me. I don’t know which, but the end result is the same.
Letting out a soft curse, I grab my notepad and go over to the two assholes.
“Welcome to Tea in Wonderland, what can I get you two?” I try to smile kindly, but not too sweetly, in case they take it as an invitation for more.
The taller of the two, Zack, looks me over, hunger in his eyes that even though I try to ignore it, still makes my insides squirm. Fuck, his blue eyes are so dark they’re almost black in the low light of the cafe. “I’d like a piece of you.” He smirks and licks his lips, this eyes travelling down my body.
No matter how much I want to, I cannot squeeze my thighs together, he can’t see how he influences me. Bad body. Bad, bad body! No getting turned on by the Alphahole.
I keep smiling politely. “Sorry, that’s not on the menu. But we have coffee, tea and hot chocolate, if you’d like something warm. We’ve also got water or fizzy drinks, if you’d like something cold. And to eat, we’ve got a range of fruit pies and cakes. Those are your choices.” This is why I hate Alphas, always so full of themselves, always thinking they can just fuck anyone they smile at.
The second guy, Spencer, smiles at me, his eyes intense, almost golden, as he obviously keeps his gaze on my face. “Don’t listen to him, he can’t seem to help hitting on pretty girls. It’s his biggest flaw. We’d like two coffees, black. Thanks.”
I don’t even write it down. It’s easy enough to remember. “If that’s all. I’ll be right back with your order.” I spin around, trying to get away as quickly as possible. And then the worst thing in the world happens as I feel my skirt flare up at the fast movement.
Fuck!
I jam my hand down the back of the skirt to make sure it doesn’t flare up again and briskly walk to the counter.
But it’s too late as I hear the whistle from Zack behind me.
Fucking hell. Why? Why today?
I put my hands on the counter, staring down for a while, trying to come back to myself as my cheeks are aflame.
I can’t let them win. I can’t let them see how uncomfortable they make me.
I’m just human. Just a human girl. I’m just another human girl tired of stupid Alpha shifters. I have no interest in playing along with their stupid games, no matter how much they might try.
Just as I start making their coffee, Audrey comes over, grinning. “What just happened?”
“Assholes happened.” I groan. “Can you bring them their order? I’m so done with them. Really done.”
“Sorry, girl.” She winks. “They’re your responsibility today. They’ve been staring at my boobs all week. Now they get to stare at yours.”
“Not helping.” I groan. I wouldn’t have minded it that much if they’d just stare at my boobs, but they just got an eyeful of my ass and thong, and that’s a whole other level of humiliating.
Can they leave again, please? I want to have a normal life. A normal life, without Alpha assholes all around.
2 Zack
Spence smacks me in the arm as the waitress flees to the counter, her neck all red as she tries her hardest to keep her skirt from flaring up again. She’s wearing a very sexy red lace thong and nothing else, almost like she wants someone to see it. And that lucky guy is me, apparently. Very lucky, since she’s got a great ass, and the thong only made it better.
“Stop staring. You’re scaring the girl.” Spence smacks my arm again, harder this time. “I hope you didn’t do that on purpose.”
“Hey! I’m innocent!” I hold up my hands. “That was a hundred per cent not my fault. I had nothing to do with it.” For a change. “What are you taking me for?”
He sighs, shaking his head. “A monster. A monster who would do things like that just to annoy a girl, to get her attention.”
I stare his way. “Your point?” Yes, I’m a hydra shifter, which you could define as ‘monster’. But I’m not sure what that’s got anything
