Chapter 9

CHAPTER NINE LYCAN KING

ALEXIS’ POV

“Uh…hello. Can I have a cup of caramel macchiato and some bagels?” Another woman's voice comes just as I finish fixing and serving the previous customer.

I try my best to hide my displeasure, and I fix a thin smile on my face.

“Sure, ma’am. I’ll be on it.” I reply and assign her a table tag. As soon as the woman leaves to her table, I stare at Freeda’s way. The redhead gives me a toothy apologetic goofy smile, her phone still clutched to her ear. A part of me feels like lurching on her and ripping the phone off her ear to spare myself the stress of covering up for her while she spends her entire work hours on a phone call with her boyfriend. But then again, the soft considerate side of me holds my feet to my spot and stops me from tearing her to pieces.

Freeda gives me a larger smile, and I sigh and roll my eyes at her again, before moving to the counter behind me to fix the customer’s coffee. I wonder how she can be this selfish and inconsiderate