The Alpha's Eden

Friends

Eden pov

I parked my car in the spot right outside the front door of the cafe which was probably about the only perk of opening up. I unlocked the door, turned off the alarm and got to work turning on all the coffee machines and gave the surfaces an extra clean before any customers arrived.

There was still 30 minutes before the official opening so I pulled out my phone, leant against the coffee machine and enjoyed the warmth on my back as I checked my messages.

I was engrossed in a silly chat with Harry when the door creaked open which set off the little bell that hung from the wall that told us when a customer arrived.

"We don't open for another 30 minutes" I instructed, sharply. I didn't even bother to take my eyes off my screen as my fingers and thumb typed speedily back to my friend.

"Perhaps you can make an exception" a deep, gravelly voice suggested. A bar stool scraped against the wooden floor and he sat down opposite me.

He smelt like cinnamon, spice and expensive cologne. Without a second thought, I inhaled it discreetly, it brushed over my skin like a soft, alluring veil. 

"Or perhaps you could come back in 30 minutes" I bit back, not in the mood for some jumped up arrogant wolf who tried to throw his weight around.

There was also the fact that just his voice alone was doing things to my body nobody had ever done before. It was like my insides were gently humming to the sound of his voice.

But I refused to be weakened by a man.

I couldn't afford to mess up anymore than I already had so I focused on my phone as a distraction.

I chuckled when I received a reply from Harry, a selfie pulling the most dumb, goofy face. He was clearly not hard at work training like he'd always moan about.

"What's so amusing?" The obnoxious customer asked in a curious tone.

I felt my stomach twist into knots at the audacity of this total stranger to be so intrusive. Not only that, he gave me goosebumps and I felt his eyes bore into my skull like some kind of mind reader.

"Oh, nothing it's just my friend Harry" I shrugged it off, still glued to my phone. I hoped that my visitor would vanish into thin air if I paid him as little attention as possible.

"Friend?" He growled lowly slamming his fists onto the countertop startlingly me so much I found myself unable to break my eye contact with him.

My voice got stuck in my throat and my heart skipped a few beats where my eyes finally met his.
I immediately wished I had not been given the morning shift. It was too early in the day for my body to cope with the flushed feeling that swept through it, awakening parts of me I hadn't felt before.

He was huge, like a god with muscles that bulged out of his black t- shirt, his tanned skin looked so soft I wanted to reach out and touch him.

His tousled brown hair fell over one side of his face in an effortlessly sexy manner. His eyes blazed bright blue with speaks of silver as if they were made from precious jewels.

He was breathtakingly beautiful.

"Yes a friend.. it's 2020 not 1950 women and men can just be friends" I rolled my eyes at the rudeness of this stupid, sexy man-hating the way my body was betraying me right now. My default response was to be a brat and pray that he'd vanish into thin sir.

"What's his name again?" He demanded harshly

"That's none of your business! now, what can I get you so that you can go away?" I snapped back infuriated by his behaviour towards a stranger. The way I reacted to him didn't help either.