Free Cravings: Alpha City 2 by Bryce Evans Page A

who was watching her. He winked at her and smiled. For some reason that smile meant more to her than anything.
    Maybe he was finally taking notice of her abilities. She was an owner of her own company and making million dollar deals. This is what she has always wanted to do, and she would never give it up. She hoped that wink and smile meant that he was actually proud of her.
    She would have thought that Kayden would have jumped in and tried to take over the negotiation, but he didn’t. He sat there the whole time with his mouth shut. Even now, Kayden wasn’t saying anything which made her nervous. She didn’t know an Alpha male could do that. Maybe he has changed his mind and is rethinking what he said. Her self-doubt was doing a number on her. Why couldn’t she just be confident in this, too? When it came to doing business, she was the tiger lady, but when it came to her love life, she sucked at it. Zoey exhaled loudly bringing the Alpha’s attention to her.
    “I guess you will want to head home now that you have all of this worked out?” Johnny asked sadly.
    Kayden’s head jerked up as Johnny made his move. “Yes, I need to get back. We have a lot of big projects in the works. Your program is very technical, and London will need my help. Especially, if you want it completed in three months,” Zoey answered, but smiled back at the Alpha. She glanced over at Kayden who was shooting daggers into Johnny.
    “Well, I was hoping to convince you to stay and enjoy some of the sights, but since you need to get back and help, then maybe I can come to Alpha City. I need to take a break, and I would love to see Ryder again. I haven’t seen him in years. It will be good to get away from here for a while. Mind if we catch a ride back with you in the jet, or are you going to make me take ours?” Johnny was pulling out all his cards now , she thought.
    “No, that would be great. Kayden will be joining us as well. We can play poker on the way back. So bring your money, boys.” Zoey could see Kayden’s head turn toward her. Maybe he thought I would just leave him here and not give him a ride back. This way all the players would be in one place. It should make for a fun ride . Zoey laughed to herself. The two Alphas continued to stare at each other. It seemed that this situation was becoming more and more hilarious.
    “How are you going to get back home, Johnny?” Zoey laughed thinking of Johnny on an airplane flying first class instead of his own.
    “I’ll get the plane sent to Georgia before we leave. I may want to stay a while,” Johnny answered with a smirk as he stared at Kayden.
    The waitress came back to the table and took thei'r orders. While everyone at the table sat in silence, a man walked into the restaurant. Both Alphas spun to watch the man.
    He had a cape she had seen before. The coven of witches wore them. As the maitre d’ tried to talk to the man, he continued to scan the room until his eyes laid on hers. The man removed his hood and started walking toward their table with purpose. Zoey could see the man meant business, and she didn’t like the way he was looking at her. Kayden zeroed in on the man as he walked toward them. His features were off as he stalked toward their table. Something was wrong with the man. She could see the evil slithering around him.
    Kayden jumped up and got in front of her before Johnny could get up. The man in the cape gritted his teeth and threw his hands toward them. Kayden already had the table up in front of them when it was hit with something and caught on fire. Johnny and Kayden both came around the table before the man could raise his hands again and tackled him to the floor.
    Zoey grabbed the tablecloth off a table, ripped a strip off, and wrapped it around the man’s eyes so he couldn’t see. Then she tore another strip off and gagged the man so he couldn’t utter anything else out loud. She didn’t know if that would work, but Kayden hit him so hard in the face