HER ALPHA'S CARNAL SINS
Chapter 239: Happy birthday Talia

Chapter 239: Happy birthday Talia

#HappybirthdayTalya was trending on Twitter with 1.3 million tweets. She got several reposts on WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram and well wishes from so many people she didn’t even know.

Half her morning was spent replying to the girls in the group chat, Royce, Cardin, Daniel, Barton and even Koan who wished her a plain ’Happy birthday Talia’, but she was happy he wished her at least.

He was still a jerk though.

Jephthah was the first to wish her, made her smile as she replied, thinking of how he must have stayed up to wish her so early. 12:00am to the exact.

Still in a big T-shirt, tucked in her blankets, replying to messages with a smile, she saw about 250 follow request on Instagram and decided to brush up on it before it adds up to a thousand again.

She rejected some and accepted many, but an account did pique her interest.

Though the last time this user posted was last six years ago and It was mainly pictures of a beautiful black fluffy cat with remarkable azalea colored eyes.

Reminded her of Nancy.

"Awwwwwwnnnnnn." She couldn’t help but say outloud when she saw a girl’s face half squeezed side by side with the cat whose little tongue peeked out.

She couldn’t quite see the girl properly but she had braces and acnes across her face.

Subconsciously, she tapped on accept, thereby accepting her request to follow her. Surprisingly, she was online!

’Hey. I love your cat. What breed is it?’

She sent it without a thought before throwing her phone down to head for the shower, anticipating her day with Jephthah.

Few minutes later she stepped out in a robe, wet hair ringlets falling across her shoulders down her back, her face bare of any makeup, highlighting her beautiful, dark eyes.

She had a toothbrush between her toes and was squeezing the toothpaste on with her other toes while patting her face dry with a face towel, when her phone starts ringing.

"Wonder why he’s calling now." She mumbled before tossing the face towel aside to pick up.

"Hey birthday girl." John’s voice boomed through the speakers.

Talia rolled her eyes.

"It’s 12:00pm."

John held the phone between the side of his jaw and his shoulder as he got his hand busy putting on his shoes.

"So?"

"Your brother wished me a happy birthday 12:00am dot."

"Girl, I’m not your boyfriend. Besides," He finally grabbed the phone with his hand as he got up from the bed. "I wished you a happy birthday didn’t I?"

"You haven’t." She smirked.

"I did."

"Did you?" She sounded sacarstic.

"Happy birthday Talia. Happy now, babe?"

"Yes. Thank you... and don’t call me that you insolent idiot."

He chuckled and she couldn’t help but smile as she rolled her eyes.

"Since you want me to act like the typical, sweet, romantic, thoughtful, caring boyfriend, I thought I’d... "

"Sh*t."

"What?"

"I dropped my toothbrush on the ground... it’s so hard trying to squeeze in toothpaste onto it with your toes."

"Wait... what?? You can do that."

"Yeah. Can’t we all."

"Oh sorry. I forgot you aren’t normal. So, I hear you chased my brother out."

Talia rolled her eyes.

"Did he tell you?"

"Yup. So... who am I going to stay with when I come there. My abnormal, future sister-in-law or my naive twin."

"John are you serious? You’re coming down to Paris? When? wait... why?"

"Some business deal my dad’s too lazy to close off there with a few foreign associates."

"Well, have you told Jephthah? When are you coming?"

"Wanted to tell him today, then I saw your pics on Facebook and decided to give you a call. Will be there tomorrow or the day after. Not sure, but you better be at the airport to welcome me in too."

"Sure thing, boss."

"Get the f**k off my phone." He chuckled as he said and she chuckled louder as the phone beeped in her ear indicating he had cut her off.

There was a knock at the door few seconds later, and it was the staff bearing two trolleys. One was her late breakfast and the other was a meal which Golden Elites specially got the best of chefs to prepare for her. Gifts from various fans, and other waybills.

She was so happy!!!

She spend the next hour video chatting with the girls, Jephthah, taking snaps and eating with bubblegum, while doing her hair.

Soon, there was another knock at the door.

Opening it up was Ann bearing the largest 3 foot cake with icing and chocolate brown sugar sprinkled around it.

"I’m going to put on extra weight today." Talia groaned as she let her in.

"Isn’t it what birthdays are all about." Ann heartily said while chuckling.

Bubblegum barked on seeing her.

"Hey baby. Did you miss me?"

Bubblegum barked again before leaping into her outstretched arms, giving her a good make over with her tongue while Ann laughed her head off.

"Someone seems to be in a better mood than me." Talia said, referring to bubblegum and the two laughed, clearly lighthearted from the events of today so far.

"Isn’t Max supposed to be here as well, clawing my head off or something."

Ann glanced up and there was chocolate at the side of her mouth.

"He didn’t wish you?

"Oh he did."

"He travelled last night for a meeting. To another state. He’ll be back in time for your ancient china themed photoshoot. What about your boyfriend?"

"What about him?"

"Did he wish you ... "

Talia gave her a look.

"He’s my boyfriend. Of course he will. He’s definitely not like his twin brother who wishes someone a happy birthday by 12:00pm."

"At least he wished you a happy birthday."

Talia peeked at her cheekily from the rims of her wine glass.

"Whose side are you on here. Your bestie or your crush’s?"

Ann’s face turned a slight shade of red.

"He’s not my crush!"

"Can you tell this to him in his face? Because he’ll be here by tomorrow or the day after."

Ann snapped her head up to look at her.

"Shutup. You’re joking."

"I’m not" Talia heartily chuckled. "He’s here on a business trip though. I forgot to ask him how many days or weeks he’ll be staying here, but he wanted to know if he could stay with me or Jephthah."

"He could stay at my place!!!" Ann suddenly yelled, startling Bubblegum from her short nap.

Talia laughed again.

"Were you just joking?" Ann sulked.

"I’m serious! You’re just too cute. You know he’s a player right. I don’t want him to break my bestie’s heart."

"No one can." Ann proudly said while Talia gave her a look before going through her phone for a minute.

"Here’s John. Jephthah’s twin." She handed Ann her phone.

"Oh my fawking lord, he’s a prince... " She drawled, and Talia thought she was being dramatic, not until she fell over the couch with a bleeding nose.

"I don’t know, Talia. I think this is love at first sight."

"That’s what they all say." Talia mumbled.

"Huh?" She asked but with her chin tilted up trying to help her nose bleed stop.

"Every girl who meets John thinks he’s the one. Not until he uses them and tosses them away like garbage and they realize that they’ve been used and dumped like him."

"Waaaa. John’s so cruel. But... I can change him."

"Good luck with that. So," Talia smirked. "You’ll let him stay in your apartment. I mean, he can get a hotel room in another hotel if... "

"Just tell him I’m available... no .. I mean...."

Talia chuckled again.

"I know what you mean. I’ll call him now."

As she dialed his number, Ann spoke up.

"When are you heading to Jephthah’s?"

"In the evening."

"Today was so dull. You didn’t throw your usual bash parties. Everyone’s bummed on the internet, especially on twitter."

"Well it’s my 18th. It has to be special." Talia said with a small, knowing smile as she felt her heart constrict again.

Why did she have to keep reminding herself that Jephthah was her mate and everything was going to go perfect today.

Of course it will. Jephthah and she were fated mates and he’ll mark her and finish off with the final mate marking rites and she’ll be his Luna.

Some part of her still nagged in her mind that what if she eventually finds out that he isn’t her mate. How will they go on from there?

She tried to be optimistic though. Nothing could go wrong today. Absolutely nothing. Nancy had already convinced her that everything will go fine, so there was no need for her to be nervous.

"Okay... now I’m scared. You never call twice a day." John’s voice sounded over the speaker.

Ann did a dramatic hand fan with her palm, her chin still titled up.

"F*CK. Even his voice is attractive."

Talia glared at her.

"I was going to ask you something."

"Sure." There was tapping of keys of a laptop keyboard which indicated he was busy with something.

"Why stay with either me or Jephthah when you can stay with one of my friends in her apartment while you do whatever business stuff you have here."

He stopped typing.

"Is she hot?"

Talia rolled her eyes.

"Is that the point?"

He resumed typing.

"I am not going to spend two months with a she-shrek."

Talia’s eyes widened.

"Two months?! That long?"

"Yup."

"Well, are you??"

"You haven’t answered my question."

"Yes." Talia sighed with a reply rolling her eyes. "I’ll send you her pictures even."

"Send me all sides of her." John ordered.

"Yes, Boss."

"Anything else?"

"Just wanted to remind you to keep being the as*hole you are."

"Thanks. I’ll uh... keep that in mind."

Ann finally sat up after their call.

"Well... "

"I’ll need you to send me new photos of you with all your good angles in sight and your good sides." Talia blurted.

Ann stared at her with a blank expression.