Alpha Leandro stood, facing his window with a picture in his hand. His brows were pulled into an expression that could not be read.
A knock came on the door and his cold eyes blinked."Come in" his voice was almost inaudible.He dropped the picture in his hand on the table.The door opened and a maid walked into the room. She looked really nervous and scared, even. Her knees were visibly bucking and her eyes blinked repeatedly."Alpha" she called, obviously doing a lot of work keeping her voice firm."Drop the cup of coffee" Leandro said, not sparing her a glance.The maid hurried to drop the cup of coffee on the table but her shaky legs could not hold her for long.Just as she got to the table, her legs shook terribly and she lost control of the cup in her hands.The coffee spilled on the table, quickly getting to the picture on the table.The maid panicked and quickly got on her knees."I am sorry, Alpha. I am really sorry" she apologized repeatedly with her voice cracking terribly.Leandro's expression turned grave. The coldness on his face had welcomed another expression, anger."Please forgive me, Alpha" the maid was on the verge of tears.Leandro bit hard on his lower lip to keep his anger in check."Get out now" his voice was low but dangerous.The maid scampered to her feet and rushed for the door."Your job is over" Leandro added as she got to the door."Y...Yes Alpha" she stuttered and ran out of the room, leaving the door open behind her.Leandro quickly picked the picture up from the table. The anger on his face replaced by an unreadable expression. He wiped the coffee off the picture and stopped for a second to stare at it.It was a picture of him and Larisa."I should keep this picture buried" he mumbled and just then the scent of beta Hayden filled his nostrils.Hayden walked in and glanced at the spilled coffee on the table before looking at Leandro. His gaze fell down to the picture in his hands. Hayden pressed his lips into a thin line."She was there" Hayden started."Yes, I saw her. She has barely changed" Leandro replied and lowered his gaze back to the picture.His thumb caressed her image in the picture."You are still going to stand on your earlier decision?" Hayden asked."Yes, that is the best thing to do" he replied and pushed the picture into the open drawer.He slammed the drawer shut as if shutting away every memories of her.*"Are you sure you are going to go for the Alpha?" Grandma asked Larisa.It was night and the two women were waiting for Alex to come back from work when Larisa informed the older lady of her plans to use the Alpha."He is the strongest in the Pack. There is no one better than him. He is the best candidate" Larisa replied."It will be hard to get him, you realise that? How are you going to meet with him not to talk of having sex with him. I should not have told you about this" the old woman mumbled the last sentence."Alex works as a guard at the Alpha's company, right? Perhaps he could help me get a job close to the Alpha?""Larisa" her grandma sighed softly."If it was easy to get you a job all these while, Alex would have done that"Larisa pressed her lips into a thin line. Of course it was not going to be easy to get close to the Alpha. It was hard enough to get a job at any random place not to talk of at the Alpha's place."I won't give up though. I will ask....""I am home!" Alex announced his presence, cutting off Larisa's words.Larisa got off the couch and did a small run to Alex, grabbing him by his arm with a smile on her face.Alex stopped in his tracks and turned her to face him."Are you okay?" He asked, staring at her worriedly with his hands on her shoulders."I am fine" Larisa assured him with a grin."You had me worried the whole day. Could not stop thinking about the state I left you in" he replied and Larisa chuckled, taking his hands off her shoulders."I am fine now""Glad to see you smiling" Alex smiled and walked over to Grandma, giving the old lady a small but genuine smile.He leaned in and kissed her wrinkly cheek."Welcome home, Alex" grandma smiled."I have something to talk to you about, Alex" Larisa grabbed his arm.His brows pulled together and he was about to ask questions but Larisa pulled him with her before he could so.Larisa pulled him up the stairs and let go of his arm only when they were in front of his door."What's going on?" Alex asked."I need a job" Larisa spoke up."Any job around the Alpha.... I can be a cleaner, a lowly maid with a poor salary. Any job at all, I don't care about the pay. I just want to work""Larisa, I understand that you badly want to work but maybe if you go through a little bit more training with your wolf side, you can be better and get a better job" Alex suggested."Alex, you have been working so hard all of these years while I wasted my time training. Now, that I have my wolf side, I do not want to waste more time on training. I want to start working and...""You can be a little bit more patient and earn more to help me." He cut her off and Larisa sighed."Alex, I am way too desperate to find a job now. You are my only hope. Please find me a job.""Why don't you get one as a diner around the downtown?" Alex asked."No, I need to get a job around the Alpha. I mean... I mean a job around the Alpha would pay me more even if it is a lowly job, don't you think?" Larisa asked, peering into Alex's face.Their eyes locked for few seconds before Alex looked away with a heavy breath of resignation."Alright, I give in. It's not a promise though. I will try to approach beta Hayden, he is much more approachable than the Alpha. If he can help me put in good words, you will definitely get a job around the Alpha.""Thank you" Larisa grinned and hugged Alex."Hey" Alex pulled her off him."Remember it is not a promise. If it does not go well, you cannot hold me for it" he scowled."I understand" Larisa smiled as Alex brushed past her into his room."I should hope for the best now" she whispered.The next dayLarisa sat in her bed, her legs stretched out. She had her phone in her hands as she nervously tapped on it."How is it going? Do I have any hope of getting a job?" She texted Alex.It was evening already but it would still be a few hours before Alex would be back from work and she just couldn't wait anymore to know if he had been able to get to the beta and if she could really get a job.She stared at the screen of the phone waiting for him to view her message and give a response. "Maybe he is not on a break right now" she mumbled and sighed. Larisa threw herself back on the bed and stared at the ceiling above her.She suddenly remembered him, Leandro. His eyes that seemed to be a window into a world, a paradise that he had built himself, his hair that he had so much loved to run his hands through, hair that she thought she would be able to run her own fingers through and then his lips, lips that she thought she would get drunk with its taste but all of that had change
Larisa ran into the house with her arms spread wide apart. She let out an excited scream that startled her grandmother and Alex who was already back from work. Alex who had been thinking he would have to comfort her for the night was quite taken aback to see her so happy. "You are good?" He was the first to ask. Larisa grinned at him and did a quick spin in the middle of the room. "I got a job!" "Really?" Alex stood up.Larisa nodded happily. "Though the pay is low but I got the job... As a personal maid for the Alpha" Larisa replied and Alex's face turned sour suddenly. "You got a job close to the Alpha?" He asked. "Yes? You are not happy for me?" Larisa asked. "You can't get a job somewhere else?" Alex asked and Larisa's brows pulled close. "You don't want me to work near the Alpha? Is there a reason why....""I just don't want it! It's silly! You will become like those girls out there, drooling over him soon enough" Alex clenched his fists. "Alex" grandmother called. "
"Mate" his wolf side called out excitedly but Leandro simply groaned. He didn't want this... It meant that she had gotten her wolf side. Was she going to lurk around him and never leave now that she had figured out that they were mates?Their eyes were still locked onto each other as they stared deeply into each other's eyes as if to bring out secrets and emotions they had buried long away. As if wanting to keep those secrets and emotions buried, Leandro was the first to look away."You are my...." She tried saying but he cut her off."Don't say the word" his cold voice made her stop talking. He looked back at her, making sure their eyes met again. He let out a puff of hot breath through his lips and got up from his chair, quickly pulling himself together. He had to reject her immediately."I am not your whatever" his deep voice resounded through the room. Larisa gulped down. Even though, she was not here for his love and she didn't want to be his mate after he had abandoned her,
A smile parted Larisa's lips as she heard him say those words. She had won and this was going to be the beginning of her good luck and victory in life. "Thank you Leandro""Alpha Leandro" he corrected her sharply. Larisa wanted to argue. Wouldn't it be easier to seduce him if she could call him by name? But she decided to stick to calling his name with respect; for now."Thank you Alpha Leandro" she corrected herself. "What are you doing? Get to work already" he walked into the bathroom. Larisa let out a breath she had not even realized she was holding. Her eyes closed momentarily and then she set to work immediately. She was genuinely excited about having a job. After laying the bed, she stopped, realising she was not with the cleaning tools. She left the room to get the cleaning tools but by the time she was back, she could no longer scent him out. He had left the room already, most probably for work. The files on the table had been cleared up. Larisa shut the door behind he
Larisa chewed on her lower lip for a few seconds before hurrying to catch up with Leandro who was just about to take the stairs."Alpha Leandro" she dashed in front of him, making him stop. His ever cold gaze settled on her with a questioning look. "What would you like to eat? I have prepared different dishes already. " Larisa asked, the words had slipped out of her mouth before she realised it was silly to her goals.'Slow, I am just starting slowly' she made a mental note to herself. "Leave""Ugh?" Her jaw dropped slightly and his gaze on her turned a bit more intent. "You heard me quite well. You should get off work now and resume tomorrow. I have had enough of your presence today" he said and brushed past her, intentionally letting his shoulder push against her own shoulder. A look of hurt washed across Larisa's face but she was quick to replace it with a fake smile. Larisa wanted to go after him and insist that her job for the day was not over but she decided not to do so.
'I can't do this' Those words rang in Leandro's head and he suddenly let go of Larisa, giving her a small shove that sent her staggering her forward. "I... I am sorry" Larisa apologized, staring at the floor. She did not want him to see her flushed face. Leandro glanced down at the tent that had built in his trousers and then at Larisa and then he quickly looked away. "Let me have my suitcase" he requested for the suitcase that had dropped from his hand when he held her from falling.Larisa quickly did as he had asked her and handed it over to him. She watched him walk out of the room and shut the door behind him. Larisa rested her back against the door and breathed out heavily. She slapped her cheek repeatedly as her racing heart started to slow down. All she had had in mind was to seduce him. She had not taken into consideration that she was not a robot programmed to seduce. She was human who could be seduced while trying to seduce. "Don't think about his body, Larisa. He is
Larisa fell back to the floor, tired and utterly exhausted. She glanced at the wristwatch that adorned her wrist.If she was right, Leandro would be back home in few minutes. She had to make sure dinner was on the table by the time he was back. She had just finished cooking and would do almost anything to be able to get a few hours of rest. She had worked all day and her bones hurt badly.She hit the floor in her frustration. "I am going to die if I spend too much time in this house, cleaning it alone. I have to get what I want and leave as soon as possible" she mumbled and got back on her feet. Larisa had just finished setting the table when she heard the car pulling in. He was back. She quickly stood straight and dusted her uniform. Her hand reached for her hair that was now being held in a ponytail with a proper band. She let her hair down and ran her fingers through it a couple of times. She hoped the exhaustion and tiredness was not telling on her face. Masking up with a
Kimberly walked into the mansion that belonged to her family. The way she walked showed that she was not in a good mood. Immediately she laid her eyes on her father, the old beta, she pouted. Her father was watching a TV show, a glass of orange juice in his right hand. "Dad" she grumbled and hurried over to his side. She took the glass of orange juice in his hand and drank little from it before dropped the glass on the table. "Anything the issue? You seem a little bit pissed" her father pointed out. "I am fine but there is something I really need you to help me with, Dad" her eyes pleaded with him already. "C'mon, you know I will help you if it's something I can help with. Tell me about it.""Of course, you can help with it, Dad" she smiled, feeling a little bit assured of her father's help. "The thing is I really...." She played with her fingers. "I want a change of environment. I just keep leaving home and going to the training grounds everyday. It's boring me"Her father c