3. A Night With The Alpha

CHAPTER 3

PYRA’s POV:

It's been two days since I got rejected and I've been trying to avoid crossing paths with Alpha Maverick.

A few times, he was close to discovering me, but I had experience with escaping people, and I knew every place within the pack, so it was easy to run from him.

As I got dressed for the day's chores with the pain of his rejection still looming over my entire being, a knock sounded at the door.

A few seconds later, the door opened, one of the other maids piped in as she glared at me.

“The headmistress demands our presence now,” she said before I could say anything.

Another normal day in the pack house, and by normal day, I meant filled with chores and having to not bump into Alpha Maverick, Natalie, or Connor, which was always hard considering I worked on the same floor they lived on and I had to serve them their food.

I didn’t want to get up, but I knew what would happen if I miss today's briefing.

We all gathered in the servant quarters, which was an extension of the pack house, where we slept, ate, and had our meetings and redistribution of chores.

The headmistress entered the small room and glanced around menacingly; only then did the noise die down.

“Today is going to be a busy day for you all. As you all know, The Alpha’s announcement to name his Luna is few days away,” she paused, locking eyes with every one of us. “A party would be held that day, and this packed house must be extra clean and ready before tomorrow morning.”

“Each of your duties has been re-distributed, and some might start early to finish before time…” The headmistress continued, but I zoned out because I knew where I would be assigned; the kitchen.

The headmistress's eyes locked on mine. "Your duties have been shifted," she said in her usual monotone voice. "You will be in the Alpha Mavericks wing from now on."

"What?"

She didn't repeat herself because she never liked to, and she walked away.

I had been dodging him, only to be locked in the same wing as his. What would happen now?

Hours passed by in silence, from cleaning to dusting and searching for no sign of dirt, and finally, I was done with the huge chamber.

‘Only one more place to go’ I thought as I slowly dragged my trolley up the stairs to his office and carefully approached his door.

I knocked the first time and then a second time, but still no answer, so I pushed the door open. My nerves were over the roof as I strolled into the room. I took a whiff of the air. The pungent aroma of pine and the forest filled my nose.

The entire room reminded me too much of him and the rejection.

Trying not to waste this opportunity that the moon goddess had given me, I got to cleaning immediately. I didn't want to be there when he comes back; I'd only make a fool out of myself once again.

It took a while before I was finally done, but I wasn't as fast as I thought I was. As the door to the room rattled, I inhaled sharply and held my breath as I watched in fear as the door was pushed open.

I stood frozen in place as Alpha Maverick walked and stumbled into the room. His movements were quite weird but I didn't pay much attention to him as he pinned me with those piercing blue eyes.

“Pyra…” he whispered. He was so close to me that I could perceive the stench of alcohol on his breath, and I knew he was drunk.

I swallowed hard, attempting to find my vocals. "S-Sir I’m almost done with my duty here.” I bowed, avoiding his eyes.

He raised an eyebrow, his face still hard as he stared at me with an eerie intensity. "Is that so? Now, your duty is with me.”

I pushed myself away from him, trying to take my trolley and get out of there, but his next words stopped me.

“Pyra, come here.”

I hesitated for a moment, pausing in fear, but he beckoned me again. I approached him warily, my heart pounding in my chest.

“Can’t I have a moment with my Luna?” He whispered so close to my ears, sending shivers down my spine.

Everything moved so fast, and I couldn't find my voice as he pressed his face into my hair and inhaled deeply. My knees felt like jelly, as they would soon give out from this torment.

"I am only here to clean," I stuttered, trying to escape his hold, but my body betrayed me.

My words fell on deaf ears as he whispered into my ear, "You are so beautiful."

His hot breath sent shivers down my spine, and I couldn't help but grab a hold of his wrist to steady myself from falling. I thought he would have gotten angry, but quite the opposite. I was stunned as his lips pressed against mine.

I should have pulled back, but the feeling in my stomach felt so good, I closed my eyes and enjoyed it.

“This was wrong, this was wrong,” I chanted in my head, but my body had greater control as I wrapped my hands around his neck, he pulled me by the waist, and I met a hard chest underneath his shirt.

His fingers found their way under my vest and undid my bra, kissing the nape of my neck to my clavicle.

I resisted the urge to moan, and as he got rid of my shirt, I didn't protest, as every single touch was a spark that set my body ablaze, a fire that could only be quenched by one thing.

I didn't know when he had removed his shirt, but I could feel the hard, prominent muscles on him as he drew me closer to him and lifted me by my waist.

Instinctively, I wrapped my legs around his waist and arched my back further as he sucked at my nipple.

With one hand, he cleared his desk and carefully dropped me on the surface, leaving feathery kisses on every inch of my body.

He stopped and straightened up and I inched trying to see why. He pulled my trousers off, and I was left naked. I couldn't bear the embarrassment, thinking he wouldn't like what he saw as he pulled down his pants as well.

I trained my gaze up at the ceiling before I was brought back by his kisses, and then he took me.

After he was done, he collapsed beside me and fell into a deep slumber.

I may have just had the best night of my life. I thought maybe he was going to take his rejection back, maybe he wanted me for real, or maybe the moon goddess did not abandon me like I thought she did.

I shouldn't have fallen asleep right next to him, though, but I was too tired to stand up and so, I snuggled closer to him and slept off.

*****

I jumped up to the sound of a rough commanding voice, different from the one he had used last night, which scared me.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

Alpha Maverick glanced around in confusion before it dawned on him that we'd had sex the previous night. "Not a word of this to anyone, do I make myself clear?"

His words sent daggers to my heart, and I opened and closed my mouth, like a gaping fish out of water.

I didn't get a chance to answer him as I was too scared.

"Get out. GET OUT OF MY PACK NOW!" he ordered.