Rylee's POV:
"Alpha. You're here," Mr. Nathan appeared tense, as there was no one in the hallway before. The staff all feared Mr. Nathan, so none of them came to rescue me from his torture. He had been asking me out on a date for two years, trying to make me his side chick. How shameless of him.
Alpha Malakai strode up to meet me. He wore a brown shirt, black slacks, and black shoes. His arms looked well-built, and part of his shirt's top button was open, revealing his well-toned chest.
"Alpha, good morning. I wasn't expecting to see you," Mr. Nathan tried to pretend he was disciplining me, as he appeared so tense. He moved away from me as Alpha Malakai came to crouch in front of me, lying on the floor.
He reached out his right hand to touch my face. My eyes widened in shock, including most of the staff that had arrived on this floor for their work.
"Are you alright?" Alpha Malakai asked me, and I looked at his deep blue eyes in shock.
How could Alpha Malakai squat in front of a lowly Omega like me?
"Yeah. I'm fine, Alpha. I'm alright," I spluttered, not expecting to see him.
Alpha Malakai offered me his right hand and helped me stand up on my feet. I was intoxicated by his rich cedarwood scent. However, I collided with his firm chest, his masculine scent of cedarwood filling me up again as his warm hands enveloped me in a hug, and I recalled perceiving this scent last night.
Was the man Alpha Malakai? No way. I immediately moved away from him to create a distance between us.
"Thank you, Alpha... I have to go now," I said, stepping back to pick up my polythene bag of clothes from the ground.
The elevator door unlocked, and Elizabeth arrived at the same time as Nash.
"Oh my goodness! Rylee! Thank God you're alright! I was calling you, and yet no response!" Elizabeth exclaimed as she rushed up to wrap me in a hug.
Alpha Malakai stood aside, looking at us, and the staff and cleaners greeted him when they noticed his presence. "Good morning, Alpha."
Nash also came out of the elevator and greeted his uncle, "Uncle, good morning."
Alpha Malakai looked at Nash and nodded. He didn't utter a word and left, entering the elevator.
"Are you alright, Rylee? What was my uncle doing here?" Nash asked, walking past the crowd of hoteliers who were stunned by the scene they had just witnessed.
Some of them muttered, "How can Alpha Malakai care about a lowly Omega like her?"
Some of my female colleagues glared at me, as they desired to be Alpha Malakai's woman. Well, little did they know that I had no idea what had happened.
"We're not done yet, Rylee. You know what to do if you need the CCTV footage to know the man you hooked up with," Mr. Nathan dusted his suit as he smirked and walked away. However, Beta Fabian came out of the elevator and ordered, "Nathan! You are summoned to Alpha Malakai's office."
Beta Fabian wore a black shirt and trousers with perfectly polished black shoes.
He looked at me with his intense yellow eyes as I met his gaze, but he immediately went back into the elevator as Mr. Nathan tensed up and walked up to meet him.
"What did I do wrong, Beta?" Mr. Nathan asked as he approached Beta Fabian before they went into the elevator, ascending to the top floor.
"You will find out when you meet Alpha Malakai," Beta Fabian replied coolly before the elevator shut, and I wondered if Alpha Malakai had summoned Mr. Nathan because of me.
I smiled, feeling the warmth in my heart creep up my cheeks, making me blush hard.
"Rylee!" Nash yelled my name as he grasped my arms and turned me to face him.
I rolled my eyes and looked at his face, as he looked so worried. His handsome face now disgusted me, remembering how he had proposed to Bella Harvey the previous night. The memory came flooding back, making my heart hurt.
I tried not to cry, knowing I had nothing to lose. Only that I had wasted five good years of my life loving Nash Cameron. I came from a difficult family. After I lost my parents at the age of five, I grew up in the pack's orphanage home with my young brother, Levi.
Levi was so small when we lost our parents. It was a tragic incident, as there were rogue attacks in the underdeveloped town in the Shadow Moon Pack.
After that night, the Alpha came to visit the affected homes, and my brother and I were taken into the orphanage.
I went to the pack's high school for free, but I wanted my younger brother to further his education into the university as a Doctor, as I was four years older than him. I recalled that night our parents hid us in the wardrobe, so we wouldn't be attacked by the rogues.
Levi is all I have as family, and he was very intelligent. After my graduation from high school, I came to work at the pack hotel, as it was one of the biggest hotels in this pack. It was controlled by our Alpha, Oliver Preston, who was Alpha Malakai's father.
Alpha Oliver had three daughters and a son, and Alpha Malakai was the last born child of his parents. Though he controlled this hotel and several other businesses in our pack, he was known as a bad boy Alpha, because he had no mate. He slept with and hosted women for fun, and was very unfriendly to approach.
I was still wondering why he was kind to me this morning, but I knew a man like Alpha Malakai couldn't have anything to do with a poor, working-class Omega like me.
"Rylee!" Nash yelled my name, snapping me out of my trance.
"What is it, Nash? You are mated to Bella, and you should be concerned about how your mate would feel when she sees you holding another woman's arms," I rebuked Nash for his actions of firmly holding my arms. We were no longer lovers from the moment he went down on his knees and proposed to another she-wolf.
"Rylee, you haven't answered my questions yet. What happened between you and my uncle, and who was the man you mated with?" Nash growled, and Elizabeth tried to come between us to separate us.
Alpha Malakai's POV:As I arrived at the dining table, I settled in my usual seat across from my parents.I watched as three nervous maids came out of the kitchen to serve my parents and me around the dining table.It was a delicious meal of fish pepper soup and cooked rice for dinner. The delicious scent wafted through the air in the dining room, filling my stomach.Though, the ambiance in the dining room was tense due to my father's anger.The maids were dressed in blue and white uniforms, as all the Omega servants working in this elite realm had a simple dress code of blue and white - either a white top or shirt and a light blue skirt.They worked faster, setting up our separate dinners, and my mother looked at me with a smile.I sighed and looked away at my meal, as an Omega stood next to me and set up my plate.Luckily, she was a middle-aged woman, so that didn't trouble my parents at all.Most of the maids working in this palace had grown old, and it was partly because of me th
Alpha Malakai's POV:After my bath, I got out of the bathroom and donned a black shirt and trousers. Then I mindlinked Beta Fabian to discuss the Luna Selection with him."Where are you, Fabian?" I mindlinked him, just as I stood in front of my room mirror and buttoned up my shirt."I'm at home. Any problem, Alpha?" Fabian asked, a hint of annoyance in his voice."A little. Come to the palace immediately," I told him, knowing he was angry with me because I had broken the elite laws.I stood across the window, gazing out at the night sky as the stars shone bright. Many homes were lit, as we had a reliable power supply, and our pack was well-developed.Sighing, I moved away from the floor-to-ceiling window and went to my home office to wait for Fabian.As soon as I got into my office and took a seat, Fabian knocked, and I told him through the mindlink, "Come in.""Yes, Alpha," Fabian bowed and looked at me."You're still grumpy because of my recent threat to have you replaced," I comment
Alpha Malakai's POV:"What just happened?" I asked Quin after seeing the black stone explode.Even my parents looked worried.Quin picked up the stone shard and looked at me."You do not have a mate bond because your wolf is cursed," she said."What?" We all gasped, and I glared at her.I wanted to admit that I had mated with an Omega last night and marked her, but I dared not say that, as it was against our pack rules for an Alpha."What's that supposed to mean? I don't have a mate? Or I have a mate, and she is not among the elite stones you have chosen?" I asked Quinn, my voice laced with anger.Quin furrowed her brows, as she knew that as an Alpha, I could not mate with an Omega."Permit me to remind you of our pack rules, Alpha Malakai. It's against the royals' choice to settle for an Omega as your mate. So you do not have a mate below the elite realm," she said, and my fist clenched."So what am I going to do to break the curse, and who dares to lay a curse on me? I thought the pa
Alpha Malakai's POV:"Welcome, Alpha. Have a seat," my mother said, gesturing for me to take a seat on the couch beside her. Shortly after, I had hugged her."Alright, Mom. Who do we have here?" I asked, just as I sat next to my mother on the exquisite living room couch. The young woman in a brown dress stood up and introduced herself to me."Alpha Malakai, I am Quinn Logan. A 30-year-old priestess, as my mother is the former priestess of this pack," Quinn introduced herself, and I nodded."Have a seat," I gestured for Quinn to sit back, and she smiled.My father, Alpha Oliver Preston, came down the hall to join us. He wore a black garment and was very tall, standing regal, commanding wealth and authority."Good afternoon, Alpha," Quinn immediately rose from the couch and bowed at my father as he descended the stairs to join us."Rise," my father said, then he walked up to the Alpha's chair to have a seat.I knew I hadn't taken over this pack completely because I didn't have a Luna. My
Rylee's POVI am not ready to be a mother, but if only I knew who the man was. I tried not to think about the possibility of getting pregnant."I was safe," I told myself and watched Elizabeth bring me a plate of hot jollof rice."Thank you," I smiled at her as she sat next to me on my bed."So what do you plan to do next, Rylee? Contact Bella's mother and ask her for money, or let it go? How about the 10 million given to you?" Elizabeth asked, and I sighed."I'll check it out on Monday. Don't tell anyone about my predicament, not even your mother," I told Elizabeth, looking at her face sternly. Knowing that her family would want to know what took her to the pack house."Fine. I won't tell them about you mating with an unknown man. After all, you're an adult. So why would anyone bash you?" Elizabeth laughed, and that made me feel relieved."Right. I won't get bashed, but many would want to know who I suddenly get pregnant with. I would be reported to the Alpha's family, and I can't thi
Rylee's POV:The atmosphere in Beta Fabian's car was chilling as he drove his sleek black car out of the pack's house, heading towards the peaceful estate where Elizabeth and I lived.As I peeked out of the car window, I saw some pack members looking at Beta Fabian's car in shock, as they weren't expecting to see two Omegas with him.Beta Fabian spared no passerby a glance as he drove coolly.I thought about the marking on the right side of my neck. If Beta Fabian claimed he wasn't the man who had marked me, then who did?Racking my brain for answers was futile.I watched as Beta Fabian's car drove with a speed that sent Elizabeth and me reclining in the backseat, as he seemed annoyed to be taking us.So why was he doing this?As Beta Fabian's car arrived at the Peaceful Estate gate, where lower-class families like Elizabeth and I lived, his car slowed down as he waited for the security men at the gate to pull the huge black gate open.But unlike the pack house, this peaceful estate di