Alpha Enzo's Mate Is A Maid

Camilla's POV:

I clenched my fists as I watched Lily all over Dandy, my ex-boyfriend, whom she had stolen from me after framing me. 

Every time I remember that incident, anger wells up inside me. Lily has been my friend since childhood. We were more like sisters. I trusted her completely. I thought she loved me all these years until my family's business crashed six months ago.

 My father was involved in a scandal that included murder, drug use, and human trafficking. This scandal devastated our multi-million dollar business, which went bankrupt within hours of losing investors and clients. In his attempt to escape the police, my dad got into a fatal car crash and died. My mom, unable to bear the pain of losing him, slipped into a coma.

Lily’s family had always been friends with mine. Our parents had known each other for years, so if anything happened to my parents, Lily’s family would be my guardians. I had to move in with them after losing my parents. Though I didn’t say much, I was slowly losing my grip on reality. My mind was still struggling to process everything that had happened.

This was the time I needed a friend to talk to—someone who would sit beside me and assure me that everything would be alright. I needed Lily the most, but to my shock, her behavior changed. Not just hers, but her family’s attitude towards me shifted as well. I was reduced to the status of a lowly maid(omega), treated like a stranger. Sometimes I wondered if they were the same family friends I had known since childhood.

"I summoned you all here to inform you that Alpha Enzo is returning today," Patricia, Lily's mother, announced.

"I want you all to ensure the house is spotless before he arrives. Those in charge of food should prepare plenty of dishes because the family will be having a reunion. Alpha Enzo doesn’t like people touching his things, so make sure no one annoys him. Am I understood?"

"Yes, ma'am," I and the other maids chorused.

"Get back to work," she ordered, and everyone dispersed.

"Camilla," I heard Patricia call as I was about to leave.

"Yes, Aunt Patricia."

"I mean, madam," I corrected myself immediately, catching the stern look on her face. She had insisted I call her "madam" instead.

"This should be the last time you make that mistake. I'm not your aunt and will never be. I’m not an aunt to the daughter of a murderer. You should know better," she said coldly.

"Okay, madam," I replied.

"Lily and Dandy, please excuse us," she said aloud.

"Okay, Mom," Lily replied, rising with Dandy, who had his arms around her waist, kissing her neck. She flashed me the middle finger before heading upstairs with Dandy, laughing. What hurt most was how Dandy completely ignored me.

"You will be Alpha Enzo's personal maid from today onwards," Patricia said, and I frowned. 

Why the heck did she assign me this role? From what I had heard, Alpha Enzo was not someone to mess with. I had enough troubles in my life already, and getting involved with a man like him was not part of the plan. This family seemed determined to ruin me. It had been obvious for months, but where would I go if I tried to leave?

"I’ll admit I want you to suffer, but I have my reasons for assigning you as Alpha Enzo’s maid. I want you to be my eyes and ears. You must tell me everything going on in his life," she said, and I realized what she was asking. She wanted me to spy on him. I would surely be in danger if Alpha Enzo found out.

"What if I don’t want to do it?" I questioned her, and she laughed.

"Haven't you realized you don't have a choice here?"

"You’re no longer the little princess—heiress—to a multimillion-dollar company you once were. You’re nothing but a lowly omega maid now, surviving off me and my family," she added.

Tears threatened to spill from my eyes. If anyone had told me that Patricia would treat me like this one day, I wouldn’t have believed it. What happened to all the happy moments our families shared? What happened to our summer vacations?

"If you don’t do what I tell you, we will stop paying your mother’s hospital bills, and you know what that means," she said, circling around me.

"She will die like your father," she whispered in my ear, and the tears I was holding back rolled down my cheeks.

"I’ll do it," I said, clenching my fists as tears continued to flow. I couldn’t bear the thought of losing my mother; she was all I had left. If spying on Alpha Enzo was what it took to keep her alive, then I would do it.

"You can get back to work," she said, and I left immediately, eager to avoid any more time with her. She was a terrible woman. I couldn’t believe she used my mother to threaten me—my mother, who had been her best friend. People truly are unpredictable.

I couldn’t help but wonder how my parents and I had never seen this side of them all those years. Their sudden change made me feel as if they had been waiting for this opportunity all along.