Chapter 6

Killian:

I glared at the woman as I held her to face me.

Her heart raced against her chest, and she shook her head as she tried pushing me away.

The smell of blood filled my nostrils, and I frowned as I looked down at her body to find that her legs had blood on them. 

“I fucking suggest that you start talking before I make you regret…” my wolf perked at the sound of her whimper, and I couldn’t help the low growl that escaped my chest before I could stop it. “Who are you? And I suggest that you answer me now.”

“I am sorry, I left…” She said, trying to find the right response to give me. “I had to hide, they would have sent me back if they found out that I was injured, and that isn’t something that I wanted.”

“What is your name?” I asked, and she gulped. She stayed quiet for a few seconds and I growled in warning. “I asked a fucking question.” 

“Eleanor,” she said, and I raised an eyebrow at the woman and she gulped. “Eleanor De Luca.” 

I let her go and watched as she nearly lost her balance. I frowned and wrapped my hand around her waist, stopping her before shaking my head in question. “What are you doing in my bedroom, Eleanor De Luca?” 

“I am sorry, I didn’t want to be sent back.” She said, looking down at her feet. I could tell that she was avoiding my eyes as she tried to make up a proper story. But I waited, all secrets came out eventually, I was just curious about the lie that she was going to give me. “This is an opportunity that I didn’t think that I would be getting and the last thing that I wanted to do was get sent back to Italy. I know that it might seem off, but the fact that I could come to the States…”

“As a maid?” I asked, stopping her. She nodded in response before looking at me, this time, her eyes meeting mine. I frowned at the feeling that I got in my chest as my wolf grew confused, and I could tell that she froze for a second, trying to process something before she snapped herself out of her momentary daze.

“It is a lot better than being somewhere that you don’t like.” She said as she took a deep breath. I nodded and chose to stay quiet for a minute as I looked down at her bleeding knee. I could tell that she was masking her scent, and that alone told me that she was hiding something; however, I was going to leave her to think that I was buying whatever story she was giving me, for now, at least.

“I see.” I said, looking at the woman whose eyes dropped to the ground. I took a step toward her and put my finger under her chin. I raised her head and made her look at me, my touch gentle against her skin. The last thing that I wanted to do was hurt a woman, especially when I knew that I was ten times stronger than she would ever be.

I couldn’t help but find it harder for me not to flinch as I felt a spark course through my body as I touched the woman. However, I was sure not to react to it as I kept my eyes on hers. But judging by how she was looking at me, I knew that she might have felt the same spark. That fact alone was enough to make me frown, but I chose not to react to it. 

“Considering the fact that you are looking for a job and that you ‘want’ to do this.” I said, looking around my room. “You are going to be in charge of taking care of my things. To say the least, you are going to be the one to clean up my suite, your room will be the one in front of mine. I will have it set up for you by tomorrow, and you will start working immediately.”

“What?” She asked, frowning in confusion as she tried processing my words. I smirked at the woman and took a step back before walking to my closet to get myself my jacket. It was the reason why I was here in the first place. 

“Go and have them get your knees checked and cleaned. You are going to get a uniform and will take the instructions that need to be done for you to start working for me.” I said, turning to face the woman. I could tell that she wanted to ask what I meant; therefore, I chose to give her a glare as I looked her dead in the eye. “In other words, you are going to be my personal maid.”

“Alpha…”

“Go and find your way outside this hall. They will be looking for you, you will tell them that I found you and hired you as my personal maid and they can come to me for further instructions on what I want for your training.” I said, stopping her. She froze for a second before I nodded at her to leave. Her eyes dropped to the ground before she took a step back without saying a word. 

I shook my head at the woman before taking my jacket off and putting the new one on. My mind went back to the spark that I felt, making me frown in confusion before shaking my head once more as I walked out. 

Vladimir raised an eyebrow at me, waiting for what I had to tell him, silently letting me know that he saw the woman walking out of the room.

“Eleanor De Luca.” I said, looking at the woman as I saw her speaking to Liana who looked at me. I nodded, letting her know that she was clear before I looked at Vladimir. “I want to know everything that you can find about the woman.”

Vladimir looked at her for a second before nodding as the two of us walked out of the house. Her masked scent stuck in my head, making me frown before we got inside the car.

Let’s see what you’re hiding, malyshka…