Contracted To The Alpha

Chapter 3Maya’s POVThe photograph of Alpha Dante burnt into my memory like a curse I couldn't escape.Sebastian's father.They had the same chiseled jawline and the same intense eyes, but where Sebastian was reckless and carefree, Dante looked powerful and dangerous. “I can't take this job.” I said, passing the envelope back to the man who gave it to me.He only smirked. “You’re really going to say no?”“Yes.” I replied defiantly. “You’ll have money, freedom, a new life, and…” He leaned forward. “a chance to ruin Sebastian from the inside.”The air felt colder than it already was. Sleep with the enemy? Manipulate him? Use him the same way his son used me?The answer came easily when I thought about the video. Loretta's smiling face, Sebastian's lies, my entire world crumbling down. I couldn't continue this fight for survival. I had to start living again, and to do that, if I had to seduce Alpha Dante, it was the only way… then so be it. A week later, I started working at Hotel S

Chapter 2Maya’s POVSix months later,“Table 3 wants 2 beers and a whiskey, no ice!” My manager barked.I gave her a dull nod and grabbed the bottles off the shelf. My back ached, and my eyes were red from lack of sleep. I had pulled 3 night shifts this week just to afford rent on a room I shared with two strangers. This wasn't the life I'd dreamed of, but dreams, as we know, don't matter when you're broken, alone, and trying not to fall apart.I slid the drinks onto a tray and weaved through the crowd, dodging drunk hands and fake smiles. The bar reeked of sweat and desperation. I hated every minute of being here, but I needed the job. No one asks where the scholarship girl went. No one even remembered the top student who was once promised Luna's crown by the Alpha's heir. No one remembered me, Maya Sinclair, except maybe Alora.My phone buzzed in my apron, and I whipped it out.Alora: “What's up? Thought you'd like to see this. Enjoy. *Wink emoji* *Devil emoji*A link followed.K