C4

ROWENA MOONFANG POV

"Hey, Rowena! Move your lazy feet and get up to the sixth floor, VIP Room, QT Wolfe!

The door of my tiny cleaning stall bangs open. An ambitious young wolf glares at me and taps her foot. "Hurry up! Even the top Luna Court Maidens do not make people wait as you do!"

I do not say a word back to her. I just grabbed my bucket. For three months, I worked hard at the Bloodmoon Gathering Hall. When the moon comes up, this territory gets wild, and the noble Alphas start their loud parties. I just clean up their messes. I never fight back when people are mean to me. Everyone in the tavern knows they can treat me like dirt when they are in a bad mood.

"The drink waitresses usually clean the private rooms," I whisper.

The young wolf crosses her arms and gets very mad. "A guest threw up! You want a high Luna to clean the floor?"

I do not argue. "Oh," I say.

I follow her into the magic lifting box. Suddenly, she shoves my shoulder hard and pushes me out into the dark hallway.

"Take the pack stairs. It is only six floors up. It will help you lose weight."

I am not fat at all. I am too thin because of the prison cages. I just wear three layers of big omega clothes to hide my scars.

I do not yell at her. I just turn around and start climbing the stone steps in the dark.

My feet make soft sounds on the stone. Nobody uses these stairs. They only come here to do bad things, secrets.

When I get to the fifth floor, I hear a weird sound. Someone is breathing fast. I look up at the corner. A big male wolf has a pretty girl pinned against the wall. He is kissing her mouth hard.

I feel stupid for looking. I try to step backwards, but the male wolf opens his eyes fast. He looks right at me.

My heart starts going crazy. He does not stop kissing the girl. He holds her head tighter, but his dark eyes shine like stars in the dark. He looks at me like he is playing a game.

I drop my head and try to run down the stairs.

"Stop right there."

His deep voice makes my skin crawl. I do not want any trouble with powerful Alphas. I turn around and bow my head down low.

"Sir, I am sorry. I did not mean to look at you. I am just the cleaner. The supervisor told me to clean the mess in Room 606. It was an accident. Please do not be mad at me."

The male wolf lets go of the girl. He looks at my small body. My rough voice does not scare him at all. "You are a floor cleaner? You look too young." He smiles a mean smile. "You are going to Room 606? Come on. I will walk with you."

I do not understand why he wants to help me. I just follow him through the heavy safety door.

The girl with him is a new maiden named Bela Talbot. She tries to follow us inside, looking sad.

The man stops and turns around. His face goes cold. "I said the cleaner can come. I did not say you could come, Bela. Stay out."

Bela makes a sweet sound to try to make him nice. "Alpha Gordon, do you not like me anymore?"

The man pulls out a small piece of paper with lots of resources written on it. He throws it at her face. "Can you leave my sight now?"

Bela smiles big. She grabs the paper and runs away, happy.

I see everything. Even though Alpha Gordon is smiling, his eyes look very cruel. He looks at me next and moves his eyebrows. "Are you falling in love with me, little wolf?"

"What?"

He steps right into my space. He is huge and has big muscles under his clothes. I look like a pup next to him.

He bends his tall body down until his mouth touches my ear. His warm breath makes my skin hot. "Do you love me, or do you just want my pack resources?"

My face goes bright red. I jump back fast to get away from him. But my bad leg hurts. I lose my balance on the stairs and start to fall backwards.

A big, heavy hand grabs my waist tight and pulls me against his chest before I hit the stone.