Chapter one.

Selina's POV.

"Move faster, you sluggish little thing!" The house mistress growled at me, roughly poking me at the back as we proceeded towards the Beta Nicholas's house, with a few of the other selected house maids, like myself. 

It was the third day of the week, and ofcourse cleaning up the pack's Alpha and Beta's houses was a task never to be skipped. 

Despite the hose mistress's vile words, I was extremely overjoyed to be picked among the bunch of maids to clean up Beta Nicholas's house instead of the Alpha's house. 

Alpha Malik was my worst nightmare.

I've avoided him like plaque all my life, it has been rumored that he detests weak people, all he wanted was active subjects who would protect the pack even in his absence.

While the policy was undoubtedly admirable, it did however not favour people like me who were born weak. 

In order to avoid further humiliation, I tried my possible best to stay off his path no matter what it takes.

A brief introduction. My name is Selina Anderson, and I just turned eighteen a couple of days back, but yet to find out who my mate was. 

It was beginning to trouble me, I mean, it was the usual tradition to be able to feel your mate or have them attracted and drawn to you once you are eighteen right?

I couldn't help but wonder why mine was different, could I be mateless? Or my mate already secretly found me but doesn't want to have anything to do with me? Could it be because I am a weak omega who could only bring nothing but shame? A million possible reasons ran through my head. 

I wasn't exactly looking forward to it since it won't change anything, I was only curious to find out who it could be.

Nothing seemed to fall in place for me since the death of my parents, I was loathed by everyone and I had no friends, who would want to have anything to do with a weak omega?

I had only one way of survival, and that was by working as a maid not only at the Palace but serving everyone at the pack too.

I wasn't bothered since I could feed and also have access to medicines, shelter and other basic necessities, so yeah, I am contented.

Well, that is pretty much the little story of my existence, nothing spectacular. You surely have seen. 

Just as we got to Beta Nicholas's house, the rest of the maids were quick to spread themselves out, and in a split second, every corner of the house was claimed by each of them. 

It was usually like that because once you delayed and the entire task is taken, you'll be surely taken to another location. 

I was at the brink of panicking when my gaze landed on the sizeable bowl containing a decent amount of soapy water and rag. 

I had carried it all the way from the maids quarters, hence the floor is mine to claim; well so I thought, not until one swift move and the bowl was in the hands of another. 

"Hey, give that back!" I tried to protest, but the house mistress was quick to jump to the scene. 

"What is the noise about?" 

"The bowl is mine to use, she took it from me." Tears were beginning to well up in my eyes, at this point, but I tried to hold it in.

"Well, she has it now, and she does quite well with floor mopping." 

My heartbeat accelerated as I feared hearing her next words. 

"I guess you'll be fixed somewhere else then, but judging that you have been cheated, I suppose I could be a little merciful." 

No! This is not happening. 

"I haven't assigned anyone to Alpha Malik's room, you'll take that, for the next one week, it's barely unkept, so you'll have a less difficult time handling it."

I felt my breath become heavy and the walls of the room spun in different directions setting my head in a hassle. "No ma'am, please can I do something else? I'll do anything." My voice quivered as I spoke, tears threatening to spill from my eyes. 

"You should be grateful, now off you go." She spat, turning around and stormed off. 

My entire world seemed to be collapsing around me.

How could I possibly clean Alpha Malik's room for a week consecutively without running into him?

I have taken great lengths to make sure I stayed off his path my entire years in this pack, to avoid any encounter that could lead to humiliation, or worse, sanction.

Why is this happening now?

"Hey, why the tears, you should be glad for such opportunity." I suddenly heard a voice behind me and I turned to see one of the maids, Nora. standing beside me, an excited grin on her face. 

She seemed quite excited and an idea suddenly struck me. 

We could totally switch places! 

I mean she looked like she would do anything to be in the position that I am right now. 

"You know that we could switch places right? You seem like you want to clean Alpha Malik's room." I offered and a wide smile broke out on her face. 

Then it suddenly crumpled into a sad frown.

"That would have been possible if it was last week when house mistress wasn't on duty, she's very much invested today in checking every duty post, she's gonna find out and we'll be in trouble." She shrugged. 

I nodded my head slowly and dragged my gaze to the floor feeling bashful.

There's no way out for me at this point I guess, the only option was to face the situation heads on.

"Hey, if it makes you feel any better, Alpha Malik never returns to his room till late in the day, most times when I'm charge of his room, I never run into him despite how slow I clean," she added.

I could feel a gleam of hope simmering inside me, maybe I can do this without colliding with him.

"Also, there's a secret entrance through the backdoor passage, that could be of help too," 

My face suddenly lit up in a grateful smile.

Well, I guess there might be a little hope for me.