Levi Stone is an alpha, who is rumored to be ruthless, cold, and merciless. He kills as a sport and anyone who dears to defy him has yet lived to tell the tale. Even other alphas are afraid of him and despite his young age, he holds more power and land than even the Alpha King. So, what does Alpha Stone do, when a young, attractive woman is being thrown into his arms by her older, malicious brother? The only logical thing a man could think of, of course: He makes her, his maid… NB: Does NOT include predestined mates! Other in "The Maid" Series: 1: The Alpha's Maid 2: The Master's Maid 3: The King's Maid 4: The Sentinel's Maid 5: The Lycan's Maid
View MoreDina’s POV
“Wake up!”
I jumped up, ready to fight for my life as the loud voice boomed off the walls of my bedroom. But my feet got tangled in the sheets and I face-planted the floor. I groaned and rubbed my throbbing nose. Damn! Thank the goddess for werewolf healing. Otherwise, I was sure I would be needing a nose job.
“DINA!” the voice called again, annoyance clear in his tone now, and just like that, two strong arms grabbed me and hauled me off the floor. “Stop messing around and get up!”
“Wha----?!” I muttered, still half asleep and trying to get a grasp on what was going on around me. Finally, I managed to turn around and mentally let out another groan as I finally recognized who the voice belonged to. It was my older brother – and mock guardian – Dylan. He was running around in the dark, grabbing whatever he could get his hands on and stuffing it into a bag. Now, normal people might become slightly freaked out by the sight of their brother stealing anything and everything with the slightest pawn potential, but honestly, after five years of dealing with this shit, I’d gotten used to it.
I groaned out loud this time and, without a backward glance, I walked back to the bed and let myself fall into the warm covers again.
Dylan had issues.
Although he was older than me by several years and was supposed to be my guardian, he apparently didn’t have what it took to get his shit together. He was always running away from loan sharks, mobsters, or some other shitty “get rich fast”-deal that had gone bad. He would be talking big, throwing his dick around, and then disappear for months at a time doing--- Goddess only knew what! And then - out of the blue - he’d show up like this: running around in our old home, looking for anything he could sell.
Well, whatever it was he’d gotten into this time, I wasn’t about to---
“Come on!”
He shouted right into my ear, making me jump just about a mile in the air. Yet I’d barely gotten vertical, before I noticed his big body disappearing out the door, leaving me none the wiser about what the heck I was supposed to be doing.
Except for going back to sleep, apparently…
Knowing that if I pissed him off, he’d just get physical with me - and I do mean VERY physical! - I forced myself off the bed. Our parents had died in a car crash five years ago along with our baby brother, Dug. And although werewolves do heal quicker and generally aren’t that easy to kill, there are some injuries that not even the wolf can walk away from. Which had left me alone with Dylan, who’d “luckily” been 18 at the time and had gotten custody of me.
Not that he actually cared about me or anything. But he did enjoy collecting all the benefits he got out of the deal. While he was out doing his thing, I barely got by scraping rock bottom. As in dumpster-diving behind large malls and making my own clothes. Luckily, you could lie online and create a separate bank account and since I was - not to brag - a rather talented artist, I made enough money to cover the bills.
“Dylan?” I asked, careful with my tone so as not to piss him off. “What are you---?”
I almost crashed into him again when he came back, this time with a big duffle bag and--- and I finally became wide awake when I noticed that he was emptying my drawers and closet into the duffle bag.
“What are you doing?” I gasped as I jumped over and tried to pull the bag out of his hands. I mean, sure I’d gotten used to Dylan’s behavior over time. He had no regard for personal space, stuff, or even money. He’d long since emptied the savings our parents made for us and anything that had any value, he pawned off somewhere. Our parent’s bedroom was empty and everything that Dug had owned was gone. Even some of my stuff had disappeared over time.
Now, I could hate him for it, and in a way I did, but--- I didn’t. In a way, I couldn’t… Most of the time, I even covered for him. Lied to social workers and what shit not, just to keep us together. He was an asshole and a shitty brother at best, but… What can I say? He was family. The ONLY family I had.
The wolf was blood...
But seriously! Stealing my clothes?! They weren’t worth anything and I sure as heck wasn’t about to wander around pack territory naked. Werewolf or not…!
“I don’t have time to explain,” Dyllan said harshly, but didn’t try and take the bag back. “Pack whatever you need! We leave in 10 minutes.”
Leaving?!
“WHAT?!” I called after the retreating figure, but he just repeated the order to pack. A second later, I could hear him go through his own stuff, cursing and mumbling to himself. I sighed and, for a second, wondered if this was the day I should stand my ground and demand that enough was enough. That I didn’t want to put up with more of his bullshit… But knowing him, he was going to get his way one way or another. He may be my brother, but gentle he was not. He would beat me and threaten my life until I did whatever he wanted. And while I was strong and could defend myself--- well, let’s just say that I tried that once and I got to find out that knife wounds are a bitch!
Especially when you want to make a living out of creating art…
And with that, I started putting some more necessities into the duffle bag, along with anything I considered valuable. Like the only family photo, I had of my parents and baby brother, and a framed picture of a drawing mom had made me.
The one that inspired me to become an architect…
I went to the bathroom to pack whatever I needed from there, mentally cursing whoever had given a guy like my brother the power to dictate my future for another 3 years. Yes, he’d actually managed to convince some sick bastards that I was restarted, and he needed to be my guardian for an additional 3 years; until I was 21. And, of course, get the healthy dose of money the government provided for the poor and needy!
Whatever good it did him…
“Come on!” Dylan growled impatiently, just as I’d gotten on a pair of worn-out jeans and an oversized T-shirt that had belonged to dad. Apparently done waiting for me, he grabbed my arm and pulled me down the hallway to the front door. “We don’t have much time!”
We were late for something, and I mentally snorted. At this hour?! Wishing I had the guts to question him more, I sighed and followed him without---
I gasped as I stumbled out into the cold night, barely catching my fall on the railing. Yeah, I was really, really clumsy. You’d think that being part wolf, I’d have some natural grace going for me. But no! I was just as clumsy at 18 as a newborn foal. I hated it, but for some reason, my wolf thought it would help if she growled at the doorframe. As if that would teach the thing to get in our way!
Stupid wolf…
I got up and followed Dylan into the car. It was another one - just like every time and like every time before that - and I suspected that he’d stolen it. But I didn’t comment. I just threw my duffel bag in the back seat and got in the passenger seat.
“Where to this time?” I asked cautiously, leaning against the window and as far away from him as possible, in case he flew off the hinges. I was still half asleep but fully pissed off. Not that I’d let him know that. And no, this wasn’t the first time either my brother had woken me up in the middle of the night and pulled me out of the house to stay at some crappy motel for a couple of days. At this point, I was just fuming about all the homework and projects I’d be behind when he deemed it to be safe to resurface.
“All in good time, sis,” he muttered before pushing the accelerator to the max. And with that, my life was about to take an unexpected turn…
Dina's POVI dozed off again but woke up when a pleasant voice sounded in the room.“Alpha?” I recognized Michael’s voice. “I heard she was awake.”I tried to open my eyes again and this time, I successfully managed to make out the light in the room and the tall, dark-haired man in the doorway. Things were still blurry, but I noticed that the more came into focus the stronger my wolf felt. Well, the wolf and human really were one…“She is, but she’s resting,” Levi mumbled, clearly pissed off by being disturbed. His voice was gruff and husky. Apparently, he’d been asleep too. “What do you want?”“I came here to see my best friend so bug off,” another sharp voice said, shuffling the beta out of the way and getting in. I grinned at the welcoming sound of my favorite pain in the ass. Once she got close enough, I could even see her face clearly as a war
Dina’s POVWaking up, it felt like someone had run me over with a semi-truck. Everything was hurting, my muscles were sore, and my throat felt like someone had tried to cleanse it with a steel brush.“She’s breathing on her own now,” I heard a woman say somewhere next to me. “It’s a good sign, Alpha.”Alpha? Levi was here?“Le---” I tried to call out to him, but my voice was hoarse and gruff. As if I’d spent all night screaming. And not in a good way! I had a metallic taste in my mouth and, for some reason, it felt like I had a ton of bricks on top of me, making it extremely difficult to breathe.I tried to open my eyes but was met with complete darkness.“Dina!” A dark, velvet voice sounded on my other side. It was a voice I recognized, no matter where I was.“Levi,” I sighed, feeling tears push against my ey
Levi's POVI roared, making it clear that she was currently insignificant to me.“They-they don’t want her dead,” she screamed, and finally her red swollen eyes met mine. “It-it was for you!”Shocked, I felt my anger dim.The poison was for me?!Why?Had I been the target all along?Had I been looking at this the wrong way the entire time?“They wanted to kill you," Angela continued to cry, as something that looked like regret and pain flashed across them. I just wasn't sure who those feelings were for. "They need her alive.”So, my mate was the target.But---?“WHY?”The question left my lips before I’d even managed to think. It didn't make any sense. Why would they target my mate? What was so special about her? Other than her being the most amazing person I'd ever had the great hono
Levi's POV“Alpha?”I jolted awake, feeling disoriented and confused for the first time in years. Since becoming alpha, I’d gotten into a state of mind, of never being completely unaware of what was going on around me. Even in my sleep, I was ready for an attack or emergency.But apparently, sitting by my sick mate and crying my heart out, tired me out more than I realized. It was like a dam with years of suppressed feelings, that just broke free and washed over me. Destroying everything inside me. But in a way that still felt good. Cleansing even. I was nothing but empty right now, but it wasn’t bad or lonely, because, at the bottom of it all, there was Dina. She was the first stone of my new foundation!But right now, everything was a blur and even my wolf was still asleep, standing on his legs. I turned around and came face to face with Mick--- way too close to my face!“Mick!” I exclaimed, trying to get him away from m
Levi’s POVI could feel her fighting through the bond. I felt her pain, although she seemed to be motionless on the bed. My wolf whined and paced nervously around, not knowing what to do. He could feel that his mate was in pain, but there was no enemy to fight. He wanted to protect her, but there was nothing he could do.Nothing I could do...And then he changed his mood to bloody murder. Whoever did this to our mate, was going to pay! And for once, I welcomed his murderous thirst for blood. I wanted it, craved it. His hunger fed my own and my anger fueled his rage.Someone was going to die...Someone would pay!“Alpha?”It was Mick calling me. I barely acknowledged him there. I didn’t dare to move much, not really knowing what I would do. What my wolf would do.What I would let him do…“I sent trackers to your house,” Mick continued, nonetheless. “We’ll get them.”He wa
Dina’s POVI skipped down the stairs, getting ready for breakfast, when I saw it.There was a package by the front door...I didn’t think much of it. It happened all the time. I even had a firm belief that the mailman was terrified of Levi, which was why any package delivered to this address was left by the door.Dogs and their postmen, I grinned. My wolf scoffed, feeling quite offended. I just had to remind her, that any offense to her had to go through me first. And apparently, that made her happy…I shook my head and took the package into the kitchen. I felt like walking on a cloud. I know you’re supposed to hate Monday mornings, but somehow--- No, I knew exactly why I couldn’t today...Yesterday had been amazing!Sunday with Levi’s family was something I definitely could get used to. Not to mention that Levi made very good of his promise to pay me back for tha
Dina's POV“Come in! Come in!” Sally ushered, pushing us ahead into the dining room. “Boys! Girls! Dinner is ready!”“Hey! Levi’s date is here!” I heard a girl call behind us. I spun around, noticing a short girl and a tall boy standing frozen on the steps. Both of them had pitch-black hair and, especially the boy, was the spitting image of Michael.“She’s real?!” the boy snapped, his large blue eyes shamelessly giving me one over. “Fuck, she’s hot.”Instantly a loud growl filled the room. I snapped my attention to Levi, whose eyes now were flickering between blue and gold. I sighed and my wolf mentally shook her head.Possessive alphas!As if we’d give a boy like that a second glance when we have a man like Levi…“Sorry, man!” the boy quickly submitted, exposing his neck. “I didn’t mean it like
Dina’s POV“Is it too late to run?” I asked nervously and Rita had to swat my hands away from my teeth again. She’d just finished doing my nails, but I was still itching to bite them.“Yes!” she exclaimed, pulling me out of the chair and to her closet. “Come on!”I was going to attend the infamous family dinner. According to Levi, it would be our first official date. I was very much against it, thinking it was too fast. And as always, Levi accommodated everything I said and agreed to take me out on a "real" date on Saturday first. However, we ended up spending most of Saturday morning, day, and night in bed ravishing each other, before settling for a movie and a terrible burnt frozen pizza.Yeah, I apparently could burn that too...Now I was a nervous wreck because I was with Rita getting ready. Mostly because I didn’t own a lot of clothes and make-up was a concept foreign to me
Levi’s POV“And still no idea how they got in?” I asked, blocking another hit from Mick.“No,” Mick said, who was also my sparring partner this morning. “The patrol was quiet all night, not a single---” I punched him in the gut, before throwing him on the floor. The mat absorbed most of the impact, but he still grunted in pain while he tried to get back up.I might just be holding a little less back than usual. Not only did he let me believe that he and Dina had a thing going on, but he also let me believe that I didn’t stand a chance with her. That she wouldn’t love me back. And my wolf was a little pissed about that.I couldn’t suppress a growl. All that time, trying to hold back and be the bigger person--- for nothing?!That didn’t sit right with us at all!“No breaches, until you called that attack in,” Mick huffed, as he got
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