Daughter of a traitor.

Five months later…

“Aurora, what the hell have you been doing for the past few hours? Why is the Alpha’s chamber not cleaned yet when you know he could be back any moment? Go and clean it as fast as possible.” Aubrey, the head maid of the pack house, spat with clenched teeth.

Aurora scoffed.

Ever since Alpha Maverick of the Silvercrest pack executed Aurora’s parents, she had been stripped of the little status she once had and was made to work as a maid in the pack house. Ever since then, the ridicule around the pack house had grown louder than before because now that her parents were gone, the pack members found no reason to hide the hatred they felt toward her for being wolfless.

Besides, Alpha Maverick was the one who made it possible for the pack to see her as an outcast. Instead of executing her alongside her parents, he claimed that she would serve as a maid in the pack until the day she died. According to him, it was a better punishment than death because Aurora would have to face him every day and remember how he executed her parents for the crimes they committed.

“Alpha Maverick should have just killed me instead of making me live in hell,” Aurora whispered to herself. Her words were barely audible, but they still managed to catch Aubrey’s attention.

“Hey, are you talking to me?” she inquired, tilting her brows upward because she could not grasp what Aurora had said.

Aurora shook her head and forced a fake smile. “No,” she replied flatly, her tone void of any emotion as she turned around and walked over to where she kept her cleaning supplies down the hallway. As she swiftly grabbed them, she instantly began to head over to the Alpha’s chamber.

As Aurora opened the door to Alpha Maverick’s chamber, she turned on the light switch on the wall and began to observe her surroundings. The room was extremely scattered, with clothes on the floor, the chair, and even on the bed. There were also piles of dirt at every corner of the room, and it almost seemed as if Alpha Maverick deliberately made his room extremely dirty so that she would have more hard work to do.

With a loud sigh escaping Aurora’s lips, she began her duty. First she started by arranging the clothes, then she proceeded to sweeping. But when she was about to start mopping, the entrance door of the chamber suddenly slid open.

Alpha Maverick stepped inside with a hint of amusement on his face, his phone pressed against his ear. It was a clear indication that he was on a call, but the moment his eyes fell on Aurora, a loud sigh escaped his lips. He hung up the phone and slid the phone into his trouser pocket.

Alpha Maverick was dressed in a pair of brown trousers with a black long sleeve shirt over it, and his brown crew cut hair did not fail to look perfectly combed. His sapphire blue eyes, which seemed to glint with excitement some seconds ago, suddenly turned dark after seeing Aurora, and he still carried a cold aura that made the room temperature drop.

“Why is my room like this?” he questioned fiercely, staring at Aurora with cold intensity.

She swallowed hard and slightly bowed her head in greeting to Alpha Maverick. “Good day, Alpha Maverick,” she said. Without waiting for a response, Aurora immediately continued what she had been doing.

“This room. Why is it yet to be cleaned?” Maverick asked again, clenching his fist beside him as he glared at Aurora with hatred.

She did not flinch and paid little attention to his cold gaze. Aurora had always preferred to remain on the bad side of Maverick. She saw no point in living, and a part of her hoped he would one day end her life. Taking revenge on him was far from possible, and there was no way she could live comfortably in a pack where the man who took everything from her still walked freely as Alpha.

If the Moon Goddess could just grant me a powerful mate who could help me take revenge on Maverick, that would be nice, she thought.

Maverick’s voice snapped Aurora out of her thoughts. “Clean the room. Make it snappy!” Alpha Maverick spat through clenched teeth as he walked past Aurora, his shoulder brushing against hers. The force made her stagger backward a little, but she quickly regained her balance and rolled her eyes, ignoring Maverick as he made his way to his bedside table and began to unbutton his shirt.

“What a jerk,” Aurora whispered under her breath when Maverick’s phone suddenly began to ring.

He swiftly picked up the call, but his expression darkened slightly as he brought the phone to his ear. After a few seconds, he spoke. “I’m so honoured that you’re planning on coming over to my birthday party tomorrow,” Alpha Maverick said, his tone flat despite the polite words.

After speaking, he remained silent for a while, as if patiently waiting for the person on the other end to finish talking. A minute later, Maverick responded.

“Alright then,” he said in a low voice, his tone flat and nonchalant, as though he was beginning to grow irritated. “I’ll make good preparations so that you and your brother will be well taken care of.” Before the person on the other end of the line could respond, Maverick ended the call and slid the phone back into his pocket.

He turned around, his gaze fixing on Aurora as he glared at her fiercely. “Leave,” he seethed through clenched teeth.

Aurora gave a slight nod and excused herself from his chamber, but before she could shut the door, Maverick suddenly called out to her.

“Hey. I need you to clean the entire pack house alone tonight.”

Aurora frowned. Cleaning the place alone was hard, and it would take most of her strength.

“Also, you’re in charge of taking care of the three Alpha brothers from Hallow Pack,” Maverick added before walking into his bathroom.

Hearing his words, Aurora’s eyes lit up. She had always heard about the famous brothers of Hallow Pack and how powerful they were. Suddenly, an idea struck her.

What if I strike a deal with one of them to take me away from Maverick’s cruelty? Or better still, what if one of them turns out to be my mate since my nineteenth birthday is tomorrow? she wondered. Though the thought of being tied to someone powerful unsettled Aurora a bit but a small shred of hope still flickered within her.