Alpha's Hybrid Cinderella

"Miss Claudia? I'm Peelle.A pleasure to meet you again."

It was the subordinate from before, the higher-ranking one who had called me up onto the platform.

There were three other Scarlet pack werewolves behind him who watched me with curious eyes, but none of them gave me disgusted glares even though they could doubtless sense my mixed-breed heritage.

They stood at attention in the hallway, allowing me to leave my bedroom.

Were they saving their scorn for later? 

(She's pretty) , Peelle thought as he offered his hand to take my bag, and I smiled.I could sense no hidden hostility from his thoughts, and the kindness was enough to lower my guard.

"Hello, Peelle," I said.

"It's a pleasure."

But if I'd hoped for friendly company, I was to be disappointed.

There was no conversation as they hustled me out of the Dark Moon pack house with no farewells, no conversation as someone drove us all to Scarlet pack territory and Alpha Evan's estate, no conversation as I was summarily towed into the luxurious manor.

The high ceilings, the beautiful architecture, the sparkling fountains and gardens all took my breath away.

Even the dozens of staff hurrying around were dressed in immaculate uniforms that looked more expensive that half the things in Elly's and Maria's closets.I didn't have a chance to absorb this new world.

They rushed me through the halls and into a private dining room right away, and I sat stunned in my chair for several minutes after the double doors closed.

What was all of this? Wasn't I supposed to be a maid? Surely there were maid quarters I was meant to place my things in.I should be learning how to start my cleaning duties.

But there was food on the table, far more than I could ever finish.

Maybe I was meant to wait for others to join me, but what if this was the only chance I had to eat? What if they realized they'd made a mistake and pulled me away? I had to take advantage of this while I could.I stuffed myself as much as possible, but with how little I'd always been given to eat at the pack house, I hardly finished one plate before I had to give up.

was so delicious.I'd never had anything even a tenth as good in

again, two women

front looked me over with a scrutinizing eye, as if I were an

do, but

take her to the beauty

-- parlor?" I

"Yes, that's correct."

the thoughts swirling around

only he had brought back women before so I

I was his lover! Or certainly something other

right about my

lowliest laborers here were dressed far better than I was, but these were the

a lot of work to do," the woman

"Come this way, please."

an entire wing attached to the

perfumeries, whole rooms full of clothes that Dark Moon

was being pampered in the

other faint aromas ghosted around me as half a dozen women scrubbed me clean and fitted me in various

me despite my mortified protests, but at least the compliments in their thoughts

clean.) She doesn't have a

side, but she has a

makes up for it, I

be so happy, but all my life in Dark Moon, no one had ever had

couldn't help it anyway.I might as well accept it.It got me through the arduous grooming and cosmetics and even the massage.I cringed at

Grass...blue sky.Clouds above.

but the wolf lying on

"Cassiel!" I exclaimed.