Alpha Daddies And Their Innocent Little Maid (18+) novel Chapter 135

135/Worthless, weak and pathetic

Lilith pov

Kael was thrown through the air just like that as if he weighed nothing, as if he weren’t human at all.

A loud thud echoed as his body slammed into the wall, the stone caving in where he hit. When he dropped to the ground, blood pooled beneath his head, staining the floor.

A low, broken grunt slipped from him, and stunned gasps cut through the air.

Well… almost everyone was shocked.

None of the Alphas in the room looked even remotely surprised. Their expressions were cold, detached, as if this were nothing out of the ordinary. At the corner of my vision, I caught Samuel’s smirk widening, clear amusement dancing in his eyes, while Lucien and Silas watched without so much as a flinch.

Claude, however-

His anger exploded.

His aura surged outward, crushing and suffocating, pressing into everyone in the room. Even the elders trembled, shrinking back in their seats, desperate not to draw his attention or become the next target of his wrath.

“Kael!”

I heard his parents scream, along with Seraphina’s voice. His parents rushed to his side, panic written all over their faces, while Seraphina remained where she was, trembling, unable to move. Her face had gone deathly pale, her eyes wide with shock and fear.

As for me…

I couldn’t tear my eyes away from Claude. My heart pounded violently in my chest.

He was furious. That much was undeniable. I had never seen him like this before. Claude had always hidden his emotions behind a smirk or a sharp, mocking remark but now…

“How dare you…” Claude growled.

His eyes burned brighter as they locked onto Seraphina. She flinched, tears spilling freely as she leaned back in terror. Slowly, deliberately, he rose from his seat and began to walk toward her.

His casual white clothes fluttered as his aura surged with every step, his long blond hair ruffling in the invisible force around him.

At that moment, he looked nothing like Claude.

Seraphina gasped, her lips parting as if to scream, but no sound came. She scrambled backward, desperately trying to put distance between herself and him.

His brothers watched.

Lucien lifted his cigar to his lips with calm, his movements smooth and unhurried, as though he were waiting for Claude to actually tear Seraphina apart.

Silas, too, merely observed.

He leaned back in his seat, legs crossed, showing no intention of intervening which was an unsettling sight, considering Silas was usually the one who stopped his brothers before things went too far.

But this time… no one was stopping Claude.

“You…” Claude continued, his voice low and deadly. “Do you think this is a joke?”

His brows furrowed, lips pulling into a hard frown as he kept walking toward Seraphina.

“Do you not realize the gravity of the mistake you made?” His gaze sharpened. “The gravity of the mistake he made.”

He was talking about Kael, who still hadn’t opened his eyes, his parents sobbing as they desperately tried to shake him awake.

“It was his duty to protect them,” Claude went on, his voice tightening. “To keep the people safe. To fight, even if it cost him his life. But because of your decision, many lives were lost. Lives that could have been saved if only you had made a different choice. And yet…”

He took another step closer… then stopped.

“You are unremorseful.”

A ripple of shock spread through the room at his words. Even his brothers looked momentarily stunned, especially at seeing him speak with such raw emotion over yesterday’s deaths.

A shaky breath escaped me as I stared, wide-eyed, in disbelief.

The way he spoke…like the death of his people had truly affected him.

He was sad about the lives lost yesterday.

Now that I thought about it-

My gaze flickered to Lucien and Silas as realization struck me.

They were all upset about yesterday, even though they didn’t show it.

These ruthless Alphas, whose names alone spread terror across every pack, the Alphas cursed by the Goddess for their brutality, actually cared deeply about the lives of their people.

Yes, they killed.

They were no different from the rogues yesterday. It was the countless deaths they had caused that earned them their curse in the first place.

But something deep inside me knew this—

If they had a choice… if it meant protecting their pack, their people they would give up their lives without hesitation.

Something Kael couldn’t do.

“I- I…” Seraphina tried to speak, her voice breaking as she stared at Claude with trembling eyes. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she kept backing away until her back hit the nearest wall

Then Claude moved.

No one saw it happen.

His figure didn’t blur, he simply vanished.

The next second, he was in front of her.

Seraphina wasn’t on the ground.

She was pinned to the wall.

Claude’s hand was wrapped around her throat, lifting lier effortlessly as her feet dangled helplessly above the floor. Her eyes went wide with terror, hands clutching at his wrist as her body shook.

“Oh my goddess-”

The elders gasped.

“S-Seraphina…” Kael’s mother stammered.

However, no one moved.

Claude strangled her in the air, his expression eerily calm, almost readable. He tilted his head slightly, studying her without a single flicker of emotion.

I stiffened, swallowing hard.

Seraphina was pregnant.

And Claude-Claude clearly didn’t care.

They weren’t called ruthless for nothing.

“A-Alpha… please, I-” Seraphina choked, tears spilling faster now, realization finally crashing down on her. She had crossed a line that she shouldn’t have. That these men were truly ruthless.

She was pregnant.

So maybe… he wasn’t completely ruthless after all.

“P-please… I-I can’t breathe…” Seraphina gasped, tears streaming down her flushed face.

Claude didn’t flinch.

Instead, his smile widened as he turned his head sharply toward Kael, humming thoughtfully.

“You know what?” he said lazily. “Why don’t you tell us the reason yourself, Kael? I’m sure you know very well why you didn’t go to the packhouse.”

I snapped my gaze toward Kael, startled to see that he had already woken up.

Blood streaked his face and shirt as he leaned heavily against his parents, his body trembling violently. His eyes, wide, terrified, were locked onto Claude strangling his mate.

This time, he couldn’t even move.

When Claude’s attention settled on him, Kael stiffened, lowering s head, and stammering through his fear.

“I-I-”

His voice broke.

I inhaled sharply at the sight, my lips tugging into a frown as I wathed him.

As stupid as it sounded… I felt a flicker of pity.

Kael had always been afraid of the Alphas. It was no surprise he wa shaking this badly now.

A quiet snort echoed inside my head.

Dravena.

Her voice was dry, stripped of emotion as it slid through my thoughts.

“I am not one to care about people’s lives. Death is simply destiny she hummed. “However… do you know what his crime truly is?”

Her voice trailed off just as Claude spoke again.

His expression remained blank, his smile unwavering as his grip tightened slightly around Seraphina’s throat, making her inhale sharply and sob harder.

“Speak,” he ordered calmly. “Tell us why you failed your responsibility. Why you chose to let them die.”

Kael flinched violently.

And knowing that Claude might actually kill Seraphina if he stayed silent, he broke.

He shoved himself away from his parents and threw himself to the ground with a loud thud, his forehead hitting the floor as he sobbed.

“I was scared!” he cried out. “I was scared to die! I was scared to lead the guards, I was scared to take action!”

His shoulders shook as his words spilled out.

“I-I couldn’t do it… even though I knew the packhouse was being attacked. Even though I knew people could be saved if I moved. I was too afraid to act, Alpha… I was too afraid to lead.”

I sucked in a sharp breath at his confession.

And at the same time, Dravena finished her words.

“His crime,” she said coldly, “is fear.”