Alpha Daddies And Their Innocent Little Maid (18+) novel Chapter 33

33 Unappealing and flat.

Lilith pov

If I were to describe Alpha Claude, I’d say he was a man who lived behind a mask-not a real one, but his face itself was the mask. He was more easygoing than his brothers, always smiling, always joking; you could never tell what he was thinking or what he would do next.

I remembered the girls back at the restaurant always saying Claude was their favorite among the Alphas. He seemed nicer than his brothers, not as dangerous, and his smile was adorable but for some reason, I couldn’t help but disagree.

Especially when Claude had his eyes fixed on me with that wide grin, one hand pinning Kael’s wrist while his other arm rested casually around Kael’s shoulder, towering over him without the slightest concern for the man trembling beneath him.

Claude wasn’t nicer than his brothers nor was he any less dangerous. If anything, his smile was the most terrifying part and according to Kael, it was Claude I should fear the most.

I couldn’t tear my eyes away from him, his question echoing in my head again and again.

What was Kael’s relationship with me?

I was their Beta’s ex, once in a relationship with him before he shattered every ounce of trust I had and abandoned me for his mate. Now, I was nothing to that man.

The answer should have been simple, but what made my heart pound nervously, what sent a shiver racing down my spine was the thought that if Kael spoke the truth, it might ruin my deal with the Alphas.

They didn’t know I had once been with their Beta, and if they found out, they would likely be disgusted that I was still willing to participate in the ritual and give myself to them. Worse, they might not want to go through with the Crescent Bond anymore.

I knew they didn’t care about sharing women among themselves, but how would they react to knowing they’d shared the same woman with their Beta?

I swallowed hard, wishing I could hide from Claude’s gaze. But if I was nervous, Kael was utterly terrified. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him trembling, his mouth opening and closing as if he wanted to speak but no words would come.

Claude finally shifted his attention from me to Kael. Leaning into him, I watched Kael whimper in pain, no doubt from Claude tightening his grip around his wrist as that grin on Claude’s face widened.

“I asked you a question, Kael. This is our new maid. It seems you know her, don’t you? I’m a bit curious as to how.”

He spoke as though it were nothing more than a casual conversation, but I watched Kael’s face drain of color. He clearly wanted to lean away from Claude, but he didn’t dare. Knowing he had to answer, he drew in a shaky breath, his eyes flickering toward me. The moment I caught that look, my lips curved down into a frown.

I should have told the Alphas about my relationship with Kael last night. If he revealed it now, it would only seem like I had deliberately hidden it from them.

“S-she is…” Kael began, his voice faltering as he stared at me. “W-well, Alpha Claude, she was my-”

Before I even realized it, I was ready to cut him off, to confess myself. But someone else beat me to it.

“She is his ex.”

Every head snapped toward the voice at once, and when I saw who it was, my eyes widened, my entire body

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freezing in place,

Alpha Silas.

He sat there in a tailored blue suit, his brown hair neatly styled and slicked back, looking like sin Incarnate. Leaning back with casual ease, a file rested in his hand, his sharp eyes fixed on it.

I sucked in a breath.

He knew. He knew about my relationship with Kael.

Claude turned to his brother, his shock mirroring mine-1, worse than mine.

His hand flew to his mouth, eyes widening in disbelief as he blurted with an amused grin.

“Really? You’re lying.”

I could have sworn as soon as Claude heard his brother’s words, his grip on Kael’s wrist tightened, and the sharp intake of Kael’s breath told me I wasn’t imagining it.

Silas didn’t bother to look up from the file in his hand as he continued, his tone almost bored.

“Yes. Lucien told me yesterday. Apparently, they were childhood sweethearts, but they broke up when Kael found his mate. It seems he cheated on her, since his mate is already pregnant and their breakup only happened recently.”1

He spoke plainly, without the slightest hesitation, and as I heard his words, heat rushed to my cheeks. My fingers instinctively clenched the fabric of my dress and Kael looked equally surprised that he knew.

Lucien and Silas knew all along and hadn’t cared.

A low, amused scoff slipped from Claude as his gaze flicked to Lucien, who had stopped eating and now held a cigar loosely between his fingers, exhaling a swirl of smoke, his expression cold and detached.

He, too, wore a suit-black, in contrast to Silas’s blue. Only Claude stood apart, dressed simply in a shirt and pants.

“Now, why didn’t you tell me that, brother? You only told Silas. Are we not close?” he asked, his tone teasing, not the least bit angry.

Lucien didn’t so much as glance at him, casually bringing the cigar to his lips as though Claude hadn’t spoken at

all.

“He did,” Silas answered in his stead, closing the file and dropping it onto the table. “He mentioned it last night, but you assumed it was work-related and made an excuse that you were tired before running off.”

Claude arched a brow in confusion, but in the next second, realization seemed to dawn. He chuckled, running a hand through his hair before nodding. Then, with a flick of his hand, he finally released Kael’s wrist.

The moment he did, Kael let out a shaky sigh of relief, stumbling back, his face so pale it looked as though he were on the verge of collapsing.

But the next second, Claude’s attention shifted to Seraphin, who had been standing silently, without a single word.

I wasn’t sure if she was still in shock at seeing me here or she was scared, especially seeing her mate trembling like that because of Claude. But as soon as he fixed his gaze on her, Seraphina sucked in a deep breath and instinctively took a step back, as if afraid Claude might do something to her.

But then Claude moved.

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So fast his form blurred, and before anyone could react, he was in front of Seraphina. She let out a startled scream, flinching.

“Seraphina…”

Kael gasped, quickly turning to see Claude looming over he, but Claude didn’t seem to notice the fear radiating, from the two of them. Instead, he leaned slightly toward her face, a slow grin tugging at his lips as he closed the distance until he was just inches away, making her eyes widen in alarm.

By now, Lucien and Silas were fully focused on the scene, but their expressions didn’t change in the slightest. Lucien even took another drag of his cigar as he observed.

“So is this the woman you cheated on the she-wolf with, Kel?”

Claude asked, tilting his head slightly. I watched as Seraphina trembled under his piercing gaze. When Kael didn’t respond, too stunned to speak, Claude leaned back and began circling her, his hand rising to stroke his chin thoughtfully.

“But why? I don’t see the appeal. I mean, she’s not as pretty as the she-wolf, is she?” he added casually, and almost immediately, Seraphina’s face flushed bright red. My eyes widened in surprise at his bluntness.

“W-what?” Kael stammered, clearly stunned by Claude’s words. But Claude continued without hesitation, his gaze sweeping over Seraphina as though he were assessing her.

“And her scent isn’t remarkable either. She has one of those ordinary faces you’d see once and forget. But you see …” He stopped directly in front of her, his gaze shamelessly dropping to her chest before adding, without the slightest filter, “Most women at least make up for their looks with their body, but this one? She’s not even that attractive-flat, unappealing…

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He turned sharply toward Kael, shrugging his shoulders, a smirk widening on his face. “But you’re also rather unappealing in appearance, so I guess you could call it a match made in heaven, don’t you think?” 1

My jaw nearly hit the ground at Claude’s words.

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