Alpha Daddies And Their Innocent Little Maid (18+) novel Chapter 85

85|He is gay.

Lilith pov

I should’ve said no.

Should have said I didn’t want to go wherever Kael was. But I couldn’t. As much as I hated that bastard, he was still the Beta of Fangspire, and I had to show him respect.

Still, I knew I wasn’t in the best mood right now, and I’d have to control my temper the moment I saw him.

I wasn’t sure how to feel after finding out that the Alphas had discovered where the leader of the rogues was and were hunting him down. The same man who had killed my father. The reason my family had fallen apart.

A thought crept into my mind before I could stop it.

If Father hadn’t died in that war, if he had come back home like he always did, if he’d brought the gift he promised with that same warm smile, would my life have been different?

I already knew the answer.

If Father were still alive, Mother wouldn’t have drunk wolfsbane. I wouldn’t be wolfless. No one would call our bloodline cursed.

If Father were still alive, he would have protected us.

But he wasn’t and it had taken me two long years to finally accept that truth.

“Lilith, are you sure you’re okay? Your hand, it’s not bleeding, right?”

Lora’s voice pulled me back. We were walking toward the garden, her worried eyes fixed on my hand, her lips pressed into a tight line.

I blinked, following her gaze, only then realizing she was still talking about how I’d crushed my phone earlier.

Turning my palm over, I stared at it for a moment. Honestly, I was still surprised I’d been able to do that at all, especially since I didn’t have the strength of someone with a wolf yet. My so-called moon goddess wolf had been completely silent ever since the night I spent with Lucien and his wolf.

At this point, I had come to the conclusion she only spoke when it involved the Alphas but thankfully, I hadn’t hurt myself earlier.

I shook my head and offered Lora a faint smile that didn’t quite reach my eyes as I showed her my palm.

“I didn’t hurt myself. I’m fine, thank you, Lora.”

She stared at my hand for a moment before nodding. Then her bright smile returned, her tone instantly shifting back to its usual bubbly cheer.

“Why do you think the Beta wants to talk to you? Do you know how surprised I was when he asked if I knew you? I said yes, and then he told me to pass you the message to meet him!” she said all in one breath.

As we walked, a few maids passed by. They kept their heads low and hurried away, as if even being near me was dangerous.

I wasn’t surprised. After what happened with Ella and the others that day, everyone had been avoiding me like the plague, everyone except Lora, of course.

She didn’t seem to care what anyone thought.

Sometimes she’d come find me just to talk. She once told me that no one else in the packhouse spoke to her… that

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I was the only friend she had.

Apparently, she wasn’t from the Fangspire pack but was brought here as a slave, which explained why everyone kept their distance.

“I see,” I murmured, a slow frown forming on my face, already dreading meeting Kael. I couldn’t understand what he wanted from me again, but knowing him, it probably wasn’t anything good.

“Mhm! But just be careful, Lilith,” she said. As we neared the garden, she suddenly stopped walking. I followed suit, watching her glance around to make sure no one was nearby before leaning in close to whisper.

“I’ve been in this packhouse for two years, and trust me, I’ve survived this long because I can spot trouble from a mile away. And the Alpha’s Beta?” She paused, lowering her voice even more. “He screams trouble. The man looked so nervous and stiff earlier, it was giving guilty ex plotting something.”

I raised a brow at her, catching the mischievous glint in her eyes as she leaned back, a small smile curving on her lips. For a moment, I couldn’t tell if she actually knew Kael was my ex or if it was pure coincidence but with that grin that tugged her lips, something told me that she knew who Kael was to me.

Either way, I almost laughed when she glanced around, making sure no one had overheard her.

“I’ll be careful, thank you, Lora. I’ll go from here,” I said with a genuine smile, feeling a little lighter than before.

She nodded, her usual bright grin returning, and after reminding me once more to be careful, she turned and walked away.

I let out a soft sigh and turned toward the garden, my steps slow and steady. In the back of my mind, I said a silent prayer that this meeting with Kael wouldn’t end in some kind of drama but then again, if I ever got lucky with prayers, I wouldn’t be where I was today.

It didn’t take long before I spotted a tall figure standing beneath a tree, his frame lean but broad-shouldered. Even with his back turned, I recognized him instantly.

Kael.

Of course I did.

I’d known that man since childhood, he was the one who had stolen my heart… and then shattered it himself.

Almost immediately, something fluttered in my chest, though I couldn’t tell what it was.

Love? Heartache? Familiarity?

Whatever it was, I didn’t want to feel it. I shook my head, inhaled sharply, and forced myself forward.

As if sensing my presence, he turned around. I stopped a few inches away, lowering my head as I greeted, keeping my tone perfectly calm and detached.

“Greetings to the Beta.”

For a brief moment, I could feel his gaze sweep over me. Even without looking, I knew he was frowning. Then, his hand lifted slightly toward me as he spoke.

“Lilith, you know you don’t have to bow-”

Before he could finish or touch me, I stepped back, lifting my head to meet his eyes with a cold, unreadable expression.

“You called for me, Beta Kael. What can this servant do for you?”

His hand froze midair, his frown deepening at the word servant. For the briefest second, I caught a flicker of guilt

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in his eyes. My own gaze drifted over him slowly.

He looked… different. Worn out. There were faint shadows under his eyes, the kind that came from sleepless nights, and he seemed thinner than before. Kael had never been the most expressive person, but I’d always known how to read him and right now, he looked frustrated.

I raised a brow. That wasn’t what I expected. I thought he’d look happier, livelier even, considering he was getting married to his mate.

Not that it was any of my business anyway.

“I’m sorry, Lilith,” he said, taking a hesitant step forward, holding out a flower toward me, the same sincere expression on his face that had once made me fall for him.

“I’m sorry for everything that happened. I never meant to hurt you, I swear I didn’t. But Seraphina, she’s carrying my child, and I had to do it. You know I’d never want to stop paying for your aunt’s medical bills, but I had no choice. Please, Lilith… could you forgive me?” (1

My eyes flicked to the flower in his hand.

A lily.

My favorite, not just because it sounded like my name, but because of what it symbolized.

Purity. Love.

The corner of my lips curled into a cold, humorless smile as I stared at it.

Whenever Kael messed up, he’d always come to me with this same flower.

If he forgot my birthday.

If he forgot our anniversary.

If he refused to take me out because he didn’t want to be seen with me.

If he stayed silent when his mother called me a wolfless leech, a slut who had seduced her son, a curse.

He’d bring me a lily, say he was sorry, and every single time… I forgave him.

Again. And again. And again.

That same gesture that used to make me melt now only made my stomach twist.

Not this time.

This time, I had no intention of forgiving him nor wasting another breath pretending I could.

A breathless scoff escaped me as I flicked my gaze back to him. Without changing my expression, I said evenly,

“If the Beta doesn’t have anything else for me to do, then I excuse myself.”

My cold eyes stayed fixed on him, and almost immediately, I saw it, a flicker of surprise crossing his face.

I didn’t wait. I turned around, ready to leave before he could say another word.

But then his voice cut through the air, stopping me in my tracks.

“Lilith, wait! If I tell you that I’ll keep paying your mother hospital bills, will you stop working in the packhouse?”

I froze. Slowly, I turned back to him, my heart skipping a beat.

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