The Hollow Alpha

Chapter Three

“Ariana what the hell are you still doing here? You know very well that you should be laying as low as possible” I kept saying to myself as carried the bag of clothes that Zira and her mum gave me since I left my house empty handed and then left the house where I stayed with them this last few days.

I couldn’t continue staying there because I wasn’t a healer and not like just any healer could just move in considering the fact that the house belonged to Rocco, the Alpha of the pack.

I’ve been trying my possible best to get some time to talk to the Alpha considering the fact that he was my late father’s friend, I feel like he will be useful in helping me find the real culprits behind the death of my people. Thinking of my people only brought tears to my eyes. “The birds of the air and the beast of the forest would have already devoured them by now” I said and let out a loud cry.

I started walking around the streets aimlessly, not knowing where to go and what next to do with my life. Aside from the Alpha I didn’t know anyone else here and honestly, I didn’t even have a way a way of getting to the Alpha.

After roaming around aimlessly for a few hours, I finally decided to stay under the bridge for the night. By the time I woke up the next morning my bag was nowhere to be found. I was so speechless, “What on earth am I meant to do now? How do I feed myself now? Why is the universe so against me? Who could I have offended? Why is the moon coded so cruel to me?” I kept on asking myself never I finally I picked up the cloth I laid on and continued my journey, this time I was no longer roaming around aimlessly, because I was in desperate need for food and water.

I finally stumbled on house they wrote that they were in need of a house maid, I quickly go in to make enquiry about it.

“Good day ma’am” I greeted the elderly woman that was seating outside the house.

“How may I be of help to you?” she asked in rude tone while looking at me from head to toe.

“Am here to apply for the maid position” I said timidly. “I saw the sign outside that said a maid is needed here”

“Who are you and who are your parents?”

“My name is Ariana and my parents are late”

“Where are you from?”

“I’m from this village” I lied

“How come I’ve never seen you? What’s your late parent’s name? how did they die? What was their occupation before they died?”

“I heard the died when I was still a baby so my mother’s friend had to raise me”

“Where is this your mother’s friend?”

“She is dead, but before she died, she told me that this is where I come from so that’s why I came back here”

“That means that you weren’t raised here?”

“Yes ma’am”

“Too bad, unfortunately I can’t employ you”

“Please can I ask why? Is there something I have to do first?”

“I cannot employ you without a guarantor”

“What’s that?”

“Just leave” the old lady snapped.

“Please ma, I really need this job, I have nowhere to go to” I said as I quickly knelt down and began to cry.

“Kids of this generation and crying at every little opportunity they get” she said looking at me with so much disgust.

I still couldn’t believe that I the daughter of Alexander Alaric the great warrior and the one of the most feared and respected Alpha is on her knees begging a stranger for a job as a maid and she treating me this way. Judging from her dressing, one can easily tell that she isn’t royalty or anything close to it yet she is being so rude to me.

“Get up” the old lady snapped at me.

“Please ma’am, my life really depends on this job”

“Have you ever done something like this before? Have you ever served anyone?”

“No ma’am but I’m a really fast learner Ma”

“Do you even know the basic in this job?”

“No ma’am”

“How old are you?”

“Fourteen ma’am”

“Young lady there Is nothing I can do to help you” the elderly lady said.

“What’s going on here?” a lady who seemed like she is my mum’s agemate or a little above or below that asked.

“She is here to apply for the position for a maid but she has absolutely no idea on how to do that”

“It’s alright, you can leave us now, I’ll take over from here” the younger lady said to the older woman.

“Okay ma’am” the elderly woman said before leaving.

“What’s your name young lady?” she asked as she helped me get up to my feet.

“Ariana”

“And what’s your father’s name?”

“I don’t know ma”

“How is that possible?” she asked and I told her the exact same lie I told to the elderly lady that just left us. “I’m so sorry to hear that” the lady said. “But even at that, what we need is skilled people”

“Ma, I’m a really fast learner, just give me a few days and I promise to do my job well.” I spoke. After a lot of pleading, the lady finally agrees and take me in.

“My lady, what are you doing here?” someone asked her when we arrived a building next to the one we were standing.

“Ariana this is where you will be staying to you learn about your work”

“Thank you ma’am”

“Hermione!!” she calls out to one of the girls there.

“Yes my lady” the girl answered with a bow

“You main duty now is to teach her on how to serve me better”

“Yes my lady”

“Hope you understood what I just I said?”

“Yes my lady”

“And as for the rest of you, that I specifically mentioned Hermione’s name doesn’t mean that she Is the only one to do the teaching, y’all are to also help out because if by the time I need her and she is not ready, nobody will be exempted from my wrath including you Ariana” she said in a harsh tone which left me in awe, because how could the sweet lady that I was just talking with few minutes ago become this scary looking.

“Your wish is our command my lady” the ladies said before the she stormed out.

“Girl what have you gotten yourself into” the elderly lady I met outside said to me. “I’m sure I told you to leave”

“But I really needed the job” I said already regretting my decision.

“How old are you?” another lady asked.

“She is just fourteen” the elderly lady said.

“Poor girl” one said nodding her head like she felt really bad for me and so did others.

“What’s wrong? What’s so bad in working here?”

“You’ll soon find out”

“I don’t plan to be here for so long, all I need is a roof over my head and food for just a few weeks or months”

“No one leaves this house alive”

“What’s does that mean?”

“Hermione you better do a good job, because I’m not ready to be punished for someone else’s sin”

“Yes ma’am. This way please” Hermione said and led to me a corner of the room. “This is where you would be staying.”

“Thank you”

“No problem”