Hiding The Baby From The Alpha Who Hates Me

The music from the gala downstairs throbbed faintly through the walls, a distant echo of laughter and clinking glasses, mocking the chaos unfolding in Beta Simon's private room.

"Dad, you have to do something," Sarina's voice trembled, her hands clenched into fists at her sides. "Emily is planning to drug Alpha Kane's drink. She wants to..."

A sharp crack suddenly split the air. Pain exploded across her cheek as her head snapped to the side. For a moment, all Sarina could hear was ringing.

"Oh yeah?" her father said coldly.

Slowly, she lifted her gaze, Beta Simon stood before her, a sharp calculation dancing in his eyes.

"You little waste," he spat. "So what if that's what Emily plans? At least she's trying to pay off my debt."

Sarina's breath hitched.

"The Alpha has been closed off ever since his wife died," he continued, pacing. "No woman has caught his attention. But if Emily succeeds..." His lips curled. "He'll have no choice but to marry her."

Her stomach dropped.

"And when that happens," he added, his voice lowering, "we will gain access to everything. Don't you dare try to ruin this." he warned sternly with a finger pointed at her face.

A soft giggle broke through the tension. Sarina turned her head slowly to see Emily leaning lazily against the wall, arms folded, amusement dancing in her eyes.

"Do you actually still have a crush on the Alpha?" Emily mocked. "That's pathetic."

Sarina swallowed hard, a faint red color rising onto her cheeks at the mention of her crush on the alpha. For years she'd only dared to look at him from afar but never went close, she knew she could never dream of having him, but she just couldn't bear to stand aside and watch Emily scheme against him for her own selfish reasons.

"You're just a half-breed," Emily continued, stepping closer. "Born from some random human woman. You're nothing in this pack." Her lips curled. "The Alpha doesn't even know you exist."

Each word struck her deeper than the slap her father had just dealt her, But Sarina stayed silent, she always did, because what else could she do?

She had been left on this doorstep by her own mother like unwanted baggage. Raised not as a daughter but as a servant, a mistake her father tolerated. As for love...she doubts he ever felt it for her at all.

"But Dad..." she tried to reason with him again, her voice barely above a whisper. He couldn't possibly think he could just deceive the alpha and actually succeed. He could be killed if the alpha caught on to their plans.

"Enough!" Beta Simon snapped, cutting her off sharply. "If you have any sense of gratitude, you'll keep your mouth shut."

Sarina's chest tightened, though she had never felt love from her father, she would never be able to bear it if he was harmed in any way. Alpha Leonard Kane wasn't one to mess with, he was a very