Possessed by the Alpha

ocating. Sandra stopped dead in her tracks, her heart beating wildly. She had just come out of the employee

d whisper, hurried footsteps. Sandra hesitated, her instincts telling her to turn around. She was just a new recru

ack suit, probably a receptionist, stood facing a man whose face was unfamiliar to her,

if you don't obey, right?

everything, but the palpable unease shook her. She wanted to leave, to

tting lost

ce with a blond man, his affable smile failing to mask the coldness in his

vice," she stammered, trying to maint

f course. But spying on other people's af

to defend herself, but

n. I'll show you

guided her, he added in a low voice: "One piece of advice, Sandra: here, we do

t working in a five-star hotel would be intimidating, but not so intimidating that she would constant

pressive, and the slightest noise from the corridor made her jump. She replayed the scene from earlie

ng, a familiar voi

to end badly. Ethan won't

She approached the door and listened. Two employees were

oes what he can to keep investors c

Coleman's men are flying. They won't let g

exed. She had no idea who this "Ethan" was, but his

everything seem so heavy here? The hotel was magnificent, a work of ar

suite when a noise in the foyer startled her. She looked up t

ould have been enough to silence an entire room. He didn't wear

, his dark gaze scanning her wit

e asked in a low, bu

n. "I'm...Sandra. New maid

if evaluating each word. "You have a funny

too nervou

e here to do what you are aske

m him. He gave off a magnetic aura, but a

on the door frame. "You've hear

k her head.

Keep that in mind. Rumors are weapo

el and walked out, leavi

rds still echoed in his mind, as did those of the employees in the hallway. The thou

ed to un

es. And although the fear was everywhere, a part of her couldn't

n from this morning, the one who had threatened the receptionist, wa

new recruit. Sandra, I think. Do

That was his name. They

nding, before fading into the shadows