A Secret Alpha Mate
Chapter 2

(Isla)

I get dressed in my cleaning uniform that always feels a bit too short and tight, and grab a cart full of supplies, and make my way to the omega elevator to the Alpha floor. *Ding*

As the door opens to the Alpha floor I feel a sense of discomfort that takes me a second to compose myself and push the cart out of the elevator. I've only been up here a few times as I generally try to avoid this floor. Every time I'm up here I feel like something isn't right. I'm sure it's just nerves being around the ranked members. Usually, they completely ignore our existence, but if they're in a bad mood they could turn on us, especially Alpha's kids, Hailey and Seth.

Seth is 20, but his father Alpha Benjamin doesn't want to give him the title yet, he says he has to earn it which is something that I actually respect. Seth isn't too happy about that though. The Alpha occasionally makes Seth train multiple times a day, and he will scold him in front of the staff and other pack members and sometimes even go as far as to hit him in public. You can see the look in Seth's eye when he does this, it's pure hatred but he never talks back or retaliates because he's scared of him. Whenever Luna, Julianna is around, she grabs her son and consoles him, and gives the Alpha a warning look. She has played the part of his "mate" for a while now and refuses to do anything in public that will make others see that they aren't each other's destined mates.

Alpha Benjamin has always been strict with his son and very lenient with his daughter. Turning Seth into a resentful bastard and Hailey into a spoiled rotten b***h. I can't decide which one is worse.

I push my cart to the other end of the floor, past all the empty rooms that no one goes in. I think they were used for guests but anyone that stays usually stays on one of the other floors.

I stop in front of the Alpha's room and internally sigh, I might as well get started with the worst one, the one I was most scared of accidentally running into. The uncomfortable feeling only increases as I step into the massive master suite. Deep cleaning means hours on your hands and knees scrubbing and making sure the place is sparkling. The old head omega, Janice, always said, "Clean it once, and then clean it again!" I smile as I think of her. I wish we got to say goodbye.

I catch myself in the mirror for the first time in ages, seeing myself clearly instead of a dark reflection in a window at night, or the oven door when it's turned off. Omega bathrooms don't have mirrors as no one cares about our appearance.

I'm no longer the too skinny adolescent with bright red frizzy hair. I've filled out, and my hair has turned a deep auburn with a slight wave. I c**k my head to the side and stare at myself my light green eyes staring back, I wouldn't go as far as to say I'm beautiful by any means, but I am pleasantly surprised by my appearance. I smile a bit, not hating how I look for the first time in literally forever. If I get nothing else from today, at least I got a bit of confidence.

I'm sweating by the time I'm done with this bathroom and my knees are aching making it hard to stand. I nervously give it another check to make sure that I didn't miss anything. I can't obsess over this though, I still have Hailey, Seth's, and the Alpha's office to do. I head to the Alpha's office next, wanting to limit my chances of running into him.

.I've never been in his office before. I slowly open the door and turn on the lights to see an all-dark-paneled office with a massive dark wood desk. It would be cozy if it belonged to anyone else, but being in here makes my skin crawl. Something that caught my eye behind the desk was a crest in black stone that had gold etchings reflecting the light. I tried to make out what the crest was but there were massive claw marks across it. Was this their family crest? I haven't seen it anywhere else in the packhouse. I stepped closer to have a look and I could make out a wolf howling at a silver moon and an outline of a woman in a flowing cape standing behind the wolf. For some reason, I want to touch it and I reach up my fingers trembling when I hear a click of the door opening behind me.

I let out a gasp as he comes up and grabs my hand away, inches from my face.

I let out a gasp as he comes up and grabs my hand away, inches from my face.

"What the hell are you doing in my office?! No omega comes in here." He drags me out of the office and I pull my arm away rubbing it against the pain.

"I uh," I stutter, still in shock, "I'm deep cleaning the bathrooms today and was going to do the one in the office next," I explained

He glares at me, "No omegas are allowed in my office, that is a pack rule."

"I had no idea, I don't usually clean the ranked members' floors." I tried to explain, not meeting his eyes.

He looked at me in disgust, and then behind him to his office making sure that nothing was out of place.

"Well then, why are you still standing here? Get the f**k on with it, omega." He said the last word with so much malice in his voice.

I walk behind him cautiously retrieving my cart from the hallway. I'm almost to Hailey's room when I hear him call out.

"What's your name, runt?"

"Isla," I reply, turning around to stare at him.

"Well then Isla, I'll make sure there is something special waiting for you this evening." He smiles, no doubt thinking of punishments for me, and heads into his office slamming the door behind him.

There's nothing the Alpha loves more than putting down omegas and public punishments. It's like he needs to show his authority and have people fear him, even though he is the highest-ranked member of a prominent pack.

I'm shaking as I enter Hailey's room, with anger more than fear now. Meghan knew what she was doing, she knew we weren't allowed in there. I'm furious that now I'll be enduring a punishment tonight on top of finishing these bathrooms today. I look at the clock on her dresser and see that it is already past 1:00 PM, I can't believe I spent that long in their bathroom, there is no way I'll finish these last two bathrooms to their standards.

I feel defeated as I make my way into her bathroom and almost cry when I see the number of beauty products and makeup that I would have to move to clean around.

A few minutes later, I hear the door to the bathroom open behind me and I give a little jump.

"I'm just starting here," I tell Hailey as I turn around.

Only, it wasn't Hailey, behind me were three omegas, two from my room and one I've met in passing but never got much of a chance to talk to as she usually stayed in the laundry room. They all hold up cleaning supplies and give me smiles.

"We finished our work early to come up and help," Kara, one of the girls from my room, says, :Meghan doesn't know." She adds with a wink.

I'm filled with a sense of gratitude for them.

"You guys didn't have to come up here, I could have managed."

"Like hell, you would have." Jokes the other girl from my room, Tressa

"Besides, if you don't get this done it will be all of our asses on the line." The laundry omega, whose name I think is Ashley says.

We all quickly get to work chatting and laughing with each other. I truly am grateful for the people around me, even if our situation isn't always perfect, sometimes far from it.

We finished Hailey's bathroom and then moved onto Seth's across the hall, darkness was falling outside his bedroom window. It didn't take as much time as I thought it would with the four of us working together.

"I think we're almost done here, why don't you guys head down for dinner?" I asked them.

"Are you sure that you can manage the rest?" Ashley asks, looking around.

"There are only a few finishing touches left, and I need to drag it out a bit longer anyways so Meghan doesn't think I got off too easy."

They nodded and grabbed their things and started to walk away.

"I'll save you something to eat if you miss dinner." Tressa turns back and says,

I smile at her as they walk out. We always take care of each other as omegas here because no one else takes care of us. I won't say I'm close to all of them, or even that many, but my experience has been mostly pleasant. The girls in our room especially look out for each other. We always save food when we know someone is getting punished by being forced to skip meals, small things like that have really bonded us. That and sleeping a foot a way from each other for years.

I take one last look around the bathroom and make sure that I left nothing behind. I bend down to put the last few supplies on the bottom of the cart when I feel someone come up behind me and grab my hips.

I stand up and try to turn around but he holds me tight by back pinned to his chest, my breath hitches in my throat and I freeze in confusion and panic.

"Going somewhere so fast? I just got here." His hot breath blows on my neck making me shudder in disgust.

"Get away from me,Seth." I finally replace my voice as I struggle to getaway.

"There's only one reason that an omega would be in my room this late in the day, I know you were waiting for your future Alpha, no need to be coy." He whispers in my ear again. He holds one arm around my waist, still pinning me to him and uses his other to run his hands up my chest, I start to struggle, but it's apparent he is stronger than me, much stronger than me.

"I'm finished cleaning and I'm leaving." I struggle harder to no avail, he just pulls me tighter against his chest, I yelp in pain as his fingers dig into my side.

"It doesn't look like you're going anywhere." He chuckles when I s****m, "You're my property anyways. You have to listen to your Alpha." He says while moving one hand up my skirt.

I yell out to anyone to help me, but no one is on this floor, no one that would care to help an omega anyways.

He's getting closer to my underwear and slides one finger under them pulling them to the side.

"I am going to show you pleasure like you've never known. You'll be screaming my name and begging for more."

He removes his finger and brings it to my lips

"Suck on this like a good girl unless you want it to go in dry." I freeze, complete fear taking over me, I stop struggling.

I'm shaking at this point trying to think of any way out of this situation. He pushes his finger past my lips as I have an idea.

I open my mouth and start slowly sucking on his finger, trying not to gag at the taste.

He loosens his grip on me thinking that I'm finally giving in. I see my chance and step on his foot as hard as I can, he freezes a moment in shock and I turn around and knee him in the groin.

He bends over as I run past him he reaches up and rips my shirt from the front buttons. I pull away as hard as I can and run out of his room, down the main staircase that we're not allowed to use. I pass a few pack members that are visiting the packhouse on the first floor, they stop to look at me in confusion.

I keep running, bursting through the kitchen where the omegas are finishing up their meal.

"Well well well, there you are." Meghan looks me over disheveled and my bra visibly showing.

"I assigned you to cleaning duty, not to go and f**k you little whore."

"I just want to be alone and go to bed," I say brushing past her.

She grabs my ear and pulls me back. "Who were you with?" She glares at me, I see the jealousy in her eyes as she realizes the possibility that I slept with the Alpha, her Alpha.

"Does it matter?" I cleaned the bathrooms and I'm back here before bed, I didn't know you were in charge of my extracurricular activities." I smile sweetly at her, sick of her s**t and reveling in her anger.

She grabs my arm and I turn back to her pulling it away, "Get the f**k away from me Meghan, I did what you asked me to do. Now I'm going to bed, so sort out your jealousy for yourself."

She is fuming now. "He would never stoop as low as to be with a mutt like you."

"Then why are you so worried about it?" I retorted.

"Fine, go to bed." I start to walk away, "But you're sleeping outside tonight chained to the post like the stray dog you are."