I came for Lilith.

Lilith's POV.

Another day, another hours of cleaning and scrubbing.

I moved from the laundry to the floors, then to the furniture, wiping and scrubbing, making everything spotless in a house that had never once felt like home.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

I paused just for a moment.

Then straightened slowly, wiping my hands against my skirt before making my way toward the door.

The moment I pulled the door open, I froze.

Alpha Oliver stood before me.

For a second, everything else disappeared, my gaze locked onto him, my mind struggling to reconcile the image in front of me with the one I had seen just hours before.

He was standing, fully upright and strong.

There was no trace of the weakness I had witnessed, no sign of the man who had been barely breathing in my arms.

“Alpha…” The word left my lips before I could stop it, my body instinctively stepping back.

But I barely had time to process anything, because suddenly... I was shoved hard.

My body stumbled sideways, my shoulder hitting the wall as Nora pushed past me with a force that made it clear she hadn’t cared whether I fell or not.

“Move,” she snapped under her breath, not even sparing me a glance as she stepped forward, her expression softening instantly as she stood in front of the alpha.

“Alpha Oliver,” her tone was entirely different from the one she had just used on me. “What an unexpected honor.”

I steadied myself slowly, my hand pressing briefly against the wall as I tried to regain my balance.

“Go back to what you were doing,” Nora added over her shoulder, casting me a death glare. There’s no reason for you to stand here.”

Before I could say anything else, another voice cut me off immediately.

“My Alpha!”

It was father.

He appeared almost instantly, beaming all smiles.

“It is truly an honor to have you here,” he continued, stepping forward quickly. “If I had known you were coming, I would have prepared a proper reception.”

I stood there watching the whole thing unfold, but it wasn't long before his gaze shifted to me.

“Why are you still standing there?” he snapped, the earlier warmth in his voice vanishing instantly, replaced by irritation. “Go to the kitchen and finish cleaning, then take care of the laundry. Do not linger here like you have nothing to do.”

My throat tightened. “Yes, father,” I murmured, lowering my gaze as I turned to leave.

“Wait.”

A softer voice suddenly stopped me on my track, my heart stuttering slightly in my chest as I turned back slowly, unsure whether I had imagined it.

But I hadn’t.

His gaze was on me.

“Is she the house girl?” he asked.

For a brief moment, no one spoke, then my father laughed lightly, though there was nothing amused in it.

“No,” he replied quickly, shaking his head. “She is my daughter.”

“Though,” he added quickly. “She is beneath even a maid in this house. A complete disgrace, one I have yet to find a proper way to rid myself of.”

The words settled into my chest so hard, I felt my eyes blur with tears but I held on strongly, refusing to let it spill.

“Please, ignore her,” he continued, turning his attention back to the Alpha as though I had already ceased to exist. “Now, tell me, what brings you here? It must be regarding my beautiful daughter, Nora.”

My heart dropped hearing him speak.

“Nora has always been exceptional,” he went on, his voice filled with pride now, something I have never once heard directed at me. "Beautiful and admired by all. She brings nothing but honor to this family.”

Nora smiled softly, lowering her gaze just enough to appear modest, though the satisfaction in her expression was unmistakable.

“Unlike…” my father’s voice dipped slightly, his gaze flicking toward me for the briefest moment before dismissing me entirely, “others.”

"You have my full support to go on with Nora, my Alpha."

Support? Didn't I just catch Nora and Xavier in bed two nights ago? They claimed to be in love, why is she suddenly moving towards the alpha? And father is in full support.

There was silence for a little while, then alpha Oliver suddenly cleared his throat. “I came for Lilith.”

The world stopped, literally.

My breath caught against my throat, my body going completely still as my mind struggled to process what I had just heard.

For a moment, I thought I imagined it, I had to have, because there was no way...

No possible way the Alpha of the pack had just said my name.

“I’m sorry?” my father said after a pause.

“I came for Lilith,” Alpha Oliver repeated.

Silence fell again, and then suddenly, my father laughed.

“That is not possible,” he said, shaking his head as though dismissing a ridiculous joke. “There must be some misunderstanding. You cannot mean her.”

My fingers trembled slightly at my sides. “I do,” Alpha Oliver replied simply.

The finality in his voice made seemed to shut father up for a few seconds before he regained his composure.

“She is not even worthy to stand in the same room as you,” father continued quickly. “Whatever you are looking for, you will not find it in her.”

“I already have,” the Alpha said.

Something inside me stirred, this will be the first time someone is standing with me against father.

“Lilith,” father snapped suddenly, turning toward me with a hard glare, as though my mere presence had become inconvenient again. “Leave this room immediately.”

My body reacted immediately, my feet beginning to move...

“Stop.”

Alpha Oliver's voice stopped me on the spot, and before I could process anything further... He closed the distance between us, and his hand reached for mine. "You can't leave when I'm here for you, young woman."

“Nora is the better choice, Alpha, nothing in Lilith worth your your attention,” Father insisted.

"I'll suggest you don't question my choice for your own good, and this isn't a romantic visitation or marriage request, why are you making me choose between your two daughters? I just simply want to talk to Lilith." Alpha Oliver snapped at him.

"And you should know I don't tolerate bullies, so you better speak to Lilith more respectfully or things will get ugly real quick."

Then without another word, he tightened his hold on my hand, and pulled me forward. “Come with me,”

I hesitated for a second.

Because behind me...

I could feel their angry stares digging a hole in my skin.

And in front of me...

For the first time, someone had stood up for me.

My fingers tightened slightly around his, and I stepped forward.

Leaving everything else behind and followed him out.