Alpha zane pov I watched her closely, noticing how her eyes quickly darted away as soon as they met mine. A smirk tugged at my lips. She was suspicious, and I didn’t need anyone to tell me that. She was the same girl I’d encountered in the restricted garden the day before, and now, here she was—at my pack house, in my palace, applying for the maid position. The coincidence was too much to ignore. It made her presence here even more suspicious. I observed her as she struggled to reach the finish line, panting heavily. She was clearly unfit and there was no way she could win, especially not with crutches. But something about her expression told me she wouldn’t give up easily. She had a fire in her eyes, a determination that seemed to burn brighter than her physical limitations. She would

