The maid finally snapped. She dropped to the floor fully, pressing her forehead to the tiles. “It was me!” she sobbed. “No one else! I did it on my own. Please, Alpha, I beg you. Punish me, but leave my family be!”
A gasp of disbelief waved through the kitchen staff. A single maid? She did everything by herself? Poisoning food in the Alpha’s house without being caught? Impossible.
I looked at Leo who was tugging my sleeve desperately knowing he also realized that the maid was lying. “Father she is lying..”
I gently but firmly placed my hand on Leo’s shoulder to silence him. “Enough, son.”
I could not blame anyone without proper evidence and now the maid is the only living evidence I have.
The maid started crying, her apron getting wet with tears. Her entire body shook. “I’m sorry, Alp
