Alpha’s Possession By Jessica Hall Chapter 13


    Chapter 13


    Now that Tal puts it like that and directs me closer to his perspective, I have to admit that he has a


    point. A good one, at that. Vampires are far more dangerous than werewolves. While wolf shifters are


    angry and capable of ripping anyone to shreds, which is scary, vampires are unpredictable- no one


    knows how, what, or when they would lose control, so the aspect of surprise makes them worse than


    shifters.


    “Now, hurry, unless you want your bosses to see those marks on your neck and start asking questions,”


    Tal mutters and offers me his wrist again.


    I sigh and give in. Tal is right. Thest thing I need is for my bosses to think I’m a feeder on top of


    everything else they already hate me for. It’s bad enough they already think so little of me. There’s no


    need to add extra fuel to the me of their disgust. I don’t want them to think they hired someone who’s


    an addicted feeder. I’m not one and won’t let them belittle me like that.


    “I already called a cab for you so you can get home. And don’t worry, the cost is covered already,” Tal


    speaks as his eyes inspect my neck, probably to ensure it has healedpletely. Once he’s content


    enough, Tal nods, turns on his heel, and walks away.


    I wait for another minute before heading downstairs to the staff area and quickly changing my clothes.


    Tapping the pockets, 1 check if the money is there and rush outside to meet the cab.


    The cab driver is an older, pleasant gentleman who looks like someone who has experienced some


    hardships in life, so I don’t feel ashamed of my situation when I ask him to take me to a seedy motel


    near where I work.


    I can’t go to a nice motel or hotel, not only because I can’t afford one, but mainly because I can’t hand


    them an ID since I don’t have one. Okay, maybe I do, but that’s not even a real one- it’s just a shitty ID


    of my sisters that I paid the firm I used to work for to dodge up for me.


    They added a dodgyst name, too, which is as much of a blessing as it is a curse.


    It’s truly fascinating how many jobs one can find that don’t require the bosses to actually know who you


    are, simply because they don’t want you to know who they are either.


    Vampires owned thepany I used to work for, and I truly believe it has to be a cover for something


    more sinister they do behind the scenes. I don’t want to know what it is because I didn’t want to be a


    part of their shady business or find myself caught up in it. Though with the amount of foot traffic that


    went through the ce, I knew something was up with the ce, I just knew better than to ask.


    Hence why I never questioned anyone; I’m just relieved that they let me work there with no previous


    experience and any proper, legal proof of my identity.


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    Though I’m still beyond shocked that Le didn’t bother to check my ID properly or run a background


    check on me. If she had done that, she would have noticed that the social security number wasn’t


    correct because it didn’t exist. It was a row of made-up random numbers, but so far, it hadn’t brought


    me into trouble, so I should be grateful for that much.


    Sometimes I worry because of that smallminated piece of paper. It’s my only ID, yet it’s so terribly


    fake that even a fool would notice it’s nowhere near the real thing.


    It’s clear that Martha knew it was a fake. She just didn’t seem to care about it either or knew I was no


    danger to her. Most of them really don’t care about such things, but from what I gathered from Le,


    she didn’t care about who I was or where I came from. She’s more interested in the fact that I am an


    Omega, yet never questioned me about why I am packless.


    I shake my head to get rid of thought before I start another round of vicious overthinking and walk into


    the shady motel. The ce stinks. No, it reeks of something disgusting and a mix of everything I hate,


    but I ignore the pit in my stomach and walk towards the reception.


    I give over half of my money to the girl behind the counter who wore heavy eye makeup, and her


    foundation was far too light for her skin tone. She watches me as she checks every bill holding it up to


    the light, inspecting it as if she thought it was counterfeit, and then tosses a key attached to a wooden


    block.


    The girl chews her chewing gum and blows a bubble. She still stares at me with suspicion as the


    bubble she blows pops, and I try to understand which number is written on the wooden block attached


    to the key to my new home for at least the next few days.


    She rolls her eyes at me and groans, obviously annoyed. “Upstairs, third door on the right,” she mutters


    out the directions with another roll of her eyes,


    The woman probably thinks I’m ipetent or stupid, but that’s not the case. It’s the shitty, faded


    handwritten number that I tried to figure out, not the directions.


    To avoid unnecessary confrontations, I press my lips in a thin line and nod swiftly and give quick


    thanks. Without the small talk,


    the clerk obviously doesn’t want; I walk away to find my room.


    At this point, anything, literally anything, is better than the streets. Besides, it’s not only a bed I get


    here; I also have enough money to buy some decent food. For once in a long time, I don’t have to


    settle on dry pot foods and noodles.


    Although I followed the directions the clerk so kindly provided, It took five minutes to find the right door


    to the room I was renting for the next three nights.


    Hopefully, I can go back to Tal’s in a couple of days and try to earn some more cash to afford a few


    more nights in the motel.


    Once I thrust the key in the lock, twist it and pull down the knob, the room door squeaks loudly like no


    one has used it in a couple of years. The first thing that stops me is the intense stench.


    The motel room stinks heavily of mildew and, God knows what else on top of that horrific rotten stench


    that smelt like rotting flesh. I suck in a deep breath and remind myself that I’m lucky to have a roof over


    my head, soining would be the same as spitting in the face of someone who tries to help me.


    Besides, a little stench can’t be too bad. After all, I don’t need to hide behind massive trash containers


    or in dirty stairwells behind the old za.


    I didn’t expect a penthouse luxury room in a shitty motel, but I didn’t expect my skin to feel this itchy the


    moment I stepped inside, either. Maybe it’s more about the dirty vibe around here than the dirt itself, so


    I can’t give up like this. Anything is better than the streets.


    Holding my breath, I walk to the rtively inviting-looking bed and rip off the nket covering it. An icy


    shiver runs down my spine and makes me shudder as my eyes take in the stains on the white sheet. I


    know better than to dig deeper and try to pull off the sheet to inspect the state of the mattress beneath


    the covers.


    The room appears grimy, as if no one bothered to clean it. No, more like any of the staff members


    refused to enter the filth and deal with it for the money they got for their services.


    Besides, I’m pretty sure there are some bloodstains on the floral-dated curtains, so who knows what


    might have happened in the room? Maybe no one entered it because it was haunted; it sure gave off


    that vibe.


    Cringing, I make my way into the tiny bathroom and groan. It’s worse than the public toilets at the


    za. Beggars can’t be choosers, so I strip off and ignore the surrounding filth, desperate for a shower.