The Rejected Alpha (Book 1 of the Rejected Series)

Chapter 81

There was a knock on the kitchen door as soon as my grandmother handed me a cup of tea, and I knew that it was Miguel and the others were waiting to appear just to make sure that they wouldn't make the others suspicious of us. The group with me grew tense and became protective of me, and I couldn't help but roll my eyes and scowl, pressing my lips into a thin line.

"It's only Miguel," I said and shook my head. "Go ahead and open the door, Grams. The others will slowly start to pile in here shortly, too."

My grandmother sighed and slowly nodded. She cleared her throat and finished giving the rest of the teas out to the group that was gathered here before she looked at me and raised an eyebrow in question. "Do you know which door Filip and Salem would come through?" she asked and cocked her head while she studied me.

I shook my head and pressed my lips into a thin line, grabbing the teacup ever so slightly. "I don't know," I said and took a sip of my tea. "I am sure that we will figure it out when they come here, though, or they will follow everyone else and go through the back door."

"Hmmm." My grandmother pressed her lips into a thin line and slowly nodded. She walked to the back door, closing the kitchen door behind her, and I couldn't help but roll my eyes and press my lips into a thin line, annoyed.

'I guess she is worried that it isn't Miguel,' Corey said through the link, and she looked at me. She took a sip of her drink before she gently placed the teacup down on the side table beside her. 'If she didn't, then she wouldn't have done that, right?' She raised an eyebrow in question.

I shook my head and bit back a tired sigh before I took another sip of my tea, leaning back in my seat. 'She wouldn't have done that otherwise.'

'Hmph.' Corey hesitated and grabbed her teacup again before she took another sip of her tea and looked at the door, and worry flashed through her eyes while she studied the door. 'We have people out there,' she said and looked at me again. 'They will make sure that she stays safe from the outside.'

I bit back a small sigh of relief and slowly nodded. 'Good,' I said and took another sip of my tea, tapping the teacup with my thumb. 'Even though I am not that worried about her because I know that she will be able to protect herself if needed.'

Anthony didn't say anything and took a sip of his tea. His eyes flashed to a different color, and I had a feeling that he didn't think she would be able to protect herself like we thought she would.

'And what is that look for, Anthony?' I asked and looked at him, pressing my lips into a thin line. I set my jaw and narrowed my eyes while I studied him, and Anthony hesitated before he tucked his head closer to his chest.

'Nothing,' he said and shook his head. He pressed his lips into a thinner line and looked at me, his eyes flashing to a different color, and I bit back a small growl of annoyance because I knew that was a lie. 'There is no reason for it.'

I bit back a small snort and rolled my eyes, setting my jaw and deciding that I would question him about it later. I didn't say a word when the door to the kitchen opened, and I looked that way to see that Miguel and my grandmother were standing at the door.

Miguel breathed a small sigh of relief when he saw me staring at him and bowed his head. "How are you, Alex?" he asked and lifted his head, raising an eyebrow in question while he studied me. "Are you ok? Are you good?"

I shrugged and pressed my lips into a thin line. "As fine as I will ever be," I grumbled before I took another sip of my tea, biting back a tired sigh. "Is everyone starting to file in?" I asked and raised an eyebrow in question, changing the subject back to why I was having them gathered here.

"Yes, Alpha," Miguel said and nodded in confirmation. "They are on their way and are filing in. They are being quiet and making sure that no one knows that they are there."

"Good," I said and took another sip of my tea before I placed the cup down on the side table and slowly started to stand because I knew that I was going to have to greet them at the door before leading them to the living room.

My muscles screamed at me as soon as I started to stand, and I couldn't help but grimace and let out a small groan of pain that had my group worried. "Then I guess that it means we should start to make our way into the kitchen so that we can greet them while they arrive," I said, my voice barely above a whisper before I cleared my throat and licked my lips.

"Absolutely not," my grandmother said and rushed to my side in the blink of an eye. Gently, she pushed me down in the chair and ignored the warning growl that I sent her way. "You need to finish this tea before you move, especially standing, Alexandra May. I forbid you from moving from this space, is that understood?"

"Bu-"

"Hush," she softly scolded, interrupting me with a shake of her head. "Finish your tea now. Is that understood?" She scowled and narrowed her eyes, keeping her hand on my shoulder. "They will understand that you need to finish this, which is why you haven't greeted them at the door. Your friends aren't leaving either." She looked at Corey and Anthony, who hadn't moved from their spots and watched the whole ordeal, amused but also a little worried. "Do I make myself clear?" She raised an eyebrow in question, and her scowl deepened while she looked at them.

"Yes, Grams," Anthony said and nodded while Corey nodded and continued to sip her tea. "We understood and weren't going to move until we were finished with the tea. I mean, we don't need to greet them anyway since we are technically not part of the pack." He shrugged and grimaced.

I growled and narrowed my eyes at my group, and they both looked at each other before they looked at me. I scowled and pressed my lips into a thin line, silently daring them to keep this up, which they were going to do anyway to not piss off my grandmother.

'Just finish your tea and then you can leave to greet the rest if they haven't already gathered here before you finish your cup of tea,' Anthony said while he did what he told me to do and started to finish his tea. 'Everyone will not mind because they know how your grandmother can be and do not wish to piss her off unless she does something to them.' He flashed me a small tired smirk and a wink.

I growled again but relented, knowing full well that my grandmother was not going to move her hand until I completed this cup of tea, even though I hated being in one spot and not keeping an eye on my group while they filed into my house from the back in hopes of making sure that Levi and the rest of that group stayed oblivious to what was going on inside of my house.

Oh, Goddess, give me the strength to keep this patience with my grandmother strong...

Because I have no idea what I would do if you didn't...