The Rejected Alpha (Book 1 of the Rejected Series)

Chapter 84

Everyone was standing in the living room when I walked in, and I couldn't help but scowl and roll my eyes, pressing my lips into a thin line. They bowed and submitted, but they didn't say a word nor did they sit down like I hoped they would as soon as I entered the room.

"Go ahead and sit down," I said with a scowl on my face and narrowed eyes. "I do not know why you are all standing. I am not even the Alpha, so you do not need to wait to sit until I have seated."

"But you are the stand in Alpha and have been that way for two years, Beta," one of the Elders said and continued to bow, and I glanced at them from the corner of my eye with lips pressed into a thin line. "We would much rather wait until you are seated and get comfortable before we take a seat."

I scoffed a laugh and rolled my eyes, pursing my lips in annoyance. I didn't say a word and let my grandmother help me sit, biting back a tired sigh and closing my eyes just a tad, the exhaustion slowly but surely creeping in, and all I wanted to do was fall asleep right then and there and not worry about the people that were gathered.

Oh, Goddess, give me the strength to finish this conversation...

"Alpha?" the Elder asked, and I opened my eyes with a small frown on my face, biting back a small growl of annoyance. He frowned and studied me, and concern flashed through his eyes. "Are you ok?" he asked and cocked his head to the side while he studied me.

I bit back a tired sigh and shook my head while I moved a hand through my hair and across my face. "No," I said before I cleared my throat and shifted in my seat, rubbing the bridge of my nose and pursing my lips in annoyance. "I am not ok, and I believe that the only thing that I need now is sleep."

The group looked at each other before they looked at me, and a look of worry and fear filled their eyes. "Do you want us to leave?" one of the other group members asked and raised an eyebrow in question while they studied me.

I shook my head and bit back a small snort while I frowned. "No," I said before I cleared my throat and shifted in my seat. "Unfortunately, we have to talk about this now. I will rest later after I finish this conversation with all of you and then a separate conversation with our two other guests." I gestured toward Salem and Filip, who were standing to the side with a small nervous look on their faces.

"Are you sure?" another of the group members asked while he studied me, and I nodded in confirmation. "But what about your sleep, Alpha?" he asked and raised an eyebrow in question. A small frown appeared on his face, and he tucked his head closer to his chest while he stared at me. "You need rest."

"I will get some sleep as soon as I am done with everything that I need to do," I said, biting back a tired sigh while I leaned back in my seat. "I am not sure if the Alpha will be coming to visit, but there is a chance that he will do that."

"And what are we going to do with him?" Corey asked and raised an eyebrow in question while she studied me. She cocked her head to the side while she studied me, biting back a small frown on her face.

I scoffed to the side and rolled my eyes while I pursed my lips in annoyance. "You won't be doing anything to him," I said before I cleared my throat and shifted in my seat. "I will talk to him when he gets here. No one is going to enter the kitchen when we are talking, not even you or Anthnoy."

Corey shrugged and grimaced, biting back a small grin. "Eh, we weren't going to go in there anyway," Corey said, earning an annoyed look from Anthony. "And I will make sure that my good ol' pal will not go in there either," she added and patted her comrade's arm.

Anthony growled and pursed his lips in annoyance. He didn't say a word and shot her an annoyed look before he looked at me, silently telling me that he didn't like the idea that I would be there alone.