The Rejected Alpha (Book 1 of the Rejected Series)

Chapter 86

Levi stopped trying to get away from Shara's control and looked at me with narrowed eyes and lips pressed into a thin line. "You called me, Levi," he said and searched my face for something that I did not know I held.

"I did." I nodded and pressed my lips into a thin line while I slowly blinked before I furrowed my brows and cocked my head to the side while I studied him. "What is so wrong with that?"

"Nothing," he said and shook his head. He cleared his throat and shifted on the ground. "However I am still being controlled by the same people th-" He stopped talking when he tried to tell me that I was being controlled by the same people that he was being controlled by and groaned. He gritted his teeth and moved a hand through his hair, and blood continued to pour from his nose. "Please. I-"

"Shut. Up," I said, interrupting him while I shook my head. I pursed my lips in annoyance, biting back a small growl. "I do not need you to tell me anything that you think I need to know. I will find out eventually, even if this said person tries to have it hidden from me."

Levi pressed his lips into a thin line, and tears pricked the corner of his eyes with his bottom lip quivering. He didn't say a word and stared at me with pain and sadness filled his eyes.

I scoffed a laugh and held back an eye roll before I turned to look at my grandmother. "Can I have that paper towel in your hands, please?" I asked and raised an eyebrow in question, and my grandmother nodded in confirmation and handed it to me.

"Thank you, Grams," I said and started to wipe my mate's nose, and he closed his eyes and gritted his teeth while he bit back a small groan of annoyance. "Are you going to stop now?" I asked and raised an eyebrow in question. "We don't need you losing the few brain cells you have left in your head."

He growled teasingly and placed his hand on mine, and I bit back a small smirk while I tucked my head closer to my chest. "Very funny, Alexandra," he said and bit back a tired sigh while he closed his eyes.

"Well, does that mean are you going to stop?" I asked and raised an eyebrow in question while I studied him, and he pressed his lips into a thin line before he slowly nodded. "Good."

"I'm sorry," he said, and I held back an eye roll, biting back a small snort. "I want to help."

"Just staying alive is all that you need to do to help my granddaughter," my grandmother said and shook her head. "I am sure that she agrees. Right, Alexandra, Dear?" She went over to the tea when it started to boil, and I nodded in confirmation while I pressed my lips into a thin line.

Levi bit back a tired sigh and slowly nodded, relenting. "I don't like this at all," he grunted before he started to sit up with a small groan of annoyance, and I bit back a small sigh while I slowly nodded.

"I know, Alpha," I said before I cleared my throat and shifted on the ground. "Now, are you able to get yourself to the chairs by yourself?" I asked and raised an eyebrow in question while I studied him.

Levi hesitated before he slowly nodded. "Yes," he said before he cleared his throat and licked his lips. "I can sit down at the table by myself. However, will you need help over there?" he asked and raised an eyebrow in question while he studied me. "I know you said that you are fine, but I can see that you are not." He gave me a pointed look and raised both eyebrows in unison. "I can help you over there if you would like. I do not mind at all."

Shit...

I hesitated, not knowing if I wanted to take him up on the offer or not. I knew that I wouldn't be able to get to the table on my own, but I didn't want him to know that I actually needed help.

"Yes, she does," Grams said and made her way back to the table with two cups of tea. She placed them on the table and bit back a small smile while she tucked her head closer to her chest, looking at us. "I would appreciate it if you help her to the table because you are next to her."