Page 5 of Her Bully Alpha

I rolled over and rubbed my eyes, pinching at them.

"Fuck. I should have had a glass of water before bed."

I looked over my shoulder, glancing at my alarm clock. It was just a little past nine. I thought of how I would normally get ready to work, but not this morning. I would need to call my boss and tell them I wasn't coming in. I needed to get dressed, get over to the Council building, and wait.

I just hoped it was quick.

I dressed and headed over after calling out of work for the day. I explained the letter to my boss, knowing they needed to know. You never knew how things would turn out.

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I stood in front of the huge building. A shiver ran down my entire spine. All those years getting free to just land myself back here again into the mouth of the beast.

I quickly straightened my back and held my head high. I would not be coward about this. I was strong. I could do this.

I pushed the door open and headed inside. The building reminded me a lot, like the courthouse. It had a large open hallway with tons of doors that led into separate courtrooms. There was a line near the front desk where you could ask for directions, but I knew I needed to head up the spiral staircase near the back and to the third floor.

I took the stairs and cringed at the photos that lined the wall. It was all of the Alphas. Who knew how many generations it went back. I paused when I spotted my brother. He looked different, but then again, he was. He was the only one that I knew that didn't act like the world revolved around him. But I hadn't met a lot of Alphas, and I didn't care to either.

I continued up the stairs until I hit the top, and a lady was sitting in a chair at a large desk. I walked towards her, and her eyes snapped up at me.

I opened my mouth to speak, but she waved a hand. "You can take the hallway down and enter the room. They are waiting for you."

I snapped my mouth shut. Of course, they were waiting for me. I turned, looking down the hallway, and continued down it. My nerves were on high alert as I got to the door and opened it.

Inside, the Council sat in their chair at a large, long table. The room was silent as I walked in. Two chairs on the other side of the table sat empty.

"Welcome, Sam," the one in the middle spoke. The Council consisted of twelve members. They were all older than dirt, two from each pack. They were the ones who made the decisions and looked out for everyone's best interest, making sure no pack was getting everything.

The one who spoke was Ralph. I knew him and Jennisa. Ralph had been the old Alpha before my brother took over his role. Jennisa was the mother of an old Alpha from another town. They were the two that were assigned to our pack, and I saw them frequently.

I scanned the others, knowing I should know names but I didn’t. They were just people to me that sat with power I would never understand.

I swallowed, feeling my nerves getting the better of me. I was trying to remain calm, but it was hard considering I knew what was going to happen next. My life was going to change forever unless whoever walked in stated they refused. I could be rejected and go back home.

"Hello," I said, stopping in front of one of the chairs. I sat down, placing my hands on my knees.

Ralph knitted his fingers together, resting them on the table. Ralph was an old man with a long white beard that matched his hair. He was tall but still bulky for his age. I could see even with years he had the aura you didn’t want to screw with."Let us get right to the point. We hate to waste any more of the Alpha's time."

I scowled, grinding my jaw down. Of course, because my time was just able to be wasted. My time wasn't important, and I didn't leave work to be here.

"As we explained in the letter, the virus is taking hold of many people, all of them are female shifters."

"I read the letter," I explained, looking at each of them. "But I don't understand what this has to do with me."

"Science chose you," another spoke with a shrug. She was sitting next to Jennisa looking irritated. "We have a hard time understanding it, but it's true. We have a scientist looking into the virus and…well…she can explain it a lot better than we can, but the point being your match was made to produce strong, intelligent children."

I curled my fingers into fists.

"Would you like to meet your mate?" Ralph asked, tapping his fingers onto the table.

It wasn't like I had a choice. After seven years of scraping myself out of this mess, they dragged me back into it.

I watched them wave a hand, and the doors to the left of us opened. I knitted my fingers together, feeling the fear taking the best of me as my eyes landed on Jay.

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

Chapter 3 - Jay

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