Page 3 of Her Arranged Alpha
I turned my car on and started to drive to the Council building. I didn't know what I was even going to say to her, but I knew I wouldn't accept this. I wasn't just going to agree to being with her, knowing what she was capable of doing. I wasn't going to be the next target.
I headed inside and up the stairs. My hands were curled tightly as I walked, heading straight for the doors. The receptionist got out of her chair. "Maddox! They are in a meeting right now."
I ignored her, shoving the doors open as I stepped inside. The Council was all seated in their chairs, and someone sat in front of them. I felt a tug as the person turned, light orange hair fell over her shoulder, and her dark brown eyes stopped on me. My body seemed to jump on high alert as I stared at Jillian.
Why was she even here? What was the Council doing having a meeting with her? There was no way they knew that she was my mate yet. Katie just got the news, not even ten minutes ago.
"Maddox, we are in the middle of a meeting."
I didn't look away from her. I felt that tug, that need to be near her, and it disgusted me. She may appear innocent, but I didn't believe it.
I walked across the space towards her. Her eyebrows went up, and I took in her face as I got closer. Jillian had freckles and that pale skin to match. She was wearing a deep green dress shirt and a pair of jeans.
"Maddox," Ralph's voice echoed around the space angrily, but I ignored him.
"Jillian, it seems that Katie's machine spat your name out with mine."
Her eyes widened, and her mouth dropped slightly. She looked flabbergasted.
"What?" The entire Council seemed shocked. "How do you know?"
"I just left Katie's lab," I said, not removing my eyes from Jillian.
She was weak. She was a traitor. She might have fooled the others into thinking she could be trusted, but I was not like them. She might have been able to fool others, but I knew what was behind her doe eyes and her innocent expression.
"I won't be accepting you. You can take this as a rejection."
She looked at me like I'd slapped her. I turned my eyes away from her and to the Council. "I'm not marrying her. I'm not mating with her. I'm not touching her."
"Maddox."
"You didn't even want to release her a few weeks ago! So, how the hell can you explain to me that my name was matched withthis?" I waved a hand at Jillian.
Ralph rubbed his face. "Katie's machine is pure truth, Maddox. If what you say is true."
"It is," I snapped, yanking the paper out. "My name and hers."
I turned to Jillian and tossed it onto her lap. "If you want proof."
Jillian uncurled the paper, and her fingers shook as she looked at it.
"This is certainly not what we expected."
"What are you going to do about it?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"You marry her," Paul spoke up, and his voice grated against my skin. I looked at him and Tray, the two Council members I had worked closely with. He couldn't be serious.
"No," I growled.
"Whether you accept her or not, you are mates."
"She's a traitor."
"Jillian has had regular meetings with us and testing with Katie. She is of sound mind."
That didn't tell me she wasn't a traitor. It just meant that she fooled them.
"No."
