Page 24 of The Forbidden Alpha

“Ummm… er…”Shit! What do I say to that?

“I don’t even know you that well! For all I know, your pack sent you here to penetrate my army,” he accused.

I couldn’t control my emotions when he said those words. He stopped talking and raised a brow at me. “Don’t say something so insulting! I may be weak and useless, but damn, I’m not a traitor!”

Lucas stared back at me, studying my furious expression. Then finally, he sighed. “Look, Celine, I am letting you stay here as a servant. If you don’t want to be kicked out of a pack again, just do your best in the job assigned to you. Do not abuse my hospitality by asking for more favors, as I owe you nothing.”

I bit my lower lip to keep from retorting.

“Now, if you have nothing else to discuss with me, you can go.”

He turned away, dismissing me completely. Admitting defeat, I turned and left.

***

My mind went haywire the moment I got out of the dining room. The other servants were standing outside the door. They were staring at me confusingly. I didn’t know how I looked and didn’t care about it anyway. I walked past all of them and headed to the kitchen.

“Celine, Celine!”

A hand held my arms before I could even start cleaning the sink. “Are you okay?” Joy asked. I could feel her studying me.

I cleared my throat and slightly pulled my arms away from her.

“I’m fine,” I said as I started doing the cleaning already.

“Are you sure?” she inquired. I didn’t answer. I just continued cleaning and didn’t mind her until I felt she had left me there.

I took in a deep breath and slightly closed my eyes. Damn it. I bit my lip and urged myself to stop my tears. I won’t cry now. Not here, and not now. I swallowed the lump in my throat before continuing my work. I didn’t bother waiting for the other servants already and went out of the mansion when I finished washing the plates.

To clear my mind off, I proceeded to do other things that the other servants would have done. I distanced myself from everyone in the servant’s quarters. I don’t know. I just feel like I wanted to be alone first. I wanted to be busy with everything, so I won’t be sulking on the corner because once again, the Alpha of Blood Moon just slapped me on the face with some reality that I would never be meeting his standards.

Honestly, as much as I feel the pain of his harsh words, I also feel determined and pissed with him. I sometimes don’t get his logic. He insulted me in every way he could, but he still denied my request when I tried to amend my uselessness.

I sighed and stared at the shovel that I was holding. I was in the garden arranging and digging some new plants. I don’t know where the other servants were; honestly, I didn’t care. I spent all my time in the garden, and when I was done, I immediately went to the quarters.

I saw the omegas getting ready for dinner later. Leila walked towards me when she saw me enter the quarters.

“Where the hell have you been, Celine?” she asked as she walked toward me. I immediately avoided her gaze and cleared my throat.

“From the garden. I just had to take out some weeds and arrange some plants,” I said.

“What?” she asked confusingly. She has a puzzled expression.

I heaved a sigh. “Nothing. I’ll just help them,” I walked past her and didn’t even look back when she called. I helped the others gather the needed things, then we all went to the mansion to prepare the dinner.

The whole preparation time, I wasn’t speaking or talking to anyone. I just focused my attention on the work and the dish. Leila was also surveying every move that I made. I just shrugged it off and didn’t pay attention until we finally finished cooking all the words. They were already preparing everything on the cart, and Leila was asking the others to be the ones to serve the food to the dining room. I, on the other hand, just stayed on the sideline. I didn’t even go near them, so I wouldn’t be considered part of the omegas to serve in the dining room.

I planned to stay there and start cleaning when they left, but then Leila called me out of nowhere. She urged me to go to her, but I didn’t. Her forehead creased, and she went up to me instead.

“Hey, Celine, can you go with them to the dining? We need more servants. The Gamma and the Beta are there as well,” she said.

I didn’t answer immediately. I look her in the eyes instead and heave a sigh.

“Can I just stay here instead? I’ll clean up.”

“What? Why? Earlier, you were so eager to - “

“I’m not really feeling well. I’d like to stay here so I could just go to the quarters after,” I cut her off. She was stunned for a second but was able to recover anyway.

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