Chapter 5: Accept my rejection Alphas!

Liv's POV

'I WASN'T GOING TO GET ANY SLEEP' That was what I said to myself but on closing my eyes and opening it, the day had already gotten brighter. That was when I realized I actually did sleep. I didn't understand how I could trust Callum so much to fall asleep when I knew he was on heat.

I even felt somewhat safe around him and I did sleep like a baby.

Waking up, I realized he was no longer sleeping beside me. I got up from the bed and then the memories of what happened the previous night came flooding back. My heart skipped.

It all dawned on me that my three bullies turned out to be my mates.

The thought alone made me visibly shake. I knew I couldn't hide in his room forever and had to actually face the reality. I wasn't ready to accept it. What I planned to do was simply tell them there was no way we could be mates after the years of torture they subjected me to.

With that determination, I walked out of the room. I wasn't going to confront them though. I would wait for me to run into any of them. If they tried what they did the previous day, then I would drop the bombshell.

Even with that boost of confidence I gave myself, I still found myself peeping before entering anywhere to make sure I didn't bump into any of them. It was so hard for me because everywhere I went, their strong overpowering scent lingered all over the place

After escaping the huge mansion. I went back to the staff quarters and only then was I able to heave a sigh of relief. I walked straight to my room and then I locked the door. Was this how I was going to spend the rest of my life? Living with apprehension?

Why why why did it have to be them? Of all people? I sat on my little bed, rummaging my hair with my hands.

I knew I couldn't stay in my room forever, I would have to face them if I wanted to tell them I wasn't interested, but how on earth was I supposed to do that if I couldn't bear the thought of even standing up to them? One glare from any of them, I would be shaking like a leaf.

While still in my thoughts, there was a loud bang on my door. My heart left my chest as my eyes widened. The only thing I could think of was the possibility of it being them.

My hands were shaking by my side as my lips quivered.

"Open the door Liv. I saw you walk in!" I heard the voice of Mrs Yvonne instead.

Never in my life had I been more glad to hear her voice. I rushed to the door after my tensed body had relaxed and then I opened it.

"Good morning_" She raised her hand to shun me.

"You walked in and you locked the door? what's this? Disney land? Don't you have any job to do this morning?"

It then dawned on me that I wasn't even supposed to leave the mansion without finishing all my jobs in the first place.

"I am so sorry, I will get to work now" I brushed past her, but before I could make it out, she stopped me.

Staring at me from up to down, she shook her head in contempt. "Anyway, the triplets want you to be the one to deliver their food today"

The moment she said that, my heart dropped out of my chest. "What?"

"Have you got something stuck up in your ear?"

I swallowed hard as I shook my head "No ma'am. I was just confused because I am not the maid in charge of their meals"

She shrugged. "I'm not the one who makes the rules. They are the Alpha's sons. If they want you to be their maid, you are going to be their maid. I don't have a say in that"

"Oh," my lips failed to produce more words. I could literally feel my heart thumping inside my chest. If care wasn't taken, I would have passed out.

"And don't stall. They don't like waiting. So get to work!"

I rushed away from her because I knew the moment Mrs Yvonne gave an order, she expected it to be carried out as soon as possible. While I ran to the mansion, I almost cried at how doomed I was, but I had to hold myself.

I had thought I would have to make their meal before serving it to them, but on getting to the kitchen, the meal was already made by one of the maids. The only thing I needed to do was deliver it to them. It looked like a complete setup.

With my trembling hands, I grabbed the tray, then I walked down to the room address I was given. 'relax, relax, relax'

I couldn't count how many times I said that to myself. On getting to the door, I took some time to steady myself, and then I finally brought my hands to knock.

"Just come in already Liv" A deep voice called out, the tone filled with desperation and impatience. It belonged to Max

There was no doubt they had all been waiting for me!

My hand trembled while I struggled to open the door with the tray in my hands. Deep within me, I hoped the door would never open because I didn't know how I could face them. On getting inside, their three scents hit me all at once,

I gulped, staring at them, who already had their intense gaze on me. Max was sitting on the bed with both his hands, resting on it. Callum sat, straddling a backward chair, arms folded and smirking at me. Ryder sat on the desk, not too far from Callum and he was looking at me like I was some snack he could feast on.

"Finally, there's the star of the show" Callum was the first to speak.

I raised the tray in my hands. "I was asked to get food for you guys" My voice came out soft and shaky.

"Fuck the food. You are here. That's just so much better" Ryder let out with a mischievous grin on his face.

Callum nudged him, scowling at him. "C'mon you guys have already scared her enough yesterday night"

"It's not my damn fault. My wolf is out of control. There's a whole drama going on in this body as we speak"

"I am not_" I was still trying to speak when Max cut in.

Narrowing his eyes, turning to Ryder. "You think that is bad. My wolf wouldn't stop composing songs about her yesterday night"

Were they really going to talk about me like I wasn't here?

I tried to speak again. "I..."

"I think we should tell Dad about this. He has always wanted us to have a mate". Ryder suggested

"No doubt we all want this. Dad might consider it, but Mum though? We are forgetting she is an omega" Callum said tilting his head to the side, assessing me.

"She has to bloody accept it. There is no way I am leaving my mate for fear of judgment"

"How sweet of you" Callum spat out with sarcasm. "After bullying her for years?"

"It's not like you were a saint anyway"

"At least I wasn't being a total jerk"

"you see 'total' that's the key word" Ryder pointed out.

"What are you insinuating Ryder?" Callum snapped at him in an angry tone.

I knew I had to stop them before it got out of hand.

"Enough!" I shot out fiercely, dropping the tray in my hands on the table. There was this anger coursing in me after I heard Ryder suggest they were going to introduce me to their father.

Just like that? They weren't even going to apologize for the mental torture and the fear they instilled in me. Did they just expect me to accept all this and we would all live happily ever after?

I took a deep breath, looking at them stare at me like I was a foreigner after I had yelled a stop.

"I don't know what you all want from me, but I need to assure you all, that if you are concerned about the mate bond, it isn't going to stand"

I watched the color all drain from their face. "What are you talking about Liv?" Max spoke up immediately with worry in his tone

"It isn't going to stand," I repeated. "How more do you want me to put it for you?" I took a shaky deep breath. "For years, I have been tortured by all of you, both mentally and physically, and just because we suddenly become mates overnight, you expect me to move on and accept everything you did to me?"

There was a brief silence. Ryder looked the most devastated by my sudden refusal.

"But that's in the past Liv" Ryder spoke out calmly, trying to get me to see reasons.

I lost it. "The past?! It happened days ago. And even if it was in the past, do you think I can ever move on from that?!"

I paused, staring at all of them before blurting out the words "I, Liv Anderson, reject you all as my mate. I am not interested"

"What!" Max snapped.

"You really need to think this through Liv" Ryder spoke out immediately.

Callum, who seemed indifferent, spoke. "And what are we supposed to do after that information?"

I clenched my fist by my side. "You are to accept my rejection and we would part ways with each other"

He kept his intense fixated gaze on me as he spoke in a cold tone, "Over my dead fucking body"