Accidentally Pregnant By My Alpha Best friends (Madeline) novel Chapter 574

Graham:

I arrived at the building excitedly.

The moment I stepped out of my car, I noticed the warrior at the front, frowning and wrinkling his nose as if in disgust.

"Is there a problem?" I asked, approaching him while holding the chocolates and bouquet.

He looked at me, then at the bouquet.

"Alpha Graham, I don't mean to be rude, but if you've come here to harass someone, please leave," he warned.

Those words hit me like a silver bullet.

I could not even respond.

I glared at him, and he seemed to realize he had crossed a line.

"Sorry," he muttered, immediately looking down.

My silence was warning enough.

I stormed inside, leaving him behind because I did not want to speak anymore.

I was in a really good mood.

Tonight, I was going to slowly introduce Sherry to the world as my second mate.

I was also going to give a short interview, just like she suggested, for the sake of my reputation.

I felt upbeat, and no one, not even a single person, could bring me down.

"Where is Sherry's cabin?" I asked one of the ladies on the first floor.

She stepped back from me as if I were a curse.

"Do you have an appointment?" she questioned. "Did she ask you to come here? Did she permit you to come here?"

Her words were demeaning, but at that point, I realized that unless I started something meaningful or showed some redemption, everyone would treat me badly.

That was the sad truth about alphas.

People loved to tear them down for the smallest mistakes.

For all they knew, I could have had mental issues.

Maybe I was under stress. Maybe I had misunderstood Yuvonne's words.

My father tried to say that I was suffering from my child's loss, that I might have imagined it all.

Yet no. They did not look at me with any empathy.

For them, I was just an Alpha who had done one wrong thing, accusing a slutty Luna Yuvonne of drugging me.

Or maybe the mountaintop story.

I had not even stepped inside when everyone started pushing their women behind them, as if I were some hungry wolf ready to attack.

I reached the office, and that was where Sherry came out.

"Graham," she greeted with a smile.

I opened my arms for a hug, but I noticed that she held herself back.

I thought maybe it was because she was afraid people would see us together and start spreading rumors before we had come out and spoken about our relationship.

I guess that was when I decided I had to comfort her, to let her know she was not alone, that I was ready to stand by her side and defend her to the world.

I looked into her eyes as I walked closer and gently placed my hand under her cheek.

"I think I am ready," I said, waiting for her to jump up and down happily and express her excitement.

However, her response did not give me any clarity.

Unlike all the other times when she would perk up while listening to me talk about her or giving her a chance, this time her face turned cold, as if our desires were no longer the same.

There was a slight, unsettling edge to her silence.

"I'm ready to introduce you to the council members, to the people around. And no, nothing bad will happen to us," I added, just in case I was not clear enough.

However, the look on her face did not change.

She was staring at me as if she were deep in thought, and it did not sit well with me.