Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 0001

Cara.

My Fate Mate is proposing to someone else, in the rose garden I had arranged with my own hands. But all I can do is watch.

Alpha King Alaric and her lips meet and it's like time stops.

I don't want to watch, but somehow, I can't look away. It's like my lungs have forgotten how to breathe and my legs forgotten how to move. "NO!!!"

My wolf, Lucy, howls mournfully in my mind.

As a beta, I always do my best to fulfill every command of the Alpha King. This romantic rose garden, is the perfect setting for the Alpha King to finally put an end to being single and propose to the she-wolf who will become Pack DarkWood's new Luna. But it won't be me. All I can do is hold my breath and watch them kiss.

It won't be me, even though I showed enough promise as a Beta to be promoted to "Agent Luna" to cover the Luna's responsibilities for the last three years. Even though we've had so much amazing sex in the last three years. Even though I want so badly to be his. Even though he and I are Fate Mates.

But no one can know that part. The Alpha King has demanded that information stay secret.

An Alpha King deserves a noble-born bride, not an orphan like me. No matter how hard I work, no matter how many promotions I earn, I'll never be a noble. I'll never be good enough for a King.

I try to explain everything as usual, as a beta I need to do this calmly, but the fact is I almost unable to control myself from starting to cry, painfully realize the reality...

...Over the past three years, in Alaric's eyes, I might just be an office lover, ready to spread my legs for his calling!

I look down at my feet, needing to get a grip on my emotions. I take a deep breath and look back up at the happy couple, a polite smile on my lips.

"All of this is unusual!" My wolf, Lucy, says in my head. She's having trouble coming to terms with the Alpha King's proposal decision.

"I asked you to please be quiet while I'm working," I remind her internally. Thankfully, Lucy goes silent.

I quietly step back, finally able to get my feet to move. I'm not sure how much longer I can take watching my Fate Mate kiss another.

"Cara," I suddenly hear the Alpha King's voice call to me. "Bring me the ring."

I unsure that I've heard him correctly. But Alaric is staring at me expectantly, and I realize that, to him, this is just another part of my job. Even though it almost killing me.

ring in a locked briefcase at the edge of the garden,

"Lilia,"

to

take your rightful place as Pack DarkWood's true

her

the sound of the applause from

to pound, and I feel dizzy. I move quickly to the stairs at

the past flood my mind. In some ways, I've never felt

house and grew up under the hostile glares of the pack

and I showed the pack how hard I can

status is not worthy of him, no matter how many times his

Beta,

shakes me from my thoughts. "Thank you for preparing the perfect

the red headed she-wolf newly engaged to Alaric. Her eyes are

""You're..."

and start again, eager to make a good first impression with the new Luna, "You're welcome. Yes, I'm Cara, I've been the Alpha King's Agent Luna, keeping the duties covered until the pack has

more. And I do mean all of

and I had an intimate relationship. So much for him never telling anyone. The sense of humiliation pricks at my skin, and

delicate hand flicks something

flinch and catch it, realizing after a few

than enough, but he insisted on $1 million. Take it and consider yourself lucky, Beta." She

don't know what you're talking

gold-digging whore when I see one." Lilia's voice is

spot in shock. I couldn't believe what I had just heard. Once I snapped

In the corner of the hallway, I'm so distracted I nearly run

"You've been crying?"

looks a little

you'll always be my very best Beta, if that's what you're

Alaric's cold nature very well, this is

up to wipe a falling tear. Somehow, the bank card Lilia threw at me

just