Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 0002

ALaric.

"It should have been Cara!"

After propose, my wolf's voice was cold and firm in my head.

"I told you, Grey,"

I sighed, speaking with my wolf internally, "This is my choice, not yours."

"And it was also your choice to have sex with Cara just last month! She was good enough for you then!" Grey insisted.

"You know good and well the mate bond is hard to resist. But having sex with her doesn't mean I love her. And it certainly doesn't mean she's fit to be the pack's true Luna," We'd been over this so many times since I had decided to propose to Lilia that it was grating my nerves.

He growled at me, clearly upset. But he would just have to get over it.

"Alpha King! Congratulations! And such a fine and beautiful she-wolf to be the pack's Luna!"

The pack elders were patting me on the back, beside themselves with pride that I had selected a noble-born from a neighboring pack to join Pack DarkWood's Alpha family. "Thank you for such kind words. I'm sure my brother, the Alpha King of Pack BloodyMoon, will be excited to hear that we intend to try for pups right away,"

Lilia's voice was demure and sweet as she stroked her belly lovingly.

"What excellent news! An heir right away!" The elders were overjoyed.

They'd been plaguing me with questions about when I'd produce an heir. Every pack meeting for three years had ended with a reminder from the elders that time was ticking to settle down, marry, and establish the new Alpha family. It was for the stability of the pack, they had insisted.

I used to think that it'd be Cara at my side. Smart, strong, incredibly sexy... Cara is everything I wanted in a Luna.

I never cared that she was low-born, she was an incredible worker and always put the pack above herself. Or so I thought.

I'll never forget the day that changed it all. The day I learned what she REALLY cares about.

I remember Cara's plea to my father the day before I took over as Alpha King.

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"But that's not enough,"

father's office door was wide open, and as Alpha King-to-be,

take the Agent Luna position temporarily for the

the money! Please, just

*

unable to bear any more of her pathetic attempts

financial records and saw the frequent, large transfers into Cara's bank account, anger coursed through

had said in her own words that even those substantial sums were not

being raised as a pack adoptee, but where was her

deep that I vowed then and there that I would never propose to Cara. Fate

day comes, she's all too happy to receive a check. It's like salt

Sometimes when I'm around

perfectly, exactly as

my wolf, Grey, growls

I can't let anyone, not even my Fate Mate,

protect the pack above all else. Especially from those who would pretend to care about me, and the

wolf wants. Lilia understands what it's like to run a pack, having grown up in an Alpha family. She'd

is gorgeous and noble. She's sweet and caring. And she's

kind enough to offer to deal with Cara, and I knew her gentleness would stave off any awkwardness between the two she-wolves. Obviously, it wouldn't be the most comfortable interaction, but Lilia offered to handle

while, I went searching. I found Cara, crying alone. The sight of her tears did something odd to me inside, like my heart

off. I've never seen her like this

to have

Fate Mate!" My wolf's voice

minute... maybe Grey wasn't the only

that what this was all about? Did I get it

Cara actually love

Cara.

I rushed through the hotel eager to leave, I passed several rooms of waitstaff cleaning up. I couldn't help but overhear some of their conversations as I tried to navigate the maze of hallways,

for YEARS now. I just assumed he'd propose to Cara and make it

she did such a great job, too. She's got to be the best Beta the pack's ever had. But... it's got to be

knows the elders