Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 0003

Cara.

THE SECOND DAY.

The two lines of the pregnancy test stare up at me, confirming that I am, in fact, pregnant.

Well, this certainly complicates things. ......Shit.

If I wasn't such an emotional nervous wreck right now, I'd almost want to laugh at the irony. The entirety of Pack DarkWood wants nothing more than for the infamously single Alpha King Alaric to produce an heir. And now he has one.

But, this baby isn't exactly an heir. I'm carrying the King's bastard! Just like me when I was a pup, this baby is destined to be unwanted.

My hand absentmindedly catches my belly with a soft stroke as my eyes find the old photograph of my grandmother on the table.

My grandmother and me didn't share any blood, but she was the closest thing to family I've ever known. She was the cook at the pack house where I lived as an orphan, and she cared for me as if I was her own. I can hear her soft, raspy voice in my memory.

*

"Oh, Cara, borrowing money from the King again? I told you, I'm old. Don't you spend your money on doctors trying to fix my condition. You worry about yourself now, you hear?"

I remember trying to hold back my tears as I looked upon her soft and wrinkly face, "Grandma, don't say things like that. You're my family. I'm going to pay him back, I just need to work extra hard and pick up extra shifts..."

Her warmth surrounded me as she pulled me into a big hug. This was my favorite spot in the world, being in her arms. She shushed me and patted my vibrant red hair.

"No more tears, child. One day you'll have a much bigger family, and they're gonna need you..."

*

I'd give anything to have Grandmother with me now. Nothing makes sense anymore.

But Grandmother was right about one thing. I do have a family now.

growing inside me needs

grow up as an outsider. A part of the pack in some ways, but never really accepted. Always hearing whispers from elders and nobles who know you're not really one of them, that you'll never be one of them.

have to

leaving my job, leaving Alaric...

about the baby?" Lucy

doubt it. He's not really known for giving up on something

feeling fresh hurt in my heart. Alaric's fierce determination and decisiveness are two of the

Mate hasn't

reject the mate bond before he

a severed mate bond. A pain that cuts deep, emotionally, spiritually, even physically. What if it hurts the

me. Even though he hurt me, there's no doubt he's a fair and just

need to

***

calm, cool, and professional Beta as I pull

office to see Lilia sitting

status. If it was anyone else, I'd have

to discuss. I approach the Alpha King who sits behind his large wooden desk and open

glad you've made it." He interrupts me with his deep and gruff voice. "Lilia needs someone to show her around and help get acquainted. Take

of something like mischief in her eye. By the time Alaric looks back to her it's gone, and she looks

but I know better than to push my luck after

I can do this.

my baby, I

offices, trying not to look at her to keep myself calm. She yawns obnoxiously and seems thoroughly uninterested in most of the

gesture to the room where I've spent most of the last three years in my time as Agent Luna, conducting the business that would normally be

to use as an office once

older she-wolf smiles politely at Lilia and shakes her hand before turning to me in a whisper, "We all thought it was going to be you, you know. He should've picked

she-wolf not to say more as I catch Lilia's eye. She's pissed. She looks

so well for

to offer me a kind