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.

little baby growing inside

firsthand what it's like to 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. I

to leave

leaving my

he knows about the baby?" Lucy offers, quieter than normal. She must know I'm

known for

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

Fate Mate hasn't rejected

formally reject the mate bond

a severed mate bond. A pain

can discuss these with me. Even though he hurt me, there's no doubt he's a fair and

need to speak

***

as I pull up to Alaric's office. On the inside... well, I can't

King's office to see Lilia sitting on the

sleek hairstyle are a symbol of her high-born status. If it was anyone else, I'd have to admit that the two

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

her around and help get acquainted. Take care

triumphantly, a glint of something like mischief in her eye. By the time

after disobeying him after the

I can do this.

my baby, I

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

the last three years in my time as Agent Luna, conducting the business that would normally be assigned to the pack's Luna. "For

an office once

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.

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

whispers don't work so well for werewolves, superhuman hearing and

more office staff. Almost everyone tries to offer me a kind word of consolation