Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 0004

Cara.

"BITCH! I will RIP her, I will TEAR her!!"

Lucy's vicious thoughts pass through my own mind, doing nothing to help me remain calm.

Alaric doesn't believe me. Alaric doesn't love me.

Alaric has never loved me.

He loves Lilia. She's his.

And...he's also hers.

"Treacherous SCUM! Vile, hateful TRASH!!" Lucy's insults are relentless.

I push the complete and utter despair deep down, way down, just to get through the next few moments without making things worse.

I can do this.

For my baby, I can do this.

Lilia's still in the Alpha King's arms, crying about how cruel I've been to her. Alaric ordered the secretary away from the room, so it's just the three of us in the conference room now.

It's Lilia's word against mine:"I was doing exactly as you asked, showing her around. I can't help that others may have made certain comments about the surprise of the choice in the pack's Luna..."

This is my professional integrity on the line now, and he needs to understand that I'm the same level-headed she-wolf he's always known.

A fresh sob erupts from Lilia and Alaric holds up a hand.

"Enough!" he orders.

and makes a show of stroking the Alpha King's thick and muscled shoulder. She bares her neck to him,

with her, they'll see as I have already seen that Lilia is a kind,

I can help it, my eyes narrow at

has been your greatest attribute as a Beta. Or have you forgotten how much he cared for you? Mentored you?" Alaric's father was an excellent King, and it was he

and sensibilities have not been compromised here due to your... personal feelings... as an

to me, daring me to refute

she can win you back and get me out of the way! That's what

He's insulted my character, challenged my integrity. He's letting Lilia spin this hateful web of lies and is acting like he doesn't

"Apologize."

isn't asking. It's a

apologize for something I didn't even do! This is all

myself fall victim

your last transgression, and we can all move forward together. But you must apologize for Lilia for how despicably you've treated her. To disrespect my Luna

interrupts again, "She'll never be happy until SHE is Luna. That's what she said! It's so sad how much she CRAVES to be anoble! How

"So that's what this is really about, then? MORE status? I guess money really

waist, subconsciously hugging the one person I must protect above all else, above even myself. The person who hasn't even been born yet. The person I need

Fate Mate as you." It's barely

"FATE MATE?!" Lilia shrieks.

the Alpha King forgot to share that part

from all that's happened. Lucy is barking and growling up a storm inside my

teardrops falling from her eyes to

to love me... I just didn't realize you had a

return to Pack Bloody Moon, and pray my brother, the Alpha King, doesn't find out about how I, his only baby sister, was treated here... I'm sure I'll be fine..." Her whimpers fill the room. Alaric glances between the two of us for nearly two full minutes. No

Alaric nods to himself, a steely resolve firmly set in his blue eyes. He turns to face me head

Wilson, I reject our Fate Mate bond,

scene unfolding, rather than participating in it. As if this is all one big joke, and someone is just

through my body. It starts slowly in my toes at first then painfully rising higher and higher. It peaks at my heart, burning fire like it had actually been

bond between us isn't simply severing. This is no clean

violently fracturing and shattering into a thousand, a million, pieces. Each piece splintering

my belly as I fall to the floor, "Please, wait... I need