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.

show of stroking the Alpha King's thick and muscled

a softer tone, "That's enough now. Once the pack has more time with her, they'll see as I have already seen that Lilia is a kind,

help it, my eyes narrow at her, unable to mask

you? Mentored you?" Alaric's father was an excellent King, and it was he who first promoted me to Beta, despite all the elders saying I was unworthy due to being low-born. I'd

work ethic and sensibilities have not been compromised here due to your...

eyebrow to me, daring me to refute

of the way! That's what she wants!"

so far beyond offended that I'm not sure there's a word for it. He's insulted my character, challenged my integrity. He's letting Lilia spin this hateful web of lies and is

"Apologize."

King isn't asking. It's a

didn't

myself fall

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 is to disrespect the pack." His voice is like ice, brittle and cold.

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 she would do ANYTHING to

over his face. "So that's what this is really about,

around my own waist, subconsciously hugging the one person I must

been so ashamed to have such a disgraceful Fate Mate as you." It's barely a

"FATE MATE?!" Lilia shrieks.

Alpha King forgot to share that

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

pulls away from Alaric's hug, fat heavy teardrops falling from her eyes to a puddle on the

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

her pity party for herself. "I'll just 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 one speaks. The silence is

steely resolve firmly set in his

I reject our Fate

my ears, as if I'm watching a movie of this scene unfolding, rather than participating in it. As if this is all one big joke, and someone is just waiting to jump out

gnashing and tearing and stabbing, ripples 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

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

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

hands grip my belly as I fall to the floor, "Please,