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 shoulder. She bares her neck to him, the ultimate

more time with her, they'll see as I have already seen

my eyes narrow at her, unable to mask my growing

cared for you? Mentored you?" Alaric's father was an excellent King, and

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

an eyebrow to me, daring me

get me out of the way!

for it. 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.

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

let myself fall victim to

for how despicably you've treated her. To disrespect my Luna is to disrespect the pack."

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

really about,

I

been so ashamed to have such a disgraceful Fate

"FATE MATE?!" Lilia shrieks.

past intimate encounters, clearly the Alpha King forgot

word. I can't trust myself, still reeling from all that's happened. Lucy is barking and growling

fat heavy teardrops falling from her eyes to

handsome Alpha King to love me... I just didn't

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.

set in his blue

I reject our Fate Mate bond,

faraway to my ears, as if I'm watching a movie of this scene unfolding, rather than participating in it. As if this is all one

a deep-seated throbbing, a 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,

bond between us isn't simply severing. This

a million, pieces. Each piece splintering through my flesh, leaving no part of me

fall to