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.

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

collecting himself, and continues in 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, gentle, and loving she-wolf." Lilia smiles up

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

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 who first promoted

continued, "I trust that your work ethic and sensibilities have not been compromised here

to me, daring me to refute

win you back and get me out of the way!

He's insulted my character, challenged my integrity. He's letting Lilia spin this

"Apologize."

asking. It's

I didn't even do! This is all a

let myself fall

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."

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

this is really about, then? MORE status? I guess money

actually been slapped. My eyes are wide and wild, and my arms cross around my own waist, subconsciously hugging the one person I must protect above

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

"FATE MATE?!" Lilia shrieks.

encounters, clearly the Alpha King forgot to share that

trust myself, still reeling from all that's happened. Lucy is barking and growling up a storm inside my head and

from Alaric's hug, fat heavy teardrops falling from her eyes to

fine... I didn't expect such a wise and handsome Alpha King to 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

himself, a steely resolve firmly set in his blue eyes. He turns

I reject our Fate Mate bond,

as if I'm watching a movie of this scene unfolding, rather than participating in it. As if this is

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, burning fire like it had actually been set

between us isn't simply severing. This is no

pieces. Each piece splintering through my flesh, leaving no

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