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.

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

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

eyes narrow at her, unable

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

raises an eyebrow to me, daring me

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

character, challenged my integrity. He's letting Lilia spin this hateful web of lies and is

"Apologize."

asking. It's a

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

let myself fall victim

But you must apologize for Lilia for how despicably you've treated her. To disrespect my Luna is to disrespect the pack." His voice

be happy until SHE is Luna. That's what she said! It's so sad how much she CRAVES to be

is really about, then? MORE status? I

eyes are wide and wild, and my arms cross around my own waist, subconsciously hugging the one person I must protect above all else,

Fate

"FATE MATE?!" Lilia shrieks.

her about our past intimate encounters, clearly the Alpha

barking and growling up a storm inside my head and it's

teardrops falling from her eyes to a puddle on the

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

I, his only baby sister, was treated here...

a steely resolve firmly set in his blue

Wilson, I reject our Fate Mate

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 and

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

between us isn't simply severing. This is

fracturing and shattering into a thousand, a million, pieces. Each piece splintering through my flesh, leaving no part of

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