Rejected, And Became A Heiress

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Chapter 6

Cara's POV

Alaric's face is a thundercloud, his brows knitted in a scowl that speaks of a tempest of emotions raging within. His eyes, usually so composed, are now a stormy mix of confusion and... something else. It looks like... Could it be jealousy?

It's a side of him I've never seen before. A shiver zaps down my spine.

Alaric grabs my shoulders, pulling me away from the red-headed male's grasp.

My heart leaps at the contact with my former Fate Mate. My traitorous, stupid heart. Even without the mate bond, my heart still jumps for Alaric.

The sear of the cleaving of the bond is still too fresh, the hurt still too great to bear.

He rejected me. He rejected our future. Without knowing it, he rejected our child.

I need to get over this. And fast.

"Couldn't keep your hands to yourself, Eamon?" I hear the bitterness in Alaric's tone.

Clearly they know each other. As Alpha Kings of neighboring packs, that's not surprising, but even as the pack's Agent Luna, I'd never encountered another Alpha King

I guess I wasn't important enough for Alaric to introduce us.

"And who is this?" Eamon gestures

s to me.

"No one. A Bera. None of your r concern," Alaric's voice was clipped. He didn't want to say any more than he had to.

Eamon chuckled, "No one" or a Beta? Which is it? Because she seems pretty important to you." He gestured to Alaric's powerful hands, still firmly planted on my shoulders.

For only the briefest moment, Alaric's face twitches in what looks like discomfort before he smoothly masks himself with an unemotional blankness.

Alaric's tone is clipped, "She's a low-born she-wolf who was happy to serve her Alpha King, but that's all over now. She's been handsomely compensated. Not that this is any of your concern."

"I take it your engagement to my sister has something to do with that? Eamon raised an eyebrow at me, ignoring Alaric's

last comment.

There's no mockery in his voice, only curiosity.

could feel the tension radiating between the three

my Luna. I have no need for gold-digging

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want to defend myself, my reputation within the pack, but I can't find the words. Alaric seems so on edge, to step in how would risk setting him

consequences could be dire. Not

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was so complicated, so fraught with passion, and misery, and lust, and confusion. No one else would understand it.

like Alaric said, that's all over now. He had found his Luna. The girl that had

them, interrupting their love story. I'm

longer the silence goes on, the tighter I feel Alaric's hold on my shoulders. The tighter I feel his hold on my

how I ended up here in this hospital. I didn't come here for me. I came for my baby, to ensure his or her

matter what, I could never allow Alaric to get a hold on this

my natural instinct to protect my young. There's only one way out of

was the only way

thing had become

to get away

Alaric's POV

almost ran after

of me wanted to, but a much larger part knew it'd be suicide for the pack

risk ending the years-long stability of the alliance between our packs if I appeared

now I needed to stick with it. For the good of the

my wolf was

NEED her! You son-of-a-bitch!" Grey was giving me a real headache. His desire

didn't want to

the breaking of the

He'd have to.

talk so nicely about

sarcastically. "What'd this one ever

information. Fishing for a weakness that could be exploited.

know, she asked to leave the pack. I don't care for deserters," I replied. That was the most important part of the truth

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new pack, then?" Eamon showed his hand, his eagerness to grow his