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.

the three of

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

suddenly very aware that l'insituated between two very powerful Alpha Kings in a very public hospital hallway, One wrong move and the consequences could be dire. Not just for me, but for both packs. And what was

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to say. The history between Alaric and I was so complicated, so fraught with passion, and misery, and lust, and confusion.

He had found his Luna. The girl that had saved him all those years

them, interrupting their

tighter I feel Alaric's hold on my shoulders. The tighter I feel his hold on my heart. leaving me no

that's 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

never allow Alaric to get a hold on

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

the only

had become crystal

had to get away from

Alaric's POV

almost ran

me to follow her. A big part of me wanted to, but a much larger part knew it'd

appeared to pick a low-born mistress over my fiancée, Alpha King Eamon's only baby

I needed to stick with

wolf was NOT

son-of-a-bitch!" Grey was giving me a real headache. His

He didn't want to understand. I couldn't love

days to recover from the breaking of the mate bond.

He'd have to.

talk so nicely about all of your

"What'd this one

for information. Fishing for a weakness that could be exploited.

the pack. I don't care for deserters," I replied. That was the most important

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showed his hand, his eagerness to grow