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.

between the three of us

found my Luna. I have no need for gold-digging low-borns

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to interrupt. I 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

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 point of speaking up now anyway? What would it

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

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

merely gotten in between them, interrupting their love

hold on my shoulders. The tighter I feel his hold on my heart. leaving me no room to breathe.

that's how I ended up here in this hospital. I didn't come here for me. I came for

Alaric to get

of adrenaline coursed through my veins, inspired by my natural instinct to protect

Sheer surprise was the only way to

thing had become crystal

had to get away from Alpha

Alaric's POV

almost ran

of me wanted to, but a much larger part knew it'd

years-long stability of the alliance between our packs if I appeared to pick a

choice, now I needed to stick

my wolf

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

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

days to recover from the breaking of the mate bond. After that,

He'd have to.

you talk so nicely about

asked me sarcastically. "What'd this

casual enough, but I sensed he was fishing for information. Fishing for a weakness that could be exploited.

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