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 the longer

"I've found my Luna. I have no need for gold-digging

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

a very public hospital hallway, One wrong move and the consequences could be dire. Not

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much to say about our relationship that it felt like Thad nothing to say. The history between Alaric and I was so complicated, so fraught with passion, and misery, and lust, and confusion. No one

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

in between them, interrupting their love story. I'm nothing more than

goes on, the tighter I feel Alaric's hold on my shoulders. The tighter I feel his hold on my heart. leaving me no room to breathe.

come here for me. I came for my baby, to ensure his or her

what, I could never allow Alaric to get a

of adrenaline coursed through my veins, inspired by my natural instinct to protect my young. There's only

surprise was the only

thing had become crystal

get away

Alaric's POV

almost ran after

A big part of me wanted to, but a much larger

appeared to pick a low-born

made my choice, now I needed to stick with it.

my wolf was NOT

son-of-a-bitch!" Grey was giving me

couldn't understand. He didn't want

recover from the breaking of the mate bond. After that, he'd come

He'd have to.

so nicely about all of

me sarcastically. "What'd this

information. Fishing for a weakness that could be exploited.

care for deserters," I replied. That was the most important part of the truth anyway, as far as Eamon was

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his hand, his eagerness to grow his