Rejected, And Became A Heiress

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Chapter 8

Alaric's POV

A few days later.

"I have news about Cara Wilson, sir."

My Gamma, George knocks on my office door. I gesture for him to enter and close the door behind him.

"Well? Have you heard who fathered her child?" I return to signing the documents in front of me while he speaks.

"Not exactly. I have it on good authority that Eamon Auburn is also investigating her, though."

The pen in my hand snaps in half. I'm irked by this news, and my muscles tense tightly, too tightly, before I can control myself.

"That's not all." George clears his throat. "She's not pregnant, sir. Her friend is an obstetrician at the hospital. Cara was there for a social visit.

I let out an Exhale through my nose.

"Relieved? Or disappointed she wasn't carrying your young?" Grey mocks inside head.

my

"You know damn well it would spell nothing but doom and misfortune for her and the baby if that were the case. No, this is pure relief," I chastise my wolf silently.

"And yet I can taste your regret for her to be leaving the pack," Grey shot back.

"Good Belas are hard to find," I reply. "Which I'm sure Eamon Auburn knows, too."

"You're just going to let him snatch Cara up, then Grey's voice was low, approaching a growl.

I ignored him, not wanting to get into this while I still have work to do. I thumb through the documents on my desk: contracts, financials, meeting minutes. Pack DarkWood's influence and strength had done nothing but grow in the three years since I'd taken over as Alpha King.

could do

be the strongest in the world soon. By securing the alliance with Bloody Moon through my marriage to Lilia, we were one step closer.

I needed to focus on the future. On Lilia. On the well-being

order George to take the signed documents in front of me and bring in new

is barely visible through the pool of hot brown coffee. The liquid soaks through, and soon enough

help really is hard

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Gamma, and

this mess cleaned up and bring me replacements to sign. And don't

If it were Cara...

would have let

return to the Alpha family mansion to

prettily over the soft colors of the floral pillow She almost

her life,

him. "Show some respect. I'm sure it's hard to handle, changing packs so quickly. Give her

much credit as you give Cara." My

I will probably look back at this rough period in our lives and laugh. Right now though, he's being a royal pain in

speaks through a yawn, "I've been waiting for you." Her lips break into a smile. I've prepared dinner just for

slightest sound of a cough from the corner, and I look over to see the maidservant patting

Lilia has made my favorite meal, steak

little help from the chef, then so what?

Luna for the pack. I don't need her to be a perfect chef, I already have one of those. It's her heart that matters. And I found

you still

don't think I ever thanked you for saving me when we were kids all those years ago," I said to her softly. "Do yo

had nightmares about that time frequently. Dreams of being a small, defenseless child. Trapped in an unfamiliar and dark place, unable to find a way out, no matter how

confusion. The loneliness.

don't think I could

do,"

"When yo

you.

when you

info the river!

so terrible!

times, knitting my eyebrows together in confusion. "There was no river. I got lost in the

we all

into tears, wailing. "I'm

must've blocked it all