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

marriage to Lilia, we were one step closer. Eamon was a formidable Alpha and would be an excellent ally, especially once Lilia bore my heir who would be Eamon's

future. On

the signed documents in front of me and bring in new files He reaches clumsily across the desk and

soaks through, and soon enough the pages underneath are ruined, too. There's even a small

help really is hard to

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at my Gamma, and George averts

up and bring me replacements to sign. And don't EVER let this happen again,"

If it were Cara...

have let this

I return to the Alpha family mansion to find

soft colors of

once in her life, Grey

hiss at him. "Show some respect. I'm sure it's hard to handle, changing packs so

as much credit as you give Cara." My wolf

sigh and mentally wave him off. Someday, Grey and I will probably look back at this rough period in our lives and laugh. Right now though, he's being a royal pain

step into the room. She speaks through a yawn, "I've been waiting for you." Her

from the corner, and I look over to see

dine in the formal dining room, candles lit at the center of the table. Lilia has made my favorite meal, steak and potatoes. The steak is cooked perfectly, prepared exactly the same way

to make my favorite dinner for me. If she needed a little help from the chef,

to be a perfect chef, I already have one of those. It's her heart that matters. And I found out a long time

you still

you for saving me when we were kids all those years ago," I said to her softly. "Do

a small, defenseless child. Trapped in an unfamiliar and dark place, unable to find a way out, no

confusion. The loneliness. The

don't think I could ever

I do,"

"When yo

you.

when you

the river! It was

so terrible!

in confusion. "There was no

all

tears, wailing. "I'm so sorry! It

for me, L. I must've blocked it