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.

we 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. Eamon was a formidable Alpha and would be an

needed to focus on the future. On Lilia.

documents in front of me and bring in new files He reaches clumsily across the desk and mistakenly swats at my

signature on the page is barely visible through the pool of hot brown coffee. The liquid soaks through, and soon enough the pages underneath are ruined, too. There's even a small brown

really is hard to

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glare at my Gamma, and George averts

sign. And don't EVER let this happen again," I

If it were Cara...

never would have let

family mansion to find Lilia asleep

dark red hair flows prettily over the soft colors of the

her

some respect. I'm sure it's hard to handle, changing packs

as you give Cara."

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 in

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

a cough from the corner, and I look over

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

needed a little help from the chef, then so

attributes are what will make her such a good 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 out a long time ago that Lilia's

you still

think I ever thanked you for saving me when we were kids all those

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 hard

The

don't think I could

I do,"

"When yo

you.

when you

info the river!

so terrible!

blinked at her several times, knitting my eyebrows together in confusion. "There was no river.

all

into tears, wailing.

me, L. I must've blocked it all