Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 0009

Chapter 9

Cara's POV

They say distraction is the best way to navigate through a hard time.

I'm not sure the people who say that ever had to deal with planning their former Fate Mate's wedding.

But there's so many tasks to complete. I found a hotel even more luxurious than the proposal site to host the wedding, My days are spent jumping from meeting to meeting, selecting colors and cake flavors and every last tiny detail

It's not exactly hard work like what I'm used to, but there are so many tedious decisions to be made. Everyone on the pack's staff is working so hard to make this wedding a celebration of the strength and prosperity of Pack DarkWood. An event to remember. I can't let them down.

I'm in an early morning meeting to pick chair fabrics when I'm lost in thought as my fingers swipe over a mint green damask option.

Mint greendamask and flowers.

It's exactly what I'd always dreamed of having at my own wedding-

My own wedding with Alaric.

I shake my head, disappointed in myself yet again. Alaric and I are not, and will never, get married. These intrusive thoughts. about our imagined future together will be the end of me.

I'm only helping with this wedding to ensure I can make a good finture for my baby. Once this last job is done, I can finally leave the pack and start fresh.

I can forget all about Alaric.

I just need to get through this.

My phone's sharp ring startles me, "Hello?"

Gamma, always insists on speaking to me in

though I've been

superior. I'm not sure what I

attention. Come to the office at once" George hangs up before

the staff in the meeting and excuse

King recently has been working

is the very last thing I'd like to be doing right now. But an order

promised me that once I

much earlier than I anticipated. It's clear no one else was expecting me this soon

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Chapter 9

Gamma a direct view

feet. I'm tucked

I can hear

difficult for her. She flips her hair back over her shoulder seductively. "Don't you want to protect your Alpha King from that little gold-digging whore" Tin rolling my eyes at Lilia's obvious play, expecting George to see right

trying to make me look lad, always trying to make herself

"And in return, I'll recommend to the Alpha King that

get what's coming to her, finally!" George says

options and whether I should report this

in my thinking when

size of

know that making an enemy of the formidable Pack DarkWood's Luna would be a terrible,

I say quietly. Let her think I'm playing along if it makes my last

shot

an audible sigh

before she goes back to her favorite pastime, taunting me with boasts about Alaric. "He's taking me shopping this afternoon. He closed the entire boutique, just for me to shop in total privacy. Imagine the

out until she finally leaves. It takes only a few minutes, given my stoic lack of response. It must not be

It's going to take