Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 0010

Chapter 10

Alaric's POV

You know the phrase that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't force him to drink?

Well, you can lead a werewolf to a beautiful woman, but you can force him to love her.

Over the last few weeks. I've tried to let my feelings for Lilin gros. But I've had no luck. I just can't seem to care about her.

Grey is even worse off than I am. He can't stand her.

Like last night, when Lilia surprised me in my bed after work.

She opened her shirt, revealing her lacy bra

Her voice was a purr, "Alaric. I think tonight's the night we make a baby..."

Her hand stroked the top of her cleavage, beckoning me to come closer.

I stepped one foot towards the bed, but my nose caught the scent of her perfume and I had to retreat. The strong smell nearly tnade me vomit right there on the spot. I hear Grey's cough in my head, too. "Sorry, but there's something I forgot to work on, and it's urgent

I said over my shoulder as I raced out of the room.

She was fast asleep by the time I returned.

THEN there was that disaster in the mansion's garden.

Lilia was waiting for me as I passed through the garden for a quick stroll, trying to clear my head.

She was wearing a short skirt, showing off her long legs. She had a flower crown on the top of her head. A crown of lilies.

She leaned in for a kiss, and I had to dodge her swiftly.

"Sorry, I'm severely allergic to lilies. You need to go get that stuff off of you."

than it needed to be because I

working late

always dreamed of, right?"

There have been so many little

feel Grey ready to interject with a remark about Cara so I quickly continue, "I can handle it, but it just takes more time. This is

Alpha

will be my wife, and she'll be a great Luna she'll just have to get used to it as an Alpha King's wife. I'm hoping he'll see reason and case up on

of the pack. And working a lot

because she takes such great care of you." He sighs, adding more seriously, "Alaric, she didn't even know about your allergies. Do you really think she loves you as much as she claims?" I bite my tongue, staring off into the distance. Grey may

thoughts are interrupted by George escorting in

interview them one by one, asking tough questions and throwing out scenarios for them to consider how

one answers my questions perfectly. Some of them are so nervous, I can see them shaking. Others are transfixed by my status as King, their thirst for power a bitter

but I can't help but compare them to Cara. Even the best of them is nowhere near as smart nor

I look

out

of the person who prepared the document. It's standard procedure we use around the office,

ew

Cara Wilson.

G.B. for

he shirk the responsibility of a direct order I told him to handle, but Cara agreed

open the door to George's office and barge through. But George

It's Cara.

And she's fainting.

I catch

limp in my arms.

of the building, driving her myself straight to the

"Hurry!"

traffic, trying

least Grey and I can finally agree about

her body

instruct all the hospital staff to treat her with the

watching her unconscious and frail body lay there. I feel a tug in my chest. It feels like

her to open those, beautiful green eyes. To wake up and say