Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 0012

Yes, that hadn't been a drew at all! Ir WAS a memory.

But that little boy, he seemed so much like Alaric. It couldn't be

There's no way the Alpha King's son would have gotten lost in the forest, he had far too much protection.

And Alaric never would've cried like that, either.

No, that couldn't have been him. Just my silly imagination, still holding onto Alaric. Still trying to keep him in my life at any

DOL

I've got to let go of him.

I open my eyes again, slower this time. I glance at my surroundings- I'm in a hospital bed. How did I end up here?

And why is Alaric standing outside my room?

He's on a phone call, it doesn't look on like he's seen me wake yet. It's probably Lilia on the phone. Probably asking for another expensive gift from him.

I can't deal with him right now, I'm certain of that.

I turn to roll out of bed, going as slowly as I can to avoid making too much noise and alerting Alaric. Maybe if I'm quiet enough, 1 can slip out before he notices I'm going

I manage to rise from the bed, just as a nurse walks in.

you for a second there," Her smile was wide

blinked at her, not sure exactly

I

do after all you've done to help us here at the hospital! All that fundraising and coordination you've done over the years, we really can't

continued warmly. "You really are the best Beta this pack has ever had. I

of slipping out of here unnoticed were dashed. Hanging up the phone. Alaric walks into my

as we

to be with right now, I'm sure he'd rather be

my body still felt somehow attuned to him, like the sensation of an itch I couldn't quite

old nurse left us alone, closing the

feel Alaric's warm hand on my wrist for a moment before my body is forced back down onto the hospital

such a hurry to leave?" He asks me grutily. "Eager

you going to talk about?!" I ask him, completely

know you're seeing

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have no idea what you're talking about. I shake my head at

I add, "And anyway, what do you even care you're engaged to your childhood love,

lowly, and something inside me

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other much longer," I unload my frustration on hum. Tll be gone before you know it, and you

kissing me roughly, maneuvering his mouth like he's savoring the taste. His lips move like

that I like a little nibble on