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

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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.

goodness! We were worried about you for a second there," Her smile was wide

sure exactly what circumstances

you," I said

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 thank you

a quick hug, and continued warmly. "You really are the best Beta this pack has ever had. I

in the embrace, any plans I had of slipping out of here unnoticed were dashed. Hanging up the phone. Alaric walks into my room,

gloomy as we make

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

uneasy at the sight of his glowering features, but my body still felt somehow attuned to him, like the sensation of an itch I

sour look, the old nurse left us alone, closing the

on my wrist for a moment before my body is forced back down onto the hospital

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

are you going to talk about?!" I

I'm talking about. I know you're seeing someone. Don't try to

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idea what you're talking about. I shake my

my voice. I add, "And anyway, what do you even care you're engaged

inside me snaps. I feel

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

like he's savoring the taste. His lips move like he remembers exactly the

remembers that I like a little nibble on my bottom lip,