Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 31

When the moment to leave arrives, I fear I won't have much time.

I look down at the slip of paper in my hand. It's an address for someone I haven't seen in a long time. Too long.

"Cara," I hear the old man's voice behind the door after I knock. The door swings open. smile that's greeted me since I was a young pup in a strange new pack. and I'm met with the same warm

It's exactly who I'm here to see. The former Alpha King's butler. Edward, now happily retired and living in a small cottage just outside of town.

A butler might be considered "the help" by some, but Edward was always kind to me. And Alaric's father loved him like a

brother.

"How are you doing, Edward? Are you well?" I ask the old man, gently hugging him.

"Fine, fine, don't worry about me," he says, brushing off my concerns with a wave of his hand. "What brings you to me today?"

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I look over my shoulder for anyone in listening distance before responding quietly, "I just need to check. My debt to the former Alpha King, it's been fully repaid, riglu?"

He exhales through his nose nisl looks at me with a playfully annoyed stare. "You know the former Alpha King told you, you didn't need to pay all that back. Your Grandmother was an important member of the pack."

the loan I'd requested to pay for Grandmother's medical bills.

promised to pay it back, every cent. So, I just need to know-it's

he's trying

"Yes, it's been paid

hour, When it's time to leave, I give him the warmest hug I

never

I'm hoping to continue that streak. As I walk out

heated kiss, and a fresh wave of

the stack of folders in my

must have roused Lilia from her romantic embrace, because she's yelling

full view

to ruin a good moment, aren't you, Beta?" Her voice feels like ice as it hits my ears. She said the word "Beta" like it leaves a

me, "Since you can't have him for yourself anymore,

Alaric's face was indifferent.

same to the other office staff, who were

called me a gold digger in front of all the pack nobles and

between her and the Alpha King... Can't trust anyone these days..." I had overheard someone whisper one day at the printing shop. So much for maintaining

you is that it prepares you for an adulthood where everyone openly talks bad about you. I steeled myself from the whispers, from the comments about

all the

words, I feel only anticipation. The fact that Alaric isn't even paying attention is all the signal

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growing bored of my