Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 36

My breath hitches at a flash of bright red. Is it her?!

I look again and realize it was just a noble she-wolf's red scarf. My shoulders slump the slightest bit.

Not Cara.

"It's time, sir. We need you at the altar."

Still no sign of her.

It's too on late.

Lilia's POV

This is the moment I've been dreaming about for my entire life. I'm going to become Luna. I'm going to lead the most powerful pack in the world!

Well, I guess Alaric will be there too, but that's a minor detail.

Victory is so close I can almost taste it. The throne is almost mine.

Now, if only I wasn't surrounded by idiots. No one can do anything right today, apparently.

Alaric just looked really terrible. But I'm about to be his wife; how dare he treat me like this?

Thank goodness he'll have me to mold him. I'll turn him into the perfect then, obedient Alpha King, or a husband. He'll do everything I ask, and the pack will be under my full control. "Any sign of Cara Wilson?" I ask my handmaiden for the tenth time this morning.

"No ma'am. No one has seen her all day," my servant replies.

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"Marvelous!" I can't contain my gleeful smile.

At least one of my plans must have worked, then. I had several plots against her going at the same time. One can never be too careful.

George is supposed to sabotage Cara's car then "accidentally" cause a wreck. Just in case she somehow turned up at the wedding anyway, my brothers were assigned to watch the door and intercept her. I found a nice broom closet she could be shoved into until the wedding was finished.

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pretended to care about the useless DarkWooll low-borns. I humored Alaric by pretending to give a shit about that stupid free kitchen he's setting up. I've paid my dues, and now it's

of my handmaiden's hands

time, ma'am." The woman tells

at her, drunk with the idea of how much

walk down the aisle, I pass nobles and elders, all gazing at me with approval and admiration. They would kill to take my place; I

of the Arbun

that wedding gown

Alpha King's marriage to her must be

me! Who wouldn't want to be me right

this.

to enjoy all of

I look into Alaric's blue eyes at the altar, I picture the blue gemstones I'm going to have put on my new Luna crown. The smile I give Alaric might be the most genuine one he's seen

Whatever.

are

And I'm no sucker.

to be

look I can possibly deliver. I bat my beautifully long and thick eyelashes

this over with!

But he doesn't.

He's not saying anything.

starts to rise within me the longer the

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the fuck

Alaric's POV

"A-HEM!"

Lilia clear her throat in a comically annoyed

my distracted thoughts. I look at the officiant, who is

is my and Lilia's

a beautiful canopy of red roses, pink peonies, and lush green

gold carvings. There's wolves and the moon, and that forest. They tell the story of our pack, of our people. I can't help but remark that Cara's really

closer to the officiant, trying to look contrite, "Apologies What was

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very upset little sound and her face falls. "Alaric! Are you kidding

at Lilia and she's

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gold have been woven into her hair, into her dark red

look, would make any man or wolf stop in his tracks. Blood red lips, warm pink cheeks, big round eyes...