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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up with that pathetic and annoying Cara. I 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

yeil out of my handmaiden's hands and place it atop

time, ma'am." The woman tells me

much

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

Arbun family! She's elegant

that wedding gown complements

Alpha King's marriage to her must be the best one

should envy me! Who wouldn't want

deserve this.

to enjoy all

I give Alaric might be the most genuine one he's seen from me yet. The officiant blathers on

Whatever.

things are for

And I'm no sucker.

Lilia to be your wedded wife?"

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

say 'I do' and get this over with! I mentally scream at him. Just say

But he doesn't.

He's not saying anything.

starts to rise within me the longer the

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the fuck is

Alaric's POV

"A-HEM!"

her throat in a comically annoyed

from my distracted thoughts. I look at the

my

tucked in together under a beautiful canopy of

that forest. They tell the story of our pack, of our people. I can't help but remark that Cara's really outdone herself this time. I thought the proposal setting she made was wonderful, but this... This is... This is a wedding fit for

officiant, trying to

C

makes a very upset little sound and her face falls. "Alaric! Are you kidding me?!"

and she's

C

woven into her hair, into her dark red braid. Diamond jewelry covers her throat and

aside from the very alarmed look, would make any man or wolf stop in his tracks. Blood red lips, warm pink cheeks, big round eyes... she's stunning to be