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 paid

snatch the bridal yeil out of my handmaiden's hands and

time, ma'am." The woman tells

of how much power I'm about to have. "Let's

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

Arbun

wedding

to her must be the

envy me! Who wouldn't want to

deserve this. I've

was born to enjoy all of

give Alaric might be the most genuine one he's seen from me yet. The officiant blathers on with the ceremony, talking about silly things like love and commitment and

Whatever.

things are for

And I'm no sucker.

Alaric, take Lilia to be your wedded wife?" The officiant asks

the most charming, most endearing, sweetest look I can possibly deliver.

with! I mentally scream at him. Just say

But he doesn't.

He's not saying anything.

rise within me the longer the silence

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fuck is

Alaric's POV

"A-HEM!"

clear her throat in a comically

sound draws me from my distracted thoughts. I look at the officiant, who is

my

in together under a beautiful canopy of red roses,

and 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 outdone herself this time. I thought the proposal setting she made was wonderful, but this... This is... This is a wedding

lean in closer to the officiant, trying to look contrite,

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

at Lilia and she's just

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pure gold have been woven into her hair, into her dark red braid. Diamond jewelry covers her throat and her

in his tracks. Blood red lips,