Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

"There's been an accident, sir! I need to discuss with you, maybe in private-"

I interrupt the butler with a single word, "Who?" My body is deadly still.

My butler glances at Lilia quickly before leaning into me closely "Cara Wilson."

All breath escapes from my lungs.

...CARA?!

An accident.

Is she hurt?

Is she alive?!

Grey paces in my mind, howling and growling.

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"How serious?" I ask my butler.

"I'm not sure, sir, but I hear it's not looking up." He glances back towards the crowd, clearly uncomfortable with being the center of attention at a moment like this.

"Get a doctor on the phone. NOW!" I order roughly.

"Alaric!" Lilia's voice sounds like something halfway between a plea and a demand.

I run a hand through my hair and turn to face the crowd. Hundreds of wolves have gathered here today to witness this wedding.

But they won't get to.

"Wedding's cancelled!" I yell into the crowd simply.

"WHAT?!"

"What did he say?"

"Cancelled?!"

"This has never happened before!"

The outrage from the crowd is palpable. People are leaving their seats en masse; some heading towards the exit, some towards the altar. The pack elders are rushing towards me, no doubt trying to change my decision. 15:30 Wed, Jan 1 G Gu

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All the color has drained from Lilia's face, and, for just a moment, it looks like she's seen a ghost.

Then a flash of realization crosses her face, and a strange smile its her lips. "Cara's been in an accident." She whispers to herself. She sounds... She sounds happy "What have you done?!" I yell to her.

Grey is swearing and cursing her in my mind. His words are obscene enough to make a sailor blush. His snarl rips through my body, like he wants to take over.

I mentally tell my wolf to get a hold of himself. Shifting now would take everything from bad to worse. No, we need to talk to the doctor.

hear if

deal with whoever is responsible for

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speaking at once. They're pleading with

King, sir, you must

postpone now! You must go

with later! The wedding must

But they're wasting their breath; I'm not having this

this day felt wrong from the start.

should have listened to

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through the crowd of nobles, elbowing his way in. There's a phone in his outstretched hand, reaching

you, sir!

from him and silence the nobles with a single warning glare. I need

Cara Wilson's condition." I bark into the phone. Politeness be

surgery here at the hospital. Firstly, I want to give

give a shit who he is or what he wants to congratulate me for. I just need to

If she's alive.

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yes of course!"

patient was in a vehicle accident and sustained multiple serious injuries. She

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the midst of

...What?!

...A miscarriage?!" I ask.

Cara is... was... pregnant?

all those fainting spells, all those trips to the

rather unfortunate, too. It

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Alaric's POV

...Cara was pregnant?!

With twins?!

satisfaction on her face when she heard it was Cara who had been wounded

met. Lilia saw Cara as a rival,

me to say how much I preferred her over Cara? Begging me to stroke her

her big doe eyes one night after we'd had sex. "Better

hadn't said Cara's name, but we both knew who

assured Lilia that she was of course the best sex I'd been

Which was a lie.

face was enough to

Big things, little things, it didn't matter. Lilia always needed reassurance

insecurity. I thought Lilia was just being

how wrong

want to win. She

to die before

two. Cara's

to Lilia. She hunches her shoulders, making herself smaller.

that will save

wrath.

"Alaric, no!"

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