Rejected, And Became A Heiress

My Billionaire Please Became 43

Chapter 0043

SIX YEARS LATER.

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Alaric's POV

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"Where are those reports I asked for?"

I speak to my Beta, my former butler.

'After that disaster of a wedding and Cara's accident, I had a hard time than usual trusting anyone. I promoted my butler, reasoning that he at least had been with me long enough to be trustworthy. But he isn't as good as Cara.

No one is. It's an unfortunate lesson that I'm reminded of every single day. At least my former butler is better at the Beta job than that wretched excuse for a Gamma, George.

"Right here, sir!" My butler replies, placing a stack of papers.

in my hand.

I glance down at the reports, already knowing what I'm going to see.

Our pack is growing, both in size and in influence, just as I had always hoped.

I've been working day and night for the last six years to ensure this outcome.

It's not like I had anything better to do.

I have to work. If I stop, I can't help but think of her-the one I promised never to see again.

But whenever I work, it's really hard not to think of her. She's the best beta in the world.

And she's the one who weighs on my heart.

...Cara.

my head roughly, physically trying to drop the thought

I have more pressing matters to attend to. Like making DarkWood the most respected pack

I do as much negotiating as I can, but I'm only

all my own deals, and I don't delegate. I can handle this

least that's what I've been telling

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grown strong enough; our next step

diplomatic request I

to Eamon Arbun as

command to

Ruby's POV

muster for myself. They're scampering off to the BloodyMoon's playground again,

the wind, the spitting image of her mother, Cara, from behind. Only her bright

but

her father's eyes, the other has his

hear Mia's little voice call to

Auntie Ruby.

since those two were

with no issues, but her body was still too

bedridden for

to admit, it was really hard to watch sometimes. My confident, dependable, and capable best friend was confined to a bed in the BloodyMoon Alpha villa, unable to care for her own children the way I know she wanted to So, I stepped in as

we could just call

always receptive to their care. She spent nearly her whole life being self-sufficient and taking care of herself, an orphaned outsider in Pack DarkWood. I love those twins. How could I not? They're half of my favorite person

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The other half though...

promise me, Ruby. On their lives. On Grandmother." Cara had said

her face was bright red, almost a perfect

me, Honey, that you will never, EVER speak of Alaric to these children. They can never know." Cara looked at me meaningfully, waiting for my

children. If Alaric discovers them, I

away.

H

promise, Sweetheart." I had told her before wrapping my arms around her in an enormous hug.