Rejected, And Became A Heiress

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Alaric's POV

"She should be here any minute now..." I hear my wolf Grey's voice in my head, his teasing tone readily apparent.

"You can stop that now," I say to him internally.

"What fun would that be?" Grey barks out a chuckle.

He's been tormenting me all morning, mocking me. I have a meeting, a perfectly legitimate meeting, at the DarkWood hospital this morning. A very important meeting, in fact.

It just so happens that Cara is also expected to be here at the hospital at this day and time for Mia's treatment.

It's not like those two appointments are related

It's just coincidence.

"Is that why you checked Mia's appointment time not once but in twice before setting the time for your own meeting? Because it was just coincidence?" Grey teases.

"I liked you better when you refused to talk to me," I say to him gruffly.

Grey's laugh fades from my mind as I pull out my phone, trying to look like I have a reason to keep standing in the hospital lobby area.

Trying to look like I'm not waiting for Cara.

Because I'm not waiting for her.

Her husband made it clear in the text that he sent to me from her phone that I should avoid her.

But she's our closest ally's princess. Why shouldn't I wait for her?

I couldn't quite figure out my feelings, but I did it anyway.

Just then, the automatic hospital doors open. I watch as Cara pushes little Mia through the doorway. Their matching bright red hair is tied into matching single braids. The matching hair was Mia's idea, I'd wager.

wheelchair, but she looks as happy as if she'd skipped

wonderfully cute child. She really is

the exact moment that Mia notices me. Her little blue eyes go as wide as dinner

voice is full of glee. It's like she can't see anyone but me in this room. Her hands are closed in little shaking fists, like

can't remember the last time someone was so happy

myself, I feel the corners

at the little girl, and its the first genuine smile I've had in a

Cara's POV

weekly treatment and at once, I see that Alaric is here. He's standing in the lobby. If I didn't know better, I'd say it was almost

he's smiling to

fact, they're smiling

right now would be able to see how happy they are to see one another. He looks so

is truly striking he has the kind of looks that could turn heads

once longed to pursue him. They couldn't get close to him, so I handled countless love letters and date invitations on his behalf. "What are you doing here,

some of the staff, little one. What are you doing

her.

my medicines! You

How could I forget? And what a nice chariot have here," Alaric points

you

day yesterday painting the

Mia's current favorite color.

brother and me did it to match my hair!" Mia says

He looks to me with a raised eyebrow,

he's my older brother, but I just call him my

so busy, Cara..." Alaric says lowly, like he doesn't intend

shrug, not sure what else to say. The last thing I want to do is

that he's

that we can end this awkward interaction as

guess what?!" Mia

"What?" Alaric asks curiously.

that Mommy is going to

to be going to your brother's science competition soon!" I finish for her, talking over Mia so she doesn't

she was going to