Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Please Became 89

hapter 0089

Cara's POV

I pull away from Alaric, but his hand still grips my wrist.

"Let me go," I say to him.

"Wait, Cara-," Alaric starts to say, not letting go. His fingers are squeezing into my skin, and my arm starts to feel uncomfortable.

I look up at his face and see the firm stare in his eyes, but also something else... Almost like sadness... Could it be?

Is Alaric sad... because of me?

I pull away from him again, this time harder than before. Finally, his hold on me breaks and

I grasp my own wrist, holding it against my chest protectively.

"I'm sorry," Alaric's deep voice rumbles.

Alaric, the famously stubborn and self-assured Alpha King Alaric, start apologizing so

that

sad because I have a husband? Do you

love you

want to say apologize...For the past and for now, I shouldn't

isn't sure that he's the

still the Alaric

went to the Pack House this morning," I say, wanting to change the subject to something

tells me you made quite the impression," Alaric

have had the wrong idea about me my whole

being an orphan, now they judge me

alright, though. I stiffen my upper lip and square my shoulders, physically transforming myself into the picture of stability and professionalism, just as I always

movements. I know what I'm capable of,

Chapter 0099

that really matters.

""When's t

visit back here in

Mia's last day for this round of treatment. The doctors will want to see how her body responds before starting the next round," I

of the things I want to discuss with the doctors, and I'm sure it's why Ruby came to Mia's appointment today. Hopefully we'll have some answers about how to treat, and possibly cure, her illness soon, but it's still too early to tell. "Oh..." Alaric's voice sounds smaller than usual, and he's got a faraway

me feel quite uneasy.