Rejected, And Became A Heiress

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"I know I was a bastard in the past. How I treated you... well, there's no excuse for the things I've done-"I begin, letting the words flow through me freely, not stopping to think about what I'm saying.

Instead, I try to really speak from the heart. To finally give Cara a window into my mind... perhaps even into my soul.

"You really don't have to do this. It was so long ago-" Cara says, her voice sounding detached and far away, like she's simply calling out from another room of the house, even though she's standing 10 feet away from me. Suddenly I can't stand how separated we are. She's too far, she's not hearing me. I need to bring her closer. I need to explain.

I reach out, letting my hands snake around Cara's smooth arms, pulling her into me. "Cara, please, just give me a chance," I whisper into her fiery red hair, hoping she hears me.

"You have had enough chances, Alaric."

But she says it so softly.

"I-"My voice sounds almost like a plea for her forgiveness. "Just one more chance. I want to tell you how I truly feel."

There is a long silence.

feel her give the faintest

us is almost nonexistent, and my hands still rest on her shoulders. It forces us to look directly into each other's

She is beautiful.

So utterly captivating.

to make my

Damn it, I hope I can say this properly say everything

words. "-Something about us. About our past. About right now. I... I can't just

a

anger.

claim over me? That even if you don't love me, you still can't stand seeing someone else want

Or-maybe it is, but that's not the

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faint sound of knocking at Cara's front door. Outside, I hear the muffled voices of the

a big surprise. Like, a

might still be sleeping." "Should someone

of footsteps approaching the bedroom reaches my

moment that truly matters. If I don't say it now, I

pull her tightly into my arms, locking