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.

work, because I feel her

is almost nonexistent, and my hands still rest on her shoulders. It forces us

She is beautiful.

So utterly captivating.

need to make my

know I've done a lot of awful things in the past," I say, fumbling over my words. Damn it, I hope I can say this properly say everything I feel, everything I regret. "But ever since Bedford proposed to

continue, awkwardly grasping for the right words. "-Something about us. About our past. About right now. I... I can't just stand by and watch you belong

green eyes widen. Then she lets out a

anger.

have some twisted claim over me? That even if you don't love me, you still can't stand seeing someone

but that's not

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

her a big surprise. Like, a

she might still be

of footsteps approaching the bedroom reaches my

I don't say it now, I might never have another chance to fix this-tò fix us. Cara glares at me, still angry. "So

My emotions overwhelm me as I pull her tightly into my arms,