Rejected, And Became A Heiress

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Chapter 143

For better or worse, that spotlight is about to come for me.

As Eamon and I stand backstage behind the curtain, Alaric and his beta John approach from the other side.

When Alaric spots me, he stops, stunned by the sight of me

Alaric:"...Cara?!"

His eyes are slightly wide, his lips parting.

He doesn't have time to, as host of the event, an actor I hired named Charles, starts to speak through the speakers.

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Thank you all for joining us tonight! In the celebration of the completion! Of the joint project between our Bloody Moon and DarkWood packs!"

The crowd erupts in a rambunctious cheer. A few people whistle. A few others howl.

"As you know, this joint project took tremendous effort and dedication from both packs, and signifies the pack bond between two communities - This collaboration ushers in a new era of peace for both packs!"

As Charles continues on with his speech, rousing the crowd Alaric seems to recover somewhat from his stupor. He takes a step toward me.

"Cara..."

He glances back at me. "Assuming

"Later, Alaric,"

I manage to say.

to stare. "...But where

"Wait and

and the velvet curtains part, revealing us

the spotlights land upon us, blinding me to almost everything but the others on

the crowd, I know they are there, but only white, hot light exists beyond the few feet around

in his gaze. When Eamon turns,

them, each standing to

back at me again, even more confusion crinkling his brow

applause blocks out all other noises

ears.

closer, but then stops, holding his hands out toward the alphas and betas. The crowd somehow gets even louder, showing their

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Alphia King earlier, but surely he can see

the pack

Charles says.

magically going to appear from behind the curtains. He must be looking for Aylon, not realizing that

Alaric and his beta John!" Charles says. The people cheer and

we have Alpha

princess of the pack. You might not know that she has also taken on the moniker of Aylon and