Rejected, And Became A Heiress

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Chapter 145

Chapter 145

Alaric's POV

In reality, I've only waited for Cara's response for a handful of seconds.

...and yet, somehow, it still feels like forever.

This is nothing but a simple request for a dance, and yet it so much more.

If she rejects me in this, perhaps she is rejecting me in every other way as well.

She should have rejected me, given all the wrongs I've done.. But she shouldn't have rejected me either, because this is a public place-an Alpha King extending an invitation to a princess from another pack. For the sake of goodwill between our packs, she would surely accept.

I know she cares about that. I took advantage of it.

...Goddess, please forgive me for being such a despicable person.

But I just want to hold her again.

I crave her.

I bent down, waiting for a long time. I could feel Cara's gaze on me the entire time, and I could almost imagine her beautiful green eyes, filled with confusion, staring right at me.

I: ".....

>>

But she didn't say "yes" or "no."

Yet, just as I'm about to give up hope and rescind my hand and my offer, not wanting to make her uncomfortable

- she places her hand in mine.

"I would like to dance, thank you."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"...Thank you, Cara." I say.

"It's okay. I want to say thank you too."She replies.

I take her hand.

I almost forget what it felt like the last time I touched her fingers, taking her hand.

My heart quivers, and I hear Grey howling excitedly in my mind.

With great satisfaction, I watch Matthew Bedford's face turn frosty.

Cara smiles at him guardedly. "You don't mind, do you, Matthew?"

"...How can I mind?" Matthew replies, though there's a tightness in his voice.

stop the Alpha King of DarkWood from receiving the first dance. Though I hope you will

give him a positive response, I sweep her out onto the dance floor. With one hand on

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lead, bringing her out and around

slow, and many of the dancers close the distance between each other in the

music swirls around

Cara keeps her arms locked as firm and unmoving as steel beams. I don't try to bring her closer. Out of respect for her, I keep my arms

of his pride and sees his way off of the ballroom floor, disappear in

This close, can see the true beauty of her features. The gentle slope

depths of her beautiful eyes fanned by her

wanting to compliment her beauty tonight, but the words

you earlier," I tell

was working,"

"I realize that now,"

"I'm sorry,

keep her from being idle, I never would have connected that Cara and Aylon are the

she says. Glancing away

happened to the

them on my table," I

with you tonight to give them

don't want to be alone," she says. "But you are welcome to

at any

time."

that," I

wish this dance would never

for this excuse to hold her

this close, romantically like this. We'd had sex recently, but that was more

lust.

like she was always

steals my breath

staring, but

to share in these moments more

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Cara's POV

to Alaric, my heart races, pounding wildly in

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Alaric can't

such a public setting as this, I saw no reason why I, as Bloody Moon's beta, would turn down a

now that I am in Alaric's arms, I'm

resurface in my mind, heat rises in my

quickly as they flash through my mind, I push

a dance. A nice one,

perfectly together, our steps in sync. After Alaric's

of our past to more easily wash over us. I do my best

good ones, and the bad... I don't want any of them here

of the Bloody Moon pack. New

myself to be caught