Rejected, And Became A Heiress (Cara)

Alaric

I don't know what's gotten inte me lately, I can barely recognize myself anymore.

1 knew Cara was a gold digger, and yet I still got involved with her. I know Cara's body is off limits due to doctor's orders, and yet I still go to the apartment to find her. It's like I can't keep myself away. But why?

"And you still think this is just about the sex?" Grey asked me with a rueful chuckle the first time I went to the apartment after we got the updated medical certificate.

"Stay out of my head, alright?" I replied testily.

"Where is it you would like me to go then?" My wolf growls back. "Or have you forgotten that my existence is tied to yours? Do you think I enjoy simply watching while you destroy our lives?" "Just shut the FUCK up" I yelled at him harshly.

Perhaps too harshly, looking back

Grey and I haven't been the same since. He barely talks to me now, and when he does, he's dripping with disdain.

try to brush off my emotions and keep a level head as best as I can.

The wedding moves closer each day, and each day I'm more impressed by Cara's work.

Not only is she doing a fantastic job with all the wedding planning tasks, but she's also handling her Beta responsibilities. plus some assignments that I would have given to my ex-Gamma George. I look at my calendar and notice that Cara's birthday approaches

She's done all that I've asked of her and more, so it feels only right to reward her. I want to do something special for her to show some appreciation.

In a purely professional sense, of course.

Grey merely huffs loudly, not quite bothering to start yet another argument with me about Cara, but not quite willing to let my warm thoughts of Cara go without some sort of snide gesture

On Cara's birthday, I arrange to stop work to go to the apartment to see Cara. My phone rings as I'm finishing up at the

office.

"Alaaaaric!!"

Lilia squeals gleefully. "Where ARE you?? I miiiisssss youuuu..

She sounds off. She sounds... drunk..

"Where are you?" I ask quickly.

"Oh, there's a party! There's a a party and everyone's heeeeerree. But you're NOT here!"

"Shit," I whisper to myself under my breath. 1 look at my calendar again and see one of the nobles had planned an event for tonight. I declined the invitation due to Cara's birthday, but it looks like I'll have to make an appearance anyway to collect Lilia 1/4

15:27 Wed, Jan 1 G G

Chapter 18)

Hopefully this won't take too long.

I arrive at the lavish event to see all the park nobles gathered are and Lilia. She's the center of attention. There's a big, broad smile on her face and a hazy look in her eye. Yep, definitely drunk.

She yelps as soon as she sees me. "You came!"

Trying to make this quick. I slip an arm around Lilia's waist. But Lilia mistakes my gesture for an invitation to dance.

She starts moving her body against mine, gyrating her chest and hips.

I stand still. "We need to be going. Lilia," I say to her softly.

Lilia looks up at me, and I watch as tears pool in her eyes. She looks like I've slapped her. "I don't care if you have a lover..." she sniffles. "I don't care..."

The pack nobles dart their eyes at one another in quick succession. I even hear a few gasps and whispers.

Dammit, Lilia, I think to myself. She's causing a scene.

Except she's right, though. If Cara wasn't on doctor's orders to rest right now.. well, I'd probably be seeing very little of Lilia.

Lilia, my fiancée.

called my brothers... but all they want to talk about is Cara, Cara, Caaaarrraaa. They don't care about ME; they just love her! Lilia wails drunkenly.

The nobles surrounding us aren't bothering to whisper now. They're outright gawking at Lilia's public outburst.

"She's a schemer, that she wolf, I can smeel it on her! A gold digger! Every new man in her life is a new deposit into her accounts!" She snorts at her own cleverness.

One of the nobles chimes in. "It's unfortunately very common with low-borns, Alpha King, sir. They grew up with nothing. so they just take and take and take until they feel they have something. "But it's never enough!" Another noble finishes the thought.