Rejected, And Became A Heiress (Cara)
My Billionaire Please Became 54

Chapter 0054

Aidan's POV

"No!" Cara stares at my brother and eye. "I haven't seen Alaric in six years, I promise!!

Ryan and I narrow our eyes at her, a little skeptical at first, then both of our faces relax when we realize Cara's telling the truth.

"Now tell me more about this meeting you had with Pack DarkWood." She says, very interested to hear what had happened.

"Are you sure you want to hear about it?" I ask her carefully. I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but maybe she does need to hear this.

"You're not supposed to have contact with him unless it's absolutely necessary," Ryan reminds her.

"As Pack BloodyMoon's Beta, I need to know about the discussion with the neighboring pack." Cara replies calmly. "And I'm not having any contact with him, I'm just going to listen to your story."

I recall the conversation to Cara aloud, replaying the scene in my mind all the while.

"He looks like shit," my twin Ryan had whispered to me, referring to Alaric.

The Alpha King, normally so polished and composed, looked utterly worn. His features were still striking, but the sharp lines of his face were softened by exhaustion, the faint stubble on his chin adding to his disheveled appearance.

Dark circles shadowed his eyes, making Alaric's usual commanding gaze look hollow, almost haunted....And yet, despite the mess, there was nothing about him that deserved sympathy.

If anything, it only made me more furious, thinking of how my sister had once fallen for a man who couldn't even take care of himself.

Alaric looked like he hadn't slept in days, and he wasn't in the mood for games.

So naturally, I dove straight into teasing him. I can't resist an easy target.

"Don't have time to wash up these days, huh Alaric? You know, I'm not sure what my sister ever saw in you anyway." I saw the way Alaric's jaw tightened, his breath caught in his chest the moment I mentioned my sister.

"I'm running my pack. I don't have time for much of anything other than work. You should try it sometime." Alaric fired back.

+25 BONUS

I snorted, as if Alaric knew anything about the work Ryan and I do for Bloody Moon.

"Cara's too good for you anyway." Ryan added,

"Way too good," I chimed.

"You never deserved her. In fact, it was downright crazy that you would ever think that you, of all people, deserved her love!" Ryan says.

I'm not sure if Ryan is joking or seriously speaking from the heart. Either way, he's right. Alaric never deserved Cara.

Alaric stared silently at the table in between us for a beat, like he was collecting his thoughts. It was a bit unsettling, the length of pause he was giving. My twin and I stared at him with narrowed eyes, certain that Alaric would have a snappy retort for us. "Let's get a few things straight," Alaric said, his voice cold and businesslike, as though this was a matter of official protocol.

"Okay, what?" Ryan replied.

"I have a lot of regrets about how everything happened. I wish I would've done a lot of things differently, especially when it comes to your sister. There are so many things I'm sorry for..." Alaric drifted off, as if he was replaying his own memories. "He really said that

Cara exclaims, interrupting my story.

"Yeah, he did." Ryan says.

"We only told Alaric that you're way too good for him, and that he never deserved you. And we said that he was crazy for ever thinking that he deserved to love you," Ryan replies.

"I can't believe he would apologize... maybe the last six years have changed Alaric, like they changed me..." Cara wonders aloud. I can tell she wasn't speaking to me or my twin, but to herself instead,

My poor sister. Alaric doesn't deserve her.

"Not so fast. Let me finish the rest of what he said, okay?" I returned to my memory.

"It's not us that you need to apologize to. But you won't get the chance to speak to Cara again. Or have you forgotten?" I told Alaric after his apology. Chapter 0055