The Beta’s Regret

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| lay on my bed staring at the ceiling of my small room. Everything was a blur after | fell. | oddly remember my

mother, Olivia, Alice, and Nova calling my nin panic. Then | don’t remember anything else.

They must have broughthome.

| sat up slowly to see my mother watchingquietly. Tears streaked down her face, “Honey,” she cooed, as |

went into her embrace.

Theo rejected me, Mom. My mate rejectedmy eyes teared up again. I still found it hard to believe that it

really happened to me. | hoped it was a horrible nightmare, but alas, my mother caressed my hair and wept with

me. It was true.

| knew she understood how | felt because it happened to her. My birth father, her mate had fooled her and

impregnated her twice before discarding her. All along, he promised her happiness but ended up with someone

else.

“It hurts so bad. Make it stop, make it stop Mom. Please make this pain go away,” | sob, clawing at my chest. Oh

goddess, | would do anything to stop the pain. Please

“My honey, | am so sorry. My mother sobbed as she huggedclose, willing my pain to go away.

After what felt like hours, | beccalm. | guess | was too exhausted to shed even a tear. Sleep didn’t come

easily as my mother closed the door behind her.

In the middle of the night, all alone in the darkness, tears streak out again. My wolf, Tiara, had been silent for

hours, and | could feel her crushing pain, as well as my own.

| had been looking forward to meeting my mate since | was sixteen. Our teachers at Mystic Claws & Fangs

Academy told us that it was the best thing to ever happen to a werehurnan.

| had been waiting for someone, not necessarily a powerful mate or breed but someone who would loveand

protectfrom the hate of this world. | needed someone that would be by my side no matter what.

Imagine, my joy when | learned it was Theo, | thought he was going to take all my pain away and change the

status of my family, but | was so wrong-

All werewolves knew that we only had one chance of having a mate. But now that it is all shattered, what will

becof me?

Questions about love and family lingered in my thoughts. Would my wolf Tiara ever be the same? A werewolf

without their wolf is like an empty shell-many eventually succumb or lose their sanity after losing their mates.

The pain is tinbearable; their wolves vanish.

Now | understand the agony, and | haven't accepted his rejection not yet. Will | face the sfate-death or

insanity?

| hope Tiara stays strong.

How could the moon goddess do this to me? Why me? What did do to deserve a Beta? | didn’t ask for this. She

could have pairedwith another omega, and | would have been content. As long as there was love, Fd be

happy.

From then onwards, | never cried in front of my mother again. | only reminded her of what she couldn't have and

made my sister lose more hope about her mate. Now as | showered in the bathroom. | mulle my sobs with my

palms.

The night after Theo's rejection had been so severe that | had to bite my pillow to swallow the sound of my

scream.

It lasted almost an hour. | knew right away what my mate was doing then. He was mating sother female,

Lyra, while 1 was in pain-feeling every bit of the torture.

“Is that fair?” Tiara, my wolf, howled in a mix of pain, sadness, and rage. | felt her anger, and it was better

compared to her

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silence. My wolf remained strong, and I'm grateful she hasn't abandonedlike Theo,

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School resumed a week ago but | couldn’t summon the courage to go. Though my friends, Alice and Nova, come

to visitafter school every day to cheerup, | refused to go to school just yet. | wasn’t ready to see Theo

and Lyra all lovey-dovey yet. But | am going to show them that | am strong, that they do not have the power to

break me.

| heard my phone chloudly. | was out of the bathroom and cleaning my body with a tiny towel. | peeked at

the phone's

screen, it was Alice

Her message read thus: Get prepared, we are taking you shopping. See you soon!”

Oh these girls, they just want to makefeel better. They really don’t have to spend on me.

“Eden, are you ready?” Alice and Nova yelled from downstairs. My eyes zeroed in shock at the realization that

they were here already.

“We are coming in right now!” Nova yelled mischievously, Olivia and Alice followed, cackling, and cramming the

room with me. | used my super speed to wear a tank top and shorts.

“Hmm.” Nova smirked, seeingall clothed.

“Let’s get going.” Alice said before turning to Olivia “Are you coming with us?” she asked

“You bet sure | will, I'm not missing this rare outing for any reason,” Olivia giggled excitedly

The girls and | did more window shopping than actual shopping It was fun though as we teased and chased each

other down the streets.

We got sclothes and shoes. When we got home, Alice was whining in my ears that she was going to do a

sleepover. Nova shrugged her shoulders that she would spend the night also. So we all gathered in the sitting

room, laying on the floor with blankets over our shoulders. Olivia had retired to bed. She was too exhausted to

have another moment with us.

“Hey, let's watch the Originals” Alice cooed dreamily

They remindof the handsHybrids in our school,”

“Oh, not again Alice, Nova palmed her face in utter dismay “Everyone is living in reality but you are dwelling in

simpossible fantasy. Those guys don’t even know that we exist. They are always on their own,” she frowned

“Whatever,” Alice rolled her eyes “A wise woman once said that if you cannot have your fantasy, read or watch

it!” This madechuckle loudly “And that wise woman is you?”

Alice lifted her pillow to hitas | laughed hard, holding my stomach. All of a sudden | feel it again. The pain.

“Eden, | am so sorry, Alice started to apologize immediately when she saw how | held my stomach in pain “I

didn’t mean to hit you so hard,”

| shook my head, writhing in pain “What's happening?” Nova said in alarm, gatheringinto her arms.

“Nothing” | gasp.

Oh no, | don’t want them to see this.

“Should | call your mom? Alice said, panicking.

“NO, please, | yell, hugging my stomach. “Don’t tell my mom, hoked out. Tears started to run down my cheeks.

“I think | know what's happening. Nova slowly grabbed my stomach as she pulled my top to reveal the burning

sensation.

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“That manwhore. Theo is doing snasty thing with someone else,” Nova said coldly.

The pain was excruciating. | think | passed out after a while.

When | opened my eyes again, Nova and Alice were still with me. | was glad that my mom wasn’t at home.

Alice held my hand tightly in hers with tears on her face. Nova is fuming and walking around the room as if she

wanted to

kill someone.

“I am okay now,” | forced a smile, feeling drained.

They snapped their heads to look at me.

“How many times has this happened, E?” Nova looked pissed, though I don’t think the anger is directed at me.

“I bet this is not the first time, Alice said quietly, looking at my stomach that is now exposed as my t-shirt that

had ridden up from my twisting and squirming.

My stomach is black, blue, and purple. The bruising cfromclutching my stomach so hard when the pain

got too much.

“This is the third tso far, | decided to be truthful. They had seenin pain, there was nothing much else to

hide. Alice starts to cry again and Nova starts cursing.

“It’s not fair! He can’t do this! Alice sobbed.

He has bitten much more than he can chew,” Nova swore, baring her fangs and now we will get even, Eden! It is

Operation paybackbir

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