Rejected by the Beta, Claimed by the Alpha novel Chapter 4

Jaxon felt an emptiness in his chest as if his heart was missing. Thinking that the moon goddess had been merciful to him, soothing his pain with a second chance mate, he had just been hit with an unwanted surprise.

“What do you mean by 'she is not coming back'?” Jaxon asked, startling Alice. The man had become intimidating after leaving the pack for three years. It didn't matter, though, and if they meant to torture her daughter after all they had done to her, it was good her daughter left. As much as she wanted to yell and chase them out of her small house, she still held back the pain due to her position. From Charles's cold glares, she felt that the Alpha was up to no good.

“Why do you seem surprised, Master Jaxon? Do you not know what your brother did to her a week ago? After brutally rejecting her, he allowed Clara and the other girls to egg-stone her. Everyone knows what that means, so please don’t tell me that you expect her to stay after such humiliation. It would have been better to just banish her.”

Alice had cried all night for the past week in secret but had forced herself to be strong to comfort her daughter. It was as if all her tears had run out, so she could not cry anymore, despite the immense pain she still felt. Being an omega did not mean they were numb to pain. They had their human side just like every other werewolf. It was just unfortunate that the emotions of the omegas were always trampled upon and abused.

Jaxon could foresee that the woman was holding back her anger, but his rage boiled towards his brother. Even if he didn't want and rejected her, why allow her to suffer the punishment of a criminal? No wonder Rowena was so sad when he saw her. She must have been crying since that day, and Jaxon wished he had been there for her. He was always the indifferent one, but never for once did he look down on any omega. Maybe he should have done better before leaving the pack. He should have stopped the nepotism against the omegas. He glared at his brother.

“All pack members deserve our protection, so why did you allow it?”

Charles was unremorseful of everything that had happened, feeling even better that Rowena had left. To refer to her as his rejected mate sickened him. Rowena did not deserve to even carry the title of his rejected mate, not ever. “Oh please, don’t lecture me. If you cared so much about this pack, then you should have stayed.”

Jaxon was so enraged, his eyes darkened dangerously. He was about to punch his kid brother in the face before Alpha Clinton intervened. “Let’s go and talk about this in private.”

Jaxon was fuming but obeyed his father and Alpha. He turned to Alice. “Please, give me her location, and I will make this right.”

Alice was at a loss. After everything that transpired in front of her, she was just realizing that things were not as she thought them to be. Sadly, her hands were tied. “I respect you so much, but I’m sorry. Her wounds are still fresh. Give her time to heal.”

“How long are we looking at?” Jaxon did not have the patience. He wanted to be there for her and be the one to comfort her. What would be his use if she healed from the pain by herself?

“She wants to go to medical school, so you can imagine,” Alice left out the rest for him to figure out. Jaxon wanted to punch a wall, but there was none nearby. Just hedges and flowers. The omegas were not privy to much income, so their best fencing was hedges. As cheap as they were, they also added beauty that other pack members did not have in their houses. No one acknowledged it, but they were certain of it.

“I can be there for her. I will not let her lose focus or anything. You can trust me.” Jaxon swallowed the pain and anger seeping through him while he pleaded, though not directly, but Alice could not betray her daughter for the family that caused their pain.

“Please. I already lost trust in our leadership. I’m just an omega. Just leave us alone.”

The woman’s words hurt Jaxon, but he did not argue, knowing that she was in pain. Slow and steady would always win the race, and that was exactly what he planned to do. For now, all he could do was to render an honest and heartfelt apology, whether or not it worked. “I am very sorry for everything.”

“You are not the one at fault, so why are you apologizing?” Alice could not understand him but was touched by how responsible Jaxon was. He just proved maturity that his junior brother did not have, which made Alice wish that he would rather be given the Alpha title and not Charles.