The Beta’s Regret novel Chapter 3

I lay on my bed staring at the ceiling of my small room. Everything was a blur after I fell. I oddly remember my mother, Olivia, Alice, and Nova calling my name in panic. Then I don't remember anything else.

They must have brought me home.

I sat up slowly to see my mother watching me quietly. Tears streaked down her face, “Honey,” she cooed, as I went into her embrace.

"Theo rejected me, Mom. My mate rejected me," my eyes teared up again. I still found it hard to believe that it really happened to me. I hoped it was a horrible nightmare, but alas, my mother caressed my hair and wept with me. It was true.

I knew she understood how I 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," I sob, clawing at my chest. Oh goddess, I would do anything to stop the pain. Please…

"My honey, I am so sorry,” My mother sobbed as she hugged me close, willing my pain to go away.

After what felt like hours, I became calm. I guess I 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 I could feel her crushing pain, as well as my own.

I had been looking forward to meeting my mate since I was sixteen. Our teachers at Mystic Claws & Fangs Academy told us that it was the best thing to ever happen to a werehuman.

I had been waiting for someone, not necessarily a powerful mate or breed but someone who would love me and protect me from the hate of this world. I needed someone that would be by my side no matter what.

Imagine, my joy when I learned it was Theo. I thought he was going to take all my pain away and change the status of my family, but I 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 become of 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 unbearable; their wolves vanish.

Now I understand the agony, and I haven't accepted his rejection not yet. Will I face the same fate—death or insanity?

I hope Tiara stays strong.

How could the moon goddess do this to me? Why me? What did I do to deserve a Beta? I didn't ask for this. She could have paired me with another omega, and I would have been content. As long as there was love, I'd be happy.

From then onwards, I never cried in front of my mother again. It only reminded her of what she couldn't have and made my sister lose more hope about her mate. Now as I showered in the bathroom. I muffle my sobs with my palms.

The night after Theo’s rejection had been so severe that I had to bite my pillow to swallow the sound of my scream.

It lasted almost an hour. I knew right away what my mate was doing then. He was mating some other female, Lyra, while I was in pain- feeling every bit of the torture.

“Is that fair?” Tiara, my wolf, howled in a mix of pain, sadness, and rage. I felt her anger, and it was better compared to her silence. My wolf remained strong, and I'm grateful she hasn't abandoned me like Theo.

School resumed a week ago but I couldn't summon the courage to go. Though my friends, Alice and Nova, come to visit me after school every day to cheer me up, I refused to go to school just yet. I wasn't ready to see Theo and Lyra all lovey-dovey yet. But I am going to show them that I am strong, that they do not have the power to break me.

I heard my phone chime loudly. I was out of the bathroom and cleaning my body with a tiny towel. I 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 make me feel 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. I used my super speed to wear a tank top and shorts.

“Hmm,” Nova smirked, seeing me all clothed.