The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 2

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My eyebrows furrowed in confusion as I stared at them. I made my way toward the center of the hall..

“Will you be my mate, Lyra?” Theo asked, his eyes filled with raw emotions.

I stood frozen, feeling shocked as my heart broke into pieces. Each piece hurt like a sharp stab in my chest. My eyes, which were once hopeful, now widened in disbelief as I couldn’t look away from what was happening in front of me.

I know that Lyra lost her mate two years ago when the warriors caught a rogue sniffing around the border and killed him. But why Theo?

“Yes!!” Lyra squealed, as tears of joy gleamed in her eyes when Theo put the ring on her finger.

Reality struck me suddenly, like a gust of wind. I took a step back involuntarily, my heart racing as I tried to make sense of the unexpected turn of events. We were supposed to announce as to the pack, not this.

My entire world was collapsing before me. Thoughts swirled in my mind, questioning our mate bond. I was confused.

I thought mates were meant to only love each other. How could he ignore our bond like it meant nothing? These thoughts flooded my mind all at once, and tears swelled up in my eyes

I summoned the courage to walk up to him, but he dismissed me and went to where Alpha Griffin and Luna seated.

Belle were

Greetings, Alpha and Luna,” he greeted, bowing and kneeling on one knee “I would like to seek your permission to mark your daughter, Lyra, he requested, gazing into her eyes affectionately–the same way he looked at me last night, or so he

made me believe

His words echoed in my mind, and the pain emanating from my wounded heart intensified with each passing second, threatening to consume me completely.

in the hall and everyone turned in my direction.

can’t!” I mumbled under my

the thought of our mate

is this?” Alpha Griffin

spat with disgust. Mother came quickly to hold me from wherever she stood. I could tell she was confused by my outburst. I have always been

at my mother “I will send her to

quickly shook her head and bowed. She apologized for my attitude

the moon goddess,” he said, causing everyone to gasp in the hall. Tears streamed

mate just called me a

here knows that Lyra and I are destined mates right from childhood,”

I asked softly but my mother clasped my mouth shut with her palm, begging

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sobbed hard.

Theo, who professed his love to

you

understand?” He

were different from the glare I was getting “Dimwit, why won’t scoffed at me, “You are an omega- a weakling of a mate. You are of no

suddenly went weak and slumped to the floor.

good,” Alpha Griffin said, beaming with smiles as he stood up from his chair to hug Theo. Then he held Lyra and Theo’s hand and joined

a pack be so inconsiderate? Everyone is just concerned about pleasing the Alpha and his family. My mother pulled me from the ground to

mocking voice said. I pushed back the tears and faced her “Whatever you had with Theo was allowed by me,” she said, smiling sweetly as everyone fawned at her

mate one last time- even though he hated the idea. You repulsed him, but anyways, he is going to get married, and he is going to be the Alpha, and I,