The Beta’s Regret

(Alice's Pov)

My hands tightened around Eden's neck, and the anger I felt from the moment I saw Eden standing beside Pison flooded me again.

I was tired of seeing her nasty little face everywhere. Everything in me wanted to jump on her and claw at her face but I held myself back.

For a moment, when I stood before Pison, I was reminded of the days Eden and I spent together as friends. Our childhood wasn't bad, in fact we had a great relationship as friends, Eden, Nova and I, we were inseparable. Out of the three of us, I was the most introverted. I was so shy I couldn't look others in the face. But with Nova and Eden I always felt at home, comfortable like they were my real sisters.

I loved both of them as much as I loved myself, especially Eden. Unlike Nova who had a little average life because her parents worked as servants in the palace, Eden and I went through a further rough patch. We were Omegas, the lowest of the runt and were constantly bullied in high school.

But Eden never allowed this to quench her spirit. I admired her for that as it also gave me courage to continue living my life.

Eden was my favorite.

However, everything changed after Eden got rejected by Theo, and found a new mate almost immediately.

And to make it worse, it was Eros, the most charming hybrid in the whole realm.

The same Eros I had an undying crush on. It was almost as if Eden took him away from me, even though he was never mine to keep in the first place.

mad. Not only did Eden get a mate before me, but she

her so special? she was just like me, but she always attracted good

and Eros had mated, I tried hard to be

could I when things were about to become more difficult for

started with how Eden stopped hanging out with me. She also began to wear expensive

no longer picked on her because Eros was quick to come to her defense. Besides, no one wanted to anger

cooler than me, and it was really painful to see. She slowly forgot about me. As always, Nova was quick to adapt quickly to the changes that

my feelings

to sit with them at lunch in the school cafeteria, hoping that Arthur, the only other hybrid without a mate, would look

But it didn't work.

tried, or how wide I made my smile and batted my lashes, nothing worked. Soon, my frustration and sadness began

jealous that it suddenly felt like a part of me had died. I wanted everything that Eden had,

to convince myself that things would get better over time and would slowly find myself with them, but that thought washed away with time as I

darkness. I was desperate to find happiness but it seemed as if

chocked out of me. Helpless, I started training at home to help myself feel better. And the more I trained, the better I got at it. Then Lyra came

pity or treat me like a side piece as

was if she knew exactly what I wanted, to get