Rejected by the Beta, Claimed by the Alpha

Chapter 10

‘My sweet Row, how are you doing and how is your uncle Jason? I received your letter and thought to respond immediately. You don’t have to worry about me anymore. Remember Charles’s brother from three years ago? He returned and is very different from Charles. He is also our new Alpha and he calls me mom, just like you. He buys groceries and I cook for both of us.

I doubt that he ever ate at the packhouse since his return. He has always spent his free times with me and gotten some young omegas to take care of the garden. I wish you had not left so early. He wanted to apologize on behalf of his brother but he does not want you to return without completing your education and has equally refused to take a Luna until your return. He said that he met you when he returned but did not know that you were leaving. Row, all is not lost. I just want you to know that I found happiness again.

You stated in your letter that you were in a dilemma because you were worried about how I am treated at the pack. I think. you can now decide on what to do. Let me know your decision in your next letter. Greetings to my brother Jason and his wife. I love you. Your only mum.”

A tear dropped down Rowena’s check, as she read the letter word by word. She recalled the man she met on the day she left. the pack. He looked familiar and she just realized that indeed, he was Jaxon, the Alpha’s first son. She also recalled feeling another mate bond and shook her head. Charles was also nice to her before. After realizing the mate bond, he ruthlessly rejected her. Maybe Jaxon also needed her to reject him, so he could move on. It should not be hard but the pain after rejection was just unbearable and she did not want to go through it again.

It was a selfish thing to do but she just had to protect her poor heart. Jaxon should just ignore the mate bond and mark someone else. That way, both of them would be free but Rowena was just not ready to

face another mate. She would not even hope for it. Her destiny was already sealed from the moment she was born as an omega. Nothing good could come out

of her.

At the snow mountain pack, she was nothing, a mere omega but now in the human world, she was determined to make things right including rewriting her destiny. She needed do something worthwhile with her life. With a sigh, she folded the letter neatly before inserting it back into the envelope. Laying on her back, her gaze never left the white ceiling in deep thought:

“Rowena!” A female voice called from downstairs, jolting Rowena from her thought. She did not know for how long she had been in a daze and even wondered where she was. Perhaps she had even fallen asleep like she had never been able to do when she arrived a week ago. She was constantly worried about her mother and always tortured by that pain she felt when Charles rejected her, the shame she could not endure when Clara and her friends’ egg-stoned her. She would cry through the night and even go on a hyperventilation. Her uncle and his wife were very understanding and supportive of her situation, being there for her all through.

“Rowena!!!” The female voice called from downstairs again.

“In here,” Rowena screamed a response before wiping her tears. She could not allow Gracie, the girl calling her from downstairs to see her like this. Gracie was also a member of the snow mountain pack but Rowena’s uncle took her in after she lost her parents. They relocated to Canada soon after.

“There you are. I am making chicken pudding. Do you want some? You were not answering your phone so I came over,” Gracie beamed with a smile whiles she waved the spatula at Rowena who still seemed to be lost in thought..

“Yes, I will love some chicken pudding,” Rowena agreed when the understanding settled in. It was already lunch time, which meant that she had indeed slept after crying so much.

“Great. You could come and help or…” Gracie paused upon observing Rowena’s red and puffy eyes. It was not new. Rowena had been shedding tears from the time they picked her at the airport but its broke Gracie’s heart every time she saw it. It was the reason why she wanted to invite Rowena to the kitchen. To keep her mind off from whatever it was that constantly made

her so sad.

“Of course, I will come and help,” Rowena agreed, wiping another tear that fell ceremoniously. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“You are still crying? You are not thinking of going back because of your mum, are you?” Gracie asked worriedly. Nothing would cause Rowena to return unless of course, her mother but Rowena thought differently.

“I feel like a burden to uncle Jason,” she revealed. She did not want her uncle to worry about her though he assured her that it was fine. His wife was also okay with it and they never showed any sign to show that she was a burden but Rowena was still feeling guilty. Gracie thought of a way to comfort her, her eyes glistening with hope as an idea crossed her mind.

“I told you there are scholarship programs. If you are indeed interested and pass the entrance exams, we could work out something.”

Rowena’s eyes lit with renewed hope. If there were indeed got a scholarship, it would lessen the guilt she felt for being a burden. “Are you schooling there too?”

“I got admission and school will start next week. We already submitted your application so I don’t want you to disappoint. me,” Gracie said with a look that said that she could not refuse nor give up on her dreams.

“No, if I get the scholarship. I will stay.”

A month later, Rowena got the scholarship, her uncle, his wife and Gracie were so happy. Her uncle, Jason was a medical director in one of the hospitals in Canada. Today was Rowena’s first day in school whereas Gracie had started a few weeks ahead since Rowena’s documents were not ready then. “Row, I know that you will make a fine doctor one day,” Jason smiled. He was a middled-aged man with the same blonde hair as Rowena’s. His wife was equally happy for Rowena, patting her gently on the back.

“Thank you, uncle, all thanks to you,” Rowena said with gratitude but was surprised when her uncle said,

“And to your friend, Gracie.”

“I thought she was a cousin?” Rowena asked. To her, a friend was different from a cousin. Cousins were blood relations but friends were not. Jason explained his reasons,

“No, when I was leaving the pack, her family had been murdered during one of the wars. As an omega, I just foresaw that she would suffer so much and took her along. You might not remember her because she was barely two years old.”

Rowena was dumbstruck. For as long as she knew, her uncle had a daughter, Gracie. She never for once thought there was no blood relation between them. Now, she saw the difference that did not matter whether or not they were related by blood. What mattered most was the bond they shared. She turned to Gracie and said,

“I see, but you are still my cousin.”

Jason shook his head in admiration and smiled. Rowena has always had a good heart. “I won’t stop you from calling her what you want. I love her as my own daughter,” he said and hugged Gracie before Rowena asked him.

“Do you intend to return to the pack some day?”