Alpha Kieran's Regret

Chapter 3

_Katherine’s POV_

The room felt too small, the air too thick. My heart pounded in my chest, each beat echoing in my ears. Alpha Kieran still hadn’t said a word. He just stared at me, his silver eyes filled with frustration and something I couldn’t name. My wolf, Maya, whimpered in my mind. Her joy was fading into uncertainty.

Then, he spoke.

“No,” he muttered, shaking his head. He took a step back, pulling away from me as if I had burned him. His hands went to his hair and he gripped it in frustration. “No, this is wrong.”

I swallowed hard. “Alpha?” My voice was barely above a whisper.

His eyes snapped to mine, and for the first time, I saw the coldness in them. The warmth that had been there just moments ago vanished.

“The Moon Goddess has made a mistake,” he said, his voice tight. “My mate cannot be an omega.”

The words hit me like a punch to the gut. I felt the pain in my chest, spreading like fire through my veins. My wolf howled in agony, her cries filling my mind.

I took a shaky step forward. “Alpha Kieran, please—”

“Enough.” His voice was sharp, cutting through my words like a blade. “I can’t accept this. I won’t accept this.”

I felt my lips tremble. “But… we are mates.”

He let out a humorless laugh, filled with bitterness. “You think that matters? My Luna should be strong, someone of Alpha blood or at least Beta blood. How could I lead this pack with an omega by my side?”

I flinched as if he had struck me.

He kept going, his voice growing colder. “You are weak, Katherine. You don’t belong beside me. The pack would never respect you. They would never see you as their Luna.”

Tears burned in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I couldn’t break—not now.

Alpha Kieran took a deep breath, his hands clenching into fists. “I will take a chosen mate, someone worthy of being my Luna. That will be better for the pack.”

Each word felt like a dagger, cutting into me over and over.

Then, he looked straight at me, his silver eyes turning hard. “I, Alpha Kieran of the Bloodmoon Pack, reject you, Katherine, as my mate.”

Pain.

I had never felt anything like it before. It was worse than any beating, worse than any insult, worse than any wound. It was like my soul was being ripped apart, my heart shattering into a thousand pieces. My legs wobbled, my breath caught in my throat, and my entire body trembled.

Maya let out a heart-wrenching howl in my mind. No! Don’t accept it!

But what choice did I have? He had made his decision. There was no going back.

I forced myself to lift my chin, even as my entire being screamed in agony. “I… I accept your rejection, Alpha Kieran.”

The moment the words left my lips, I felt the bond between us snap. The pain intensified, making me fall to my knees. My chest ached, my vision blurred, and my wolf whimpered weakly.

A satisfied chuckle made me look up.

Aria.

She was smiling, her eyes shining with amusement. She was enjoying my suffering. To her, this was a victory.

I clenched my fists, trying to hold back the wave of emotions crashing over me.

I needed to get out of here.

With shaky hands, I pushed myself up and turned to leave. But before I could take a single step—

“Hey, stop right there.”

I froze.

Alpha Kieran’s voice was firm and commanding.

I turned back slowly. “What?”

His silver eyes were unreadable as he leaned back against his desk. “Where do you think you’re going?”

I frowned. “I—”

He cut me off. “We haven’t decided on your punishment yet.”

My stomach twisted. “Punishment?”

What had I done wrong?

I searched his face for any sign of mercy, but there was none.

He crossed his arms. “You think I believe your story? Aria would never attack someone without reason.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Even after everything, even after rejecting me, he still thought I was the one in the wrong.

“But, Alpha—”

“Enough.” His voice was final. “Guards.”

The door opened immediately, and two warriors stepped inside. They stood tall. Their expressions were blank as they waited for orders.

Kieran pointed at me. “Take her to the cellar.”

My breath caught.

The cellar?

The dark, damp prison beneath the packhouse where only the worst criminals were kept?

“No,” I whispered.

The guards moved toward me.

I took a step back. “Alpha, please, I didn’t do anything wrong.”

Kieran didn’t even flinch. “You are a troublemaker, and I will decide later what to do with you.”

The guards grabbed my arms, their grips like iron.

I struggled, panic rising in my chest. “Alpha, don’t do this. Please.”

His face was emotionless. “Take her away.”

Tears streamed down my face as they dragged me toward the door. I fought, but I was too weak. My body still ached from Aria’s attack, and the rejection had drained whatever strength I had left.

As they pulled me into the hallway, my mind raced.

This wasn’t fair.

I had done nothing wrong.

And yet, here I was, rejected by my mate, thrown into a prison like a criminal.

The person who was supposed to protect me was the one hurting me the most.

Maybe this was his way of punishing me for being his mate. Maybe deep down, he knew Aria was guilty. Maybe he just wanted to take his anger out on me.

I bit my lip, trying to hold back another sob. Why did I have to suffer so much in this life?

From the moment I was born, I had been treated like nothing. An omega, a nobody. Now, even my own mate had rejected me.

And the worst part?

It wasn’t even my fault.

The Moon Goddess had chosen this fate for me. She was the one who had made me Kieran’s mate.

And now, she was the one who had condemned me to this pain.

As the guards dragged me through the hallways, past wolves who didn’t even spare me a second glance, I realized something.

I had nothing left.

No pack.

No family.

No mate.

I was truly alone.

And for the first time in my life, I felt something stronger than sadness.

I felt anger.

Anger at the Moon Goddess.

Anger at Kieran.

Anger at this entire pack that had never once seen me as more than dirt beneath their feet. Maybe one day, I would break free.

Maybe one day, I would make them all regret treating me like this. But for now, I was just a broken omega. And my suffering was far from over.