The Beta's Regret: ONCE REJECTED, NOW MY EX'S QUEEN のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

Sera’s POVI was sitting on the chair, facing the study table in my room when a guard came in with a message. The message came sealed. It was official, stamped with the crest of both alliances. Which meant it wasn’t a suggestion, it was an action that needed to be done immediately. I broke the seal slowly, already knowing I wasn’t going to like what I read. I scanned the document once. Then over and over again. It’s still the same words. They didn’t change. “You have got to be kidding me,” I muttered under my breath. A knock came at the door almost immediately.“Enter.” My guard stepped in, head slightly bowed.“Your Highness.” I lifted the document slightly. “Tell me this is optional.”He didn’t even hesitate, he replied immediately. “It is not.”Of course it wasn’t. I exhaled slowly, leaning back into my chair. “Remind me again why ancient traditions still dictate my personal life?”“Because,” he said carefully, “you are no longer just the heir of Voss palace. You are the wife o

Nyra’s POV“Mom.” I called softly. The word settled between us.Her lips curved slowly like she was pleased with me calling her that. “My daughter,” she replied and she hugged me again tighter than the first. We hugged for two long minutes before she finally pulled away. We just stood there, looking at each other without the masks.“You took your time,” she said finally. Her voice was calm. But underneath, there was expectation. I smiled faintly. “I had to be careful.”“You are always careful, Nyra”, she said smiling like she just saw me for the first time in her entire life. I walked further into the room, my steps slow and deliberate. Letting my eyes sweep across the space.“They still don’t know I am your daughter and not your sister’s daughter like you told them?” I asked.“They don’t,” she replied. “And they won’t.”I nodded once because that was how it had to be. My mind moved to Sera, she was still trusting, smiling and unaware. Just like she was when we were kids. My jaw ti

Eli’s POV The room was deliberately forgettable. It has a neutral wall, no windows or identifiable markings. The kind of place you could walk into and walk out of without leaving anything behind. Except for tonight, something is definitely coming out of it. Mila sat to my left, legs crossed, expression sharp and calculating as always. Across us sat Nyra and beside her was the woman who had shifted everything without even trying, Lena ( Sera’s mother )Nyra didn’t need to introduce her again. “I assume we’re done pretending this is optional,” she said calmly, folding her hands on the table.I leaned back in my chair, studying her. “You reached out to us,” I reminded her. “That makes this your play.”A faint smile touched her lips. “No, it’s a shared oppourtunity”. She said Mila scoffed softly. “Call it what it is. You want Sera destroyed.”The woman didn’t flinch. “I want balance restored.” she said and Nyra shifted beside her.“Let’s not waste time,” I said. “We’ve already tried t

Dorian’s POVI knew something was wrong the moment I stepped out of the elevator. The corridor leading to my office is always quiet, but this one felt different. It is not the usual controlled silence, it is the kind that knew something was coming. My steps slowed as I approached the door. It was slightly open.My heart skipped a beat because I was certain I had closed it before leaving for the meeting. My hand rested briefly on the handle before I pushed it open. I saw Sera, standing by my desk and holding a file. I immediately recognized the file as the one given to me by the Alpha. It contained information and evidence that I was the one she met at the club that night. “Shit”, I muttered. For a second, neither of us moved then she turned slowly, like she already knew it was me.Her eyes met mine, and everything inside me tightened. The file trembled slightly in her hands.“Tell me it’s not true,” she said. Her voice wasn’t loud. It was low and it shaked as she talked. That alon

Sera’s POVI didn’t even realize I was shaking until Dorian grabbed my hand. “Sera,” he said firmly. “Look at me.” But I couldn't, I didn't even have the strength to. Not when the realization was still crashing through me like a wave I couldn’t escape.“Come on,” he added, already guiding me away from the corridor.I didn’t argue, I let him pull me out—past the nurses, past the guards, past the suffocating tension that had wrapped itself around the hospital walls. We didn’t stop until we reached a quieter wing.The hallway was empty and still and I felt it was safe enough. Only then did I finally pull my hand away.“What did you mean back there?” he asked, his voice lower now, controlled—but I could hear the urgency beneath it.I turned to him slowly. My chest still rising and falling too fast. “It’s the food,” I said.The words felt unreal even as I said them.Dorian frowned slightly. “What about it?”I swallowed hard.“They didn’t just collapse,” I continued. “That doesn’t just hap