All Chapters of Beta vs Gamma: Chapter 21 - Chapter 27

~Third Person~Kyson’s question settles in the room like a permanent stain on the carpet. He doesn’t know what he expects her response to be; he only knows he wants to know why he isn’t good enough for his mate. He wants to understand why she would instantly reject him without getting to know him. Silence envelops the room, thick enough for anyone to choke on. Kyson’s mind is spinning a mile a minute. He’s dismantling himself piece by piece at this point. His fated mate, the person made for him by the Moon Goddess, has just rejected him. He’s waited his entire adult life for the opportunity to find his fated mate. He always thought that his life would be complete when he did. The highlight of his life wasn’t taking over the Gamma position from his father; it was finding the person made just for him.Here he is, standing in the dining room, looking at her. She’s beautiful, probably the most beautiful woman that he’s ever seen. His body is reaching out to her, and the bond is screamin

~Rain~I heard him; I swear I heard and understood the words that just came out of his mouth. I didn’t like them. I didn’t like them at all, and I wasn’t ready to walk away just because he was trying to be a stoic Gamma unaffected by what he deemed too emotional. Thankfully, I didn’t have to say anything to anyone. I’m not sure if my mate really knows me that well or if he got the same vibes from Kyson that I did. I watch Andre and Ario walk out of the office, Andre dropping a kiss on my forehead as he goes. The door clicks quietly behind him. I watch Kyson get to his feet and move toward the door, as if he’s just now realizing everyone's been released. I step forward and to the side so I can block his path. Kyson looks at me, but doesn’t say anything. We are in a stare-off, and I don’t really know how to break it up. I have so much I want to say to him, but I’m not sure how he will take it. It isn’t that we have any issues between us. We actually get along pretty well. Meeting And

~Kyson~It doesn’t hurt as much when I wake up in the morning. Those first few days, waking up felt like fire being poured under my skin. The sun felt like blatant disrespect, and I wished nothing more than to be able to pull it out of the sky and throw it away. Now the bright days aren’t as offensive as they used to be. I can get up in the morning without the overwhelming urge to sleep the day away. There’s still some residual pain there, but it’s nothing that I can’t push past. I’m glad that I can get through the days because Rain was becoming too much for me. I appreciate my Luna for caring; I really do, but it was suffocating. She felt guilty because my former fated mate was someone from her world, someone she grew up with. I never blamed her, and I hated that she blamed herself. These days, her looks don’t hold as much pity in them, and I appreciate that. She isn’t constantly asking me if I’m okay or if she can do anything for me. We’ve been getting back to the relationship

I burst through the packhouse doors, breathing heavily. I was ready to have a long talk with Brec, really lay into him about taking over my body. But instead of letting me speak, he blocked me out. He has himself locked away in the back of my mind, and it pisses me off. I storm upstairs, not caring that I’m completely naked. I’m hurt, stressed, angry… hell, everything and then some. I don’t know what to do with this new information or with Brec. “Are you okay, man?” I whip around, almost losing my footing on the stairs. I turn to Ario, looking up at me. He’s looking me up and down. “You never go bare assed in the packhouse. You good?” I can’t speak. It’s like my throat is closed up and my mouth is sewn shut. I let out a huff and continue walking up the stairs. I feel him behind me, following me, but I don’t really care. I push the door open and stalk into my room. I go straight to the bathroom and start the shower. It doesn’t take long to heat up, and I quickly jump inside, hoping t