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Kestrel was a beta, and an aggressive one that most folks didn't like much. The Empire had picked a future husband for her. This guy was pretty much perfect: born into a high-class family, good-looking, rich, nice, and the envy of everyone around.
People were quick to start whispering.
"Why did such a great guy end up with her? She can't even make tea right and she barely passed her cooking class."
"He won't be able to put up with her for long."
"Right, their love story is a train wreck waiting to happen."
Hearing this stuff over and over, Kestrel started to think that she and her guy, Tarian, were doomed from the start. So, when Tarian showed up with a sweet and pretty girl, Kestrel pulled off her engagement ring and tossed it into the gutter.
From that moment, Kestrel lived free and happy, like a bird soaring in the sky, a fish swimming in the wide ocean.
But a few years into her easy-going life, at a royal shindig, Tarian cornered her. His eyes were all red, and he confessed that he was sorry for everything and that he couldn't stop thinking about her. But Kestrel, wild as ever, wasn't interested in going back to her old life.
Tarian turned white, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't care what you're like, and I can handle your shortcomings. You won't find a more understanding alpha than me."
"Well, I already have a new alpha." To totally shake him off, Kestrel made up a name on the spot. She quickly thought of all the alphas she'd met on the battlefield over the years, and chose the name of a buddy she was tight with, guessing he wouldn't mind.
"He's a good listener, and we're a perfect fit. Plus, he really likes me and doesn't care about my mistakes."
Right after a bummed-out Tarian took off, Kestrel turned around and smacked right into the guy she'd just made up. This guy, a real war hero who'd taken down tons of enemies, turned a bit pink, looked away, and muttered, "You... when did you figure out that I have a crush on you?"

The Beta Dominates Alphas

Ren heard the sound of a butterfly moving its wings over the water, the hanging flowers rustling near the water; a fish came up and moved its tail, making the water in the lake move, and Kestrel, who was standing by the water, started to say slowly, "That person's name is…"

At that time, it felt like time was stretching on forever, and tons of moments from Ren's life went through his mind super fast.

When he was a kid, he didn't have parents, and life was hard. Back then, he was really little; when he was almost starving in the freezing cold, he would wish he was in one of the houses with warm lights; when he was sick and hurt, curled up in a corner, he would keep wishing for a family member to hug him.

He grew up by making lots of mistakes and falling over and over, without realizing it, wanting something deeply in his heart. Even though he didn't know what it was, he kept trying to find it, feeling lost and confused the whole time.

Getting Rid of Tarian (2)