Chapter 5 Mother and father hoth had grim , serious faces as they stared at me with … contempt ? Finally , Landon lifted his gaze from Hestia and looked at me . I could see his jaw twitch , muscles taut as his grip on Hestias hand tightened . The tighter he held onto her , the tighter my chest felt . ing to work . This isnt going He said suddenly . So softly but the sting it accompanied felt like I was slapped . The world was slowly falling away from me but I kept my eyes trained on him . I didnt dare look away even with the impending pain puncturing through my chest . I felt myself swallow , as I breathed in shakily . The tears that were once again building up , glazing over my eyes . I wont accept you . Much stronger and full of conviction this time . I never will . I stared at him . His words played in my mind like a broken record . Each letter , each syllable from his lips pierced deep within my heart and left a segment of his apparent distaste for me haunting my thoughts . I could hardly breathe . The invisible weight on my chest pressing harder and harder made swallowing down my sorrow that much more difficult . My eyes flittered around me wildly only to fall back to Landon when I realized thered be no one on my side . I was left to fend for myself . The silence was unbearably thick . The shock momentarily distracted me from my parents blank faces . Even when I felt like the world was ending , I couldnt help but feel surprised from their reaction- or rather , lack of . They were indifferent to the fact their daughter was being rejected . Most parents , if not all , would be angry at the idea of their pup being denied . Denied by none other than their other half . Seeing as my father was Beta , his reaction wouldve been much more aggressive . With higher ranking came with a much stronger sense of protection over family . Looking at him now , I couldnt sense the tiniest hit of anger radiate from him . Instead he looked somewhat relieved that my mate chose my sister . Like I was some deadweight that wouldve worn Landon down I The pain I felt magnified . It felt like I was tied down to a boulder slowly fall further and further into the darkness of the ocean . None of them doing a thing but watch as I sink from the shore . No hands outstretched in an attempt to save me . No glance of guilt spared my way . This isnt going to work . I wont accept you , Selene . I never will . ever say such words to their mate . To I shook my head at the words taunting me . He couldnt have meant it . No wolf could ever say confirm my suspicion . I looked to him with hope that he was lying . Hope to see that he was only putting up a front . If I were to see aby hesitation in his eyes , I wouldve been happy . I wouldve been content with the smallest form of care . My heart , Forsaken by My Alpha : The Regret That Came Too Late Chapter 5 already battered and out in the open , was stepped on and crushed when Landon looked at me with such pity . His dark eyes swirling with emotion he didnt voice out . He felt bad for me . He didnt care . He felt sorry for being my mate . It couldve been anyone and he wouldve done the same thing . Itried to tell myself that . Tried to lift my mood by convincing myself that the reason he was rejecting me wasnt because of I was , but because of who he was and what he wanted . But that somehow made it all the more painful . Although he made up his mind even before finding his mate , I expected him to at least consider it . He didnt . There was no part of him that wanted to give me a chance . He never intended to change his mind no matter who his mate turned out to be . He just felt sorry it had to be me whose heart he breaks . Bu But Landon , I Im your mate ! The Moon Goddess put us together for a reason . You cant do this . Please Landon , please- I pleaded . I took a step forward to reach out to him . The tears rolling down my face blurred my vision but I could still make him out perfectly . His tousled hair messy from the amount of times he mustve ran his fingers through them . He had the habit of playing with his hair when he was frustrated or stuck on what to do . I barely managed to grab hold of his arm but he quickly pulled away as if my touch burned him . His fist clenched as he stared at me . Those beautiful eyes flashed with disgust . He stepped back . Landons stance postured in a way to protect Hestia , who stood behind him wordlessly . Her eyes glued to the floor but her hand holding onto Landons sleeve trembled . Selene , stop it . Youre embarrassing yourself . Out of consideration for Hestia , I will overlook your display of disrespect . I stared at him in disbelief . Even when I was being rejected , he didnt put me first . He didnt punish me for my disrespect purely out of consideration for her . Not for me . Not because he felt for me but because he felt obligated to for the woman beside him . Because he didnt want to hurt Hestia by laying a hand on her sister .