Content Warning This short story is in no way meant to justify the actions that Colton did during Beyond Beta’s Rejection, but does include some important information that will explain events in both Beyond Beta’s Rejection and The Alpha’s Tainted Blood. Finally there will be themes of a s****l nature and dubious consent in this short story and it is only suitable for those of age 18 and over. *** Chapter 1 I knew the moment she arrived at the Council. I was sitting in my cell when I felt her essence. It was faint, but it was there. My sweet angel mate. It didn’t matter that she was really no longer mine, that she had mated to someone else. Harper Kirby would always own a piece of my soul. I once said that I would own her mind, body and soul. But the truth was she wasn’t mine, but I

