The Beta’s Regret

Arthur chuckled. “Yeah, everybody’s process is different” He said reassuringly

“It doesn’t work that way” A curt voice snapped my attention away from Arthur, I immediately knew who it was And why did he have to look so annoyingly handsome all the time)

I tried my best to appear unbothered as Arthur turned around to greet the Hybrid King

“Good morning King”

Eros smiled at him, not even bothering to look at me. He was wearing black pants and a black shirt and the dark color made him look so good “Believing in just her wolf won’t win her any battles Working hard on controlling herself and not dealing with doubts will be the way forward He said without as much as rasting a sideways glance at me

“Hmm, so goodlooking” Tiara yawned in my head and I couldn’t help but notice the timing of her arrival. All this time, sh never spoke a word as I trained and sweated gallons. But the moment he arrived, she decided to show up.

Sure, and always reserve his rude tongue for me.” I said, not realizing that I had said it aloud or that he had heard it.

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Just then. I heard Olivia’s voice as she walked into the room. She was dressed stylishly and her hair was left loose, cascading.

down her shoulders..

Meanwhile. I looked like a homeless person with the way my hair was sticking out all over my head.

“There you are,” she said, smiling at Eros and Arthur.

Arthur waved at her while Eros gave me a side eye before continuing his discussion with Arthur

“The report you gave me, was it correct?” He asked, and Arthur nodded. “I was there, scouting through the forest. I do believe it

is correct.”

Eros did not reply immediately, but Arthur asked him worriedly. “Is something wrong?”

Eros pulled him to the side. “Well, you know that this is the west we are talking about.

strained my ears the moment I heard west. Thanks to Tiara, my hearing senses had heightened.

“Yes, King. What is wrong?” Eros did not talk to him, but I saw them look at each other intently.

Why were they not talking? I thought and stared at their faces, particularly Eros’s lips.

“They are talking through mind link,” Tiara reminded me

And I felt queasy. Something was going on in the south and I felt worried about my mother. I missed her. She chose to endure Alpha Grifin because of their mate bond, despite him not valuing her so much.

I would have to do something to bring her here.

My eyes flicked to Olivia, who was patiently waiting by their side, looking dreamily at Eros. I only frowned and wondered what was so secretive that made Erus switch to mind link..

If only I could hear then…

And as if he had sensed what was going on in my head, he said in a loud voice “And tighten the security around the mansion. Nobody leaves or enters the mansion without my permission”

I looked up at him to see him look pointedly at me,

“No one” He added while staring at me. Arthur simply nodded, and Olivia began talking to him while I ran behind Eros “Please wait” I called out, but Eros was walking away too fast for me.

When he did not lower his speed, I dashed up the stairs and blocked his way

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why are you ignoring me?” I asked, but Eros simply moved to the side and began climbing up the stairs.

“What happened in the west? Is anybody in danger?” I asked and he ignored me again. This time, I grabbed his hand forcefully and repeated. “Is my mother in danger?”

Eros’s gaze lowered to where our hands were touching, and then he leaned forward, making me hesitate a little.

“Stay out of this,” He warned but I could not.

“Please. I have to know if she is going to be okay.”

“If you don’t stop meddling in things, she won’t be fine‘ Eros answered and began walking away again. I reached for his arm, but this time he was quick. He pulled away before I could touch him and instead, grabbed my hand and pinned me to the wall.

“Stay away from me

My heartbeat quickened to feel his breath tingle on my skin. This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

I ignored the frenzied feelings and tried to speak. “I am only asking you about my mother. And… I am willing to help if there is something that can be done.

“Help?” Eros scoffed, ‘First, you have to learn to help yourself. Learn to shift without passing out or train without panting like you climbed a mountain.” I got annoyed, and tugged hard at his arm and screamed, “Why do you always think of me as a loser? What have I ever done to you?”

Eros rubbed his temple, and in a second, his hand was around my waist. In the next moment, he pulled me up, threw me on his shoulder, and carried me to his office.

Before I could scream again, was deposited on the huge desk that was littered with files and papers “A war is coming, Eden. People die in a war. I have every reason to believe the rogue king is using you as bait to lure me. And I don’t want you to think of yourself as too mighty who can run outside that gate, wave some magic wand and everything will be sorted.”

“Me? As bait?” I asked in confusion, and he threw the papers at me. “Read that report” I pushed the hair out of my eyes and began reading.

There were also some photos. After I was done. That’s the Venekel pack’s.

“Yes, and last week they all were skinned alive.”

I studied the pictures. To say that they were gruesome was an understatement. Their clothes were burned, their eyes gouged out, and their intestines spilled.

“There are no claw marks on those bodies, Eros added as I studied the corpses.

“Who is behind this, then?”

Eros had a grim look on his face. “We have no suspects except the rogue King. But the attacks happened too close to your pack. I think he is trying to lure you out of this mansion. Out in the open. Either he is doing this with the help of some witch or sorceress, and it could also be a plot to throw suspicion on someone else. I am not sure of that.

I put the papers down on the table “But you said he was trying to lure you out by using me. Why do you think that?”

Eros scoffed again. “Because you are the weakest link in my pack right now. He wants you to be flustered and do something stupid that will endanger you or the rest of my pack. And I don’t want you to give him any reason to do so until I figure out what is going on.

I gulped, really hurt–about his statement of me being his weakest link. I should understand, right? I am a different person in this life. I forced myself to speak “But what if it’s not a message and someone is killing people for whatever reason? My pack is there. My mother is there.

Eros raised his voice. “Your mother doesn’t care about you. She never tried to stop me from taking you away or reached out to you while you were here.”

I tried hard not to cry “There is a good explanation to all these. She is still my mother.”

Eros banged his fist on the table, making me wince. “I knew you would say that which is why I want you to stay out of this. And it would be great if you don’t run away from me again because believe me, Eden, a time may come when I may not come to

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save you.”

He held my gaze, and I saw a turbulence of emotions in his eyes. He had worded that last line like a warning.

Was it about the curse?

“Are you in danger?” I asked, and his eyes narrowed at me.

The curse. Is something going on? Are you…?” I began, but he cut me off.

I would worry about myself if I were you.”

“But I want to help. Please, Eros, tell me.”

“Prove it that you can help me without fainting or needing my saving and I will tell you the rest. His tone had a finality that left no room for questions or doubts.

“Promise?” I asked, trying not to let the slight grin show on my face. My heart was hammering all over again by our nearness. and the fact that he had shown just a trace of vulnerability, just a glint of his true worries… even if it was a slip of the tongue.

Eros was not someone who showed weakness. He would always brush off needing someone’s help. But the fact that he asked me to prove my worth and not outright deny needing any help told me I had to up my game.

And that fueled me up. If he needed help, I was going to give that to him