The Beta’s Regret

The days went in a blur as I trained harder. This time, I didn’t care if Arthur or Eros wasn’t around. I was determined to be a strong woman.

One of such days. I laid on the ground, panting and gasping like my lungs would burst apart due to lack of air.

Tiara was a solid support and she helped me push myself. She hoped we would be as strong as a hybrid, but I didn’t see that happening as Eros would have to accept me wholeheartedly as his mate. Only then can I undergo the transformations as I did.

before.

“Oh Eden, cut yourself some slack” I heard Olivia say as she walked towards me.

“Just go.” I said, standing up from the ground and tying my shoelaces. This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

“Okay, alright then. Just thought you wanted to come along to the park to see the trials.

Iraised an eyebrow at that “What trials?”

Olivia twirled a strand of her hair and answered, “Oh, nobody told you? Well, every few months the newly awakened wolves are assessed on their strengths and how far they’ve progressed. The trials is where all newly awakened wolves compete with each other. The one who stays standing at the end gets to request a reward from the Hybrid King himself. Great, isn’t it?”

I dusted my hands and got up from the ground.

“That is… great” I said as a plan began to form in my mind.

“When are the trials held?” Olivia rubbed the back of her neck, “As I said every few months when there are enough candidates. to hold a trial. Given the rogue King and how the new wolves are behaving. I suggested to the King that we should hold the trials sooner and he approved of the idea.”

I nodded,

“Eros has been so worried and stressed lately with the way things are going on, that I could only do so little to take off some of his load, you know as his future Luna and Queen.” She batted her eyelashes at me and I couldn’t help but grunt.

“So where do I go to register for the trials? “I asked, determined to save my mother and my pack.

“Oh, are you sure you want to do it? I believe Arthur is in charge of everything. You could ask him.” I bit my lower lip.

“Or maybe you could ask the King himself. Though I am not sure if he has the time to talk to you.” Seeing my silence, she pulled out the phone and dialed someone “Hey Eros, I have a request. Can we talk?”

My eyes went wide when she directly dialed him and began talking.

“No, please don’t I tried to whisper but she put a hand on her lips as if to signal me to keep quiet.

“Yeah, I know you are busy. Sorry for disturbing you. But, Eden wanted to participate in the trials and she was hesitant to talk to you.”

What was this girl even doing?

“No, I did not ask you to speak to him on my behalf” whisper yelled at her. But she continued to shush me and pulled the phone closer to her ear.

“What did you say? Sorry, your voice is not clear” She said and then put the phone on speaker.

“Oliv, I am busy. If she wants she can participate but I doubt she will last the first round. Ask her to stay at home and train

instead.

Olivia threw me a sorry look but hastily added, “Oh she has bren training very hard. She deserves a chance.”

I rolled my eyes, “you know what? Forget it. I don’t want to.”

1 said and began walking away. I was hurt by the way he spoke of me, the way he still dismissed me as if I was made of glass. “Now you just made her cry. Stop being so rude to her Olivia spoke but I didn’t strain my ears to hear his response.

I angrily stormed inside the doors while wiping the tears off my face, as I walked towards my room. I hated my life and my fate that had to make everything so difficult for me.

Olivia came running after me and spoke softly “Hey, you know he is busy and stressed out. He means well for you.” She spoke and I shook my head.

“You didn’t have to request anything from me.”

She bit her lower lip. “I know you hate me and that have not really been a good friend around you. But being a Luna of the Hybrid King isn’t all rosy and good.”

I looked up at her, shocked “what do you mean?”

She pulled me towards a chair and made me sit while offering a glass of water to me “Do you know when I was young, I was asked to train with the sons of the betas and warriors?

Men who were genetically stronger than me. I was a frail girl too. Even if I have alpha blood in me, I had to work hard to earn the respect of my pack members who thought I was just a beautiful doll that my father would trade in marriage for political

reasons

I took a sip of water, wondering where this lady was going with this,

“Despite being the daughter of an alpha, I didn’t have it easy for me. If anything, I had more pressure than anyone to prove my worth. Everybody kept saying it was a shame that my father didn’t have a son, an heir to the throne.

“Okay.” I said warily, trying to remind myself that this Olivia wasn’t my baby sister.

“I know you like Eros. There is hardly any girl who doesn’t. But let me tell you that he is rude, and only respects you when you have proven your worth. If you go to him crying and sobbing every time, he will not be the prince who rescues the damsel in distress.”

“Why are you telling me this?” I frownes and she placed her hands on the table.

“I have worked extremely hard to get to the position I have. Eros might not love me yet but he knows I am good at fighting by his side, also good at administrative functions, and everything else that he needs a partner to be. I mean, it isn’t just his pack he has to run but an entire realm of supernatural creatures.

So, when the time truly comes, who do you think he will choose? A girl who stares at him with puppy eyes or a girl who knows being his luna means making difficult decisions for him, being an equal he can rely on.”

Then she let out a mirthless chuckle, “Anyways, i know you can never compete with me in being his Luna. If you ever dare to dream beyond your limits, I’ll be more than happy to clip your wings.

I put the glass down. “Is this a threat?

She leaned back on the chair. “Make you what you want of it. You can even go run to him and tell him everything I said to you nice to you and

right now. I don’t care. It will only make you look weak in front of him and that will be easy for me. 1 am being to you

letting you stay around him. Just know when to stay within your limits.”