The Beta's Regret (Eden and Eros)

Chapter 200

(Eden's Pov)

I opened my eyes..

At first the room was a little blurry, and the lights were too bright I closed it and opened it again.

This time, when I did, I saw Beauty staring at me, and I could see I was in my room in Lord Shevek's Coven.

"Oh! Thank goddess! She's awake." Beauty screeched.

I winced at how loud her voice was, and she quickly clamped one hand over her mouth.

"Sorry." She said softly; the happiness in her eyes was too much to ignore. She held my palms and smiled brightly. "I'm so glad you are fine. You scared me for a bit there."

I remembered the moments that led to me going unconscious, and I felt the tears threaten to fall.

I wasn't fine.

There was a curse that threatened to destroy all that I had worked hard for and built with Eros. A curse that threatened to destroy all that we held dear.

Involuntarily, my hand went to my stomach, and I rubbed it gently. A child is involved now. It wasn't just Eros and I alone. We have a pup that needed us more than anything else and that is more than enough reason to fight. But I can't fight what I don't know?

I was up against a curse, not a person.

Shevek, who was supposed to be my father, had taken a decision that would jeopardize his own lineage all because of

teance.

I was bitter.

But I knew I had no right to judge him; he had his own story. Who knows, I might have done the same thing if I was the one who got betrayed. Maybe not to such lengths.

But it was no secret that my father had a raging temper. It would have been very difficult for him to hold himself together back then too.

Still, no matter how I tried to console myself, I was still hurt that a decision made in the past was about to ruin my happiness.

I cried harder as Beauty wrapped me in her arms. Adonis and Arthur came closer, but they stood at a safe distance.

My mother held a small handkerchief over her nose, and I could tell she was trying not to cry.

"I don't want anyone to take Eros away from me." I said.

Beauty tightened her arms around me. "No one will take him away. You will be happy with him."

"But what if we don't find a solution to the curse? Eros will become king very soon. What are we going to do?" I asked.

"We will definitely find a solution. Don't worry about this. We are all here for you. Now clean your tears," She replied.

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I nodded and allowed her to mop the tears on my face with her hands. I looked at Adonis, who gave me a soft smile that I returned, and at Arthur, who looked very distracted. I frowned.

Arthur has been out of it for a while. Right now, he was checking his wristwatch constantly, as if he were waiting for

someone.

As if on cue, he suddenly looked up with a grim expression and announced.

"I have to go somewhere. I can't stay any longer."

Adonis frowned. "To where? Is there a meeting we are to attend that I'm unaware of?"

Arthur's lips fell into a straight line. "It's a personal issue, it's nothing related to pack business." He said.

"I see." Adonis whispered.

Arthur turned to me. "Eden. Are you going to come back to us? Or you want to stay here?"

If any of them had asked me that question before all that had happened, I wouldn't have thought about it before I gave an answer. But things were different now.

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First, I knew Lord Shevek wasn't trying to kill me, despite how offensive his actions have been. And second, if was going to get a solution to the curse, it would be better to stay with him and find answers from here. Besides, he was my father. It wouldn't hurt to get to know him more.

"I'm staying." I announced.

Beauty pulled away in shock. "Eden!"

hed "I know I said I wanted to escape from here, but things are different now. I'm no longer scared, and I need answers,

e you sure, honey?" My mother inquired from behind. She looked a little bit relieved. I knew she wanted to stay with Lord Shevek.

""Yes," I smiled.

Arthur shrugged and left the room in silence. We watched him go before Adonis expressed his disappointment.

"I don't like this. I need to be sure you are fine. I can't just leave you here alone. Eros would have our heads if anything were to happen to you." He said.

I rolled my eyes. "It doesn't look like he cared about me for the past few days."

"What do you mean?" Beauty frowned.

"I don't know. It's just... am I the only one that has noticed that Arthur and Eros have been acting strangely towards me?" I looked at both of them. Beauty shook her head "No. Not at all."

"Eden. I will come back later." My mother interrupted as she took an excuse and left in a hurry. She probably felt she was intruding on our conversation

"Eros has ignored me for days now. I'm not even sure where our relationship stands anymore. And then there is Susie. You know how she is. Why would Eden keep her around if something wasn't going on between them?"

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My emotions stired up again, and I took a deep calming breath before I continued.

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"And then there's Arthur. Ever since I woke up from that coma, Arthur hasn't been himself. He has been unusually cold to me," I said.

There was a small pause as they thought about what I said. Adonis tipped his head to the side thoughtful.

"I noticed. I don't exactly know when things started to change with Arthur, but I noticed that he has been acting cold to me too. He ignores me a lot and has been sneaking out of the packhouse way too frequently." Adonis said. "What do you mean sneakout?" I asked.

Adonis frowned. "One time I followed him after he secretly used the back door of the pack house to leave. I saw him meet up with two strangers. I didn't see their faces.

Their backs were turned to me, but something smelled suspicious. Before I could try to find out who they were, Arthur and the two men had disappeared into the crowd." "You never told me this." Beauty exclaimed.

Adonis shrugged. "I knew it was unusual, but I never suspected anything dangerous."

"Something doesn't seem right." I whispered.