The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 8

1 smoothened my black gown, trying to hide my fidgeting hands as I sat with Tom in his car. He was dressed in a black suit and looked good for a date.

Alice and Nova had been so shocked when I mentioned Tom.

“You agreed to go out on a date with him? But he is so creepy,” eould hear Alice’s whining voice in my head.

“Yes, maybe I shrugged “but he has been interested in me for as long as I could remember,”

“Alice.” Nova called softly “he may be the dark scientist or softic vampire as people call him, but he could just be what Eden.

needs

“Okay.” Alice pouted, crossing her arms “I still do not like him,”

“Are you good?” Tom asked, touching my bare lap. I forced down the urge to vomit.

“Yeah, sure” I answered, “can you wind down the glasses, I feel hot

He smirked and caressed my lap before winding down the glasses. My skin wanted to crawl…

His hands were back on my lap and I slowly removed them; knitting his fingers into mine “Why did you come to Silver Moon Pack?” I asked to distract him from touching my laps.

came for you,” he said, but when he saw the fear in my eyes. He chuckled “I was just kidding,

Phew. I breathed in relief.

“I left my coven because I wanted to experience normalcy. I didn’t want to be a vampire anymore,” he answered

“So, how is that going for you?” I asked

“Going well, at least I have you now,” he smiled wickedly

Can this guy not be any creepier? There is nothing special about me.

As soon as we stepped inside the restaurant, I knew something was about to go wrong.

I could smell Theo and his friends.

but I didn’t see

came here earlier,

scent was still

they

our seats and a

curried chicken thighs with charred vegetable rice, while Tom chose

I

the waitress went to bring our meal, I told him “This is so nice Tom. The

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Chapter 8

people here were

surprise to see you here,” a familiar voice said. I turned to see

group of popular boys from school were here, crowding around

were ten in

Tom Theo said and pulled another chair from a neighboring table “This is a nice place. The food is good. too. You don’t mind us

slid in, using his feet to touch

Theo I growl warningly.

Theo casually sipped from the water before me. He sits back comfortably, while his eyes looked between me and Tom

somewhere else,” I told Tom and tried to grab

painfully “Stay, Eden,” He smiled but his tone is commanding

people’s privacy,” I said

on a date. Do excuse us, Tom snarled at

fangless Vampire have over me? And just you’re forgetting, you’re in my pack–you would show respect to

become Alpha. Not yet, until you marry the Alpha’s daughter,” Tom grinned wickedly “What do you think Alpha Griffin would do when he

Theo chuckled,

stay away from Eden,

all the customers had rushed out because

managers

but he was too strong “This woman here is

just had to come and ruin everything “I am not yours, and

will be

straw because Theo grabbed the back of my neck roughly and smashed my lips

lips, and I knew his wolf was itching to claim