The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 63

“I bet you’ve also heard the rumors about the moon goddess cursing King Eros, and him never finding a mate.” She took the paper napkin and dabbed her lips before staring at me. Her gaze held suspicion. She wanted to know if I’d heard it.

“so since he was never going to find his mate, some of the elders and I decided that he could always pick someone on his own. He could have a different mate from the one destined by the moon goddess, an agreed or arranged marriage, which

isn’t so uncommon.

Dread and a spark of jealousy simmered in my chest.

I shook my head. What was I thinking? He doesn’t know me at all. To him, I’m just a random girl he got from a pack, worse, he sees me as someone just under his protection.

But why did he choose me over Lyra, my supposed step–sister?

I didn’t want to think about my father; Alpha Griffin… like all these years, he watched me suffer under the whims of his daughter he watched my mom, and I, and Olivia…

I shook my head, forcing down the bile down my throat. “So, you said the mating ball? Is it a party for all werewolves; matec and unmated?” I asked, slowly eating my dessert.

She give me a bright smile, “Oh, yes. It’s for all werewolves, vampires, all spiritual beings! Ah, yes! there are going to be guests from all over the world.”

That’s nice. I murmured, thinking about the whole thing.

“So when is the ball going to be held?” I asked, and she thought over it for a while.

“This weekend

My normal routine became to eat, take a stroll and sleep. When the morning of the D–day came, the mating ball, Beauty came and saw me preparing for bed in my pyjamas.

According to her, they hadn’t had an event here in ages, and if I walked into the ball wearing my night pajamas, what impression would I leave on everybody?

I wasn’t planning on attending the ball. I was going to lock my

Started

to change.

to do that. I’m not a member of this

and you’ve lasted for close to a week. So yeah, your presence at the

resolve melted away, and in its place was a surge of excitement. The fact that I was

me, and made me feel warmth around

let me get you ready for the

I’m wearing, and

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as she

about that. Those clothes, dresses, sandals, and shoes are all yours.

shoes my

talking

shoulders and led me to the closet, “Well, if you haven’t guessed

Eros sower me with such favors

this cannot be true” I

wear anything, and see if it doesn’t fit

squinted my eyes at her, but she only folded her hands on her chest and

the wardrobe and saw the soft fabrics of

styles. Some were long, some scandalously short,

my hands upon them, and my fingers

were all screaming too expensive, and I didn’t want to go to him all dolled up, so I simply opened another door and this one had a complete section of just jeans, then another