The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 105

The pack members eyed me warily as I stood frozen in my tracks Arthur put his hand on my back and gently nudged met

forward.

“They are not going to bite you. Go on,”

I gave him a nervous smile as he cleared his throat.

“She is Eden Willow, now a member of our pack. Please welcome her” He said, and a tense silence followed suit. The pack members kept looking at each other and nobody said a word.

The feeling that this had been a bad idea kept intensifying, and I debated walking back out of the gate.

I hesitantly raised one of my hand and waved at them all. Still, there was no reaction I looked worriedly at Arthur, who murmured

“Oh I should have told you this before. Eros never took in a new member in the pack under any circumstances. That was his rule

My eyes grew wide as saucers as I looked at him and said through gritted teeth.

Then you should have told me that before bringing me here.”

Anthar shrugged. “Well, I didn’t think you would last even a day. He never took anyone, so I believed he would drive you off in hours the first day you were brought in

I made a face. “Thanks for the motivation” Arthur scratched the back of his head as I whispered, “Why does lie never take anybody in?”

But before Arthur could answer, an elderly woman stepped forward. She was wearing a pale black dress and had wrinkles on her face.

Her hair was tied behind in a messy bun and there were a few necklaces and bracelets upon her person.

The elderly woman stepped forward, a stick in her hand that she used to slowly walk forward. I gulped nervously as she kept coming closer.

I wanted to step back, but Arthur muttered low in his breath to keep still. And I did that,

The woman came and stood directly in front of me while Arthur mumbled, “Hello Elder Ruth, how are you doing today?”

However, Elder Ruth did not say a word to him. She kept staring at me and then slowly began circling me while observing me from head to toe.

Once, she even poked at my legs, startling me, but I sensed the watchful gazes of all the pack members on me, so I kept quiet

When she completed her slow circle around me, she came to stand in front of me again and titled her head.

“What is your name!”

before I could open

Elder Ruth raised her hand and showed him her that hand to indicate him to shut up. He

looked at me.

sharp and clear for her age, though I was not entirely sure what age bracket would

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“H–Hello, my

Willow,” I answered and Elder Ruth

pack did

“Silvermoon pack”

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of it before,” she mumbled, mostly

one of the smaller packs down North.” I supplied, but she only groaned again in

face to the left and then to the right, examining

only standing and watching curiously, probably waiting

a whiff followed by other odd

at me and took a lengthy pause as I felt everybody wait for her verdict

an eternity, she finally spoke, “Welcome

said next was drowned in a melody as everybody just

and I looked at Arthur, who had been pushed

everybody clamored around me.

smile, which I returned as everybody shook hands and introduced themselves to me, but I could not even remember the names

their mitial excitement subsided, the crowd thinned while my eyes fell on Elder Ruth, who was still looking at

for me to follow her and she began

It

packhouse.

a big building made of wood and brick with several rooms that would probably serve as guest rooms, or

took the small flight of stairs up which I saw her struggle a little. I tried to offer her support, but she denied and kept using her stick to climb up and finally enter

entered the empty room that only had a few chairs

and motioned for me to

Arthur. “Are you going to babysit her

to suppress a chuckle, and he gave my hand a reassuring squeeze as he walked out, closing

Elder Ruth in

the hybrid king

back a lock of hair that was falling on my face and replied, “Hmm, My Father

an eyebrow. “Is