The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 108

My ears twitched at that name. Arthur promptly disconnected the call while I stood staring at him in surprise.

Were my ears deceiving me?

“Did you get a scolding again from the King?” I asked, pretending to not have heard him take some other name.

Arthur slipped the phone in his jeans pocket and mumbled, “Oh not really. The King had to leave for some urgent meeting and Olivia does not want me to disturb them.”

My face fell.

“Oh, I didn’t know she was a part of official meetings.”

I commented.

Arthur shrugged. “Her father is respected among all the packs. You could say that other than Eros himself, the other alphas listens to her father. So, it is important that the two work closely together

I nodded bat had to ask. “But why would King Eros and Olivia need an alliance? He’s strong and powerful on his own.”

It is sad that in this life. Olivia and I share different families.

“He is. No doubt about that. But the rogue king has been terrorizing a lot, making the king feel that he needs help.”

Eros had always thought of himself as invincible, untouchable.

Arthur then added. “It is not his own life that he fears, but his friends and close ones. There were sudden attacks that almost killed Beauty. And after that, he invested a lot of time and money in devising new strategies and upgrading the security of the packhouse and this mansion as well.”

Tunderstand. He is responsible for everyone’s safety, not just his own pack.”

Arthur agreed. “Yes, and as much as I would like to keep you company, I have things to do. It is almost evening now, so you could probably take a stroll through the garden or just rest a linle-

“Sure” I replied

I had coerced him to be with me all day, but I knew I couldn’t keep him around 24/7. Plus, I did not want Olivia to snap at

him for no fault of his.

Thus, I did not pester him more. After he left, I walked towards my room, but everything around me reminded me of the arrogant hybrid.

Icould see his office as I climbed up the stairs and recalled the way his hands had caressed me when I had spilled hot tea all over, then I reached my room where I had begged him to sate my heat.

I groaned in frustration.

wanting to keep myself occupied. I headed to the

shampooing my hair and spending hours soaked in the scented water in

into comfortable pajamas and decided

I could read or

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not even checked all the features except texting.

saw that a few

Leger messages

were waiting for me.

an unknown number. Wondering who it was, checked it

okay, Eden? I wanted to

next one that

is this. Did you forget me already? I want my $500 back.” I was furning when I read

did he think of himself? Luke conned me, broke my trust by trying to sell me

I was some lamb and now

throwing a thick wad of notes back at the

for being such a dick, but I decided to simply ignore the

message,

my baby girl,

“Sweetheart

called me that. He was creepy and threw cheesy lines at every girl. But how

taken it from Luke. But then why was he texting me? Did he not fear Eros? What if king Eros knew about

But then he

the screen for a long time, wondering if I should reply back or not. Then another message popped up

did everything

put an end to all this if I played

reply to the message. I had to act like the naive and stupid girl he thought

sent the following message,

The reply was instant.

have wanted you for a long time.

he was being cautious, fearing that the phone

identify yourself or I will block you,” I waited patiently for

him? I kept staring at the phone for a