The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 118

I looked around, but whoever my savior had been.. was gone. I looked down at my body and the small cuts that had appeared on my arms and legs when the vines thorns had cut me were nowhere to be seen as well.

I rubbed my hands and legs, trying to feel the pain, but there was none either. I looked around wildly again and asked loudly.

“Hello W

Who was that?”

My eyes roamed around nervously and I waited for a reply, but there was silence. Had I imagined all of it? Definitely not.

So I tried again.

“I just wanted to thank you for the help. Thank you for saving me, I said and then a soft voice replied to me.

“Do not mention me to anybody” It seemed to reach my ears from behind. I turned around so fast that I felt I had snapped

my neck

But the direction from which the voice had come was devoid of any living being.

All I could see were leaves and branches. Why was this person playing hide and seek with me?

“B–but why are you hiding from me? L., I am not going to harm you, I offered. I didn’t look like a scary predator, but I could not understand what this person wanted from me.

The voice let out a deep, rumbling laughter. “You cannot harm mac, but the people around you can and will.”

My friends? Eros? Arthur, Beauty?

The voice was speaking mysteriously, and I felt all the more intrigued.

“What people around me? Who will harm you?”

The voice seemed to be of a female, but I could not quite ascertain the age of the woman based on just the voice alone. When I did not receive an answer, I tried again

“My name is Eden. What is yours? And why are you here in the forest? What were those vines?” 1 asked, but the woman dodged my questions and spoke rather.

“Eden. You are in grave danger. Do not trust those around you.”

to the location of the speaker who was lurking in the woods. At one point it seemed to come from the right, at others from the left, as if the

how she was doing was

was she not

mysteriousness was really confusing

you talking about? Can you at least give me

never going to reply.

such a long pause that I feared she

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Chapter 118

was black again, and I sensed that the woman was leaving to wherever she wanted

scampered back on my feet and tried to stop her. This was a weird encounter,

I not

and throw you away when he is done with

held a bitter tone, but the way she spoke of Eros told

say that?” I

through my mind. We had been best mates in my previous life,

I love him. This was getting

in thoughts that I didn’t even notice

you answer me,

words, and if you want to thank me for saving your life, you shall do as I

“Do what?”

trust him and don’t mention me

told me your name. How can I trust you?” I countered. My question was a little stupid, but then I could not trust a stranger insinuating

to kill me.

he wanted to do that, he would’ve done it months ago, right? When he just brought me

will meet again.” She said, and before I could inquire further, a bright light shone

a while, I opened my eyes, and I

I was startled.

the

to my questions. There was only a lingering feeling, a light caress on my mind as if I had

that Eros

I scratched the back of my head and tried to recall, but a sharp bolt of pain shot up my brain when I tried that.

looked around hazily.