The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 124

I gulped nervously.

There was no point in hiding anymore, so I slowly stepped out of my hiding spot. Eros’s gaze was intense, and I saw the way he looked up at me from head to toe.

Maybe he was checking if I had skipped a workout because he was not around. My clothes and the hair plastered to my temples should be enough proof that I had diligently worked out even if he was not around.

Arthur waved at me upon seeing me. Eros looked at the him and said, “People don’t believe I play fair, and I can tackle you. So, go change, we are going to have a little spar.”

My eyes went wide at those words. He had not taken my name, but I knew it was directed at me

“Who is mad enough to say that?” Arthur asked, but Eros shrugged.

“People think it is easy to become a King and rule a kingdom. Sometimes you have to answer those doubts. Are you ready for a spar?” He asked.

This was a silly act. If his pride was hurt by my words, he could have just snapped at me like he always did.

Why did he have to put up a show? Especially with all the pack members around. Elder Ruth would simply tear me apart if she learned I was the reason her lunch had been delayed.

“Uh, but we have the entire pack in the garden. They expect lunch to be served soon, King Arthur tried to reason, but Eros shook his head.

“The fight won’t last long either way. Let’s go outside”

He said without looking at me and stepped out of the main door and climbed down the short flight of stairs.

Arthur didn’t say anything. He just went upstairs to keep the file in the office, as it was something important.

That left me staring at the broad back of Eros. Seeing that there was nobody around, I went near him and murmured. “Uh, you don’t have to do this. I was just annoyed when I said that. But Eros only rolled up his sleeves.

“If even the weakest member of my pack question my strength and let it slide, it will make more people question my leadership. Not the first time that this is happening, either.”

1 felt a little hurt when he called me the weakest member of his pack, but I couldn’t deny it at the time. But what got me wondering were his next words of people questioning his leadership.

I didn’t know the details, but the line was enough to tell me that he had slept over that fact and my remark had hit a nerve. “Please don’t do this, I began, but in an instant he pulled me away from the entrance and I felt my back softly hit the outer

wall.

hide us from the eyes of others who were at the far end of the

suck in my breath. His eyes had a certain shimmer on it, a fire that seemed to rage

spar, you would do something for me” My eyes kept staring at

and subject, so he could order me to do

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nervously, stuttering like

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I saw his eyes darken just a little. He licked his dry lips and the breeze flowing through the garden reached us,

me. If I leaned forward just a little, our lips would brush. He seemed to have read my thought because I

lean forward, he pulled himself away and muttered, “I will tell you when it

walked away without a backward glance. And I just stayed plastered to the wall, panting due to the

grazed my arms, but it had left

a voice asked, “What are you doing here sticking to the wall?” Arthur had returned but had not bothered

I said and pushed my hair behind

us go. It has been a while since

like a walk of shame to me as everybody was staring at us as if we were the culprits, or maybe Eros had told them that it was me who had doubted his

had his back turned to me, and his pack members were all seated around a

open space shaped

busy talking to the others, so I quickly settled in one of the chairs, trying to hide from

inside the circular arena, and everybody

my Beta. I think I might have gone a little weak. If he manages to overwhelm me, I would, gladly accept any punishment offered to me.” At those last words, his eyes subtly flicked to me. He had spotted me in a

Elder Ruth asked and added,

“The entire pack will

cheered as the three stepped in. Eros’s eyes tore away from me and he turned to look at his

at Eros, who didn’t

jumped up and did a roll midair, and landed back on the ground in a The crowd cheered

in a second.

was a sight to behold. The two did not intend to lethally harm each other,