The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 152

The sun was shining through the window and I felt the warmth on my skin. The light hurt my eyes, and I slowly turned my face away from it to shield my eyes.

I was exhausted. Every muscle in my body hurt and every single bone felt like it had cracked. My limbs were sore, my joints cracking, and my skin felt hot

I was sweating and my throat was parched. I tried to wake myself up, but my eyes did not want to open. They felt like they weighed a ton.

But when I forced my eyelids to flutter open, I realized that I was not in a familiar place. It was all plain white and dull.

I could vaguely make out the white curtain blowing in the soft breeze and the pale windows. My eyes slowly roamed through the space and then I noticed the huge bulky frame sitting in front of me,

My eyes tried to focus on the figure, to tell who it was… and then I saw the blue eyes. Eyes that made me breathless, and nervous. But this time they were staring intently at me coldly.

For a second, I wished that I had returned to my previous life where everything was simple between us.

“I knew you would always find an escape,” he said, his tone was filled with a hint of mockery.

Trying my best to not let exhaustion wash over me again, I opened my eyes and pushed myself up on my elbows in a sitting position

“Why is it so easy to rile you up?” He asked and I decided to ignore him. My mouth felt dry and rough.

I looked around for water and he seemed to have sensed it, for he slowly, purposefully got up from the chair. Eros reached for the jar of water placed on the bedside table and poured into the glass.

to me, and I grabbed

it slow” He cautioned but my throat was burning

but with unsteady hands I reached for the jar and put it straight to my lips. After drinking it all, and almost spilling

his head subtly and took the jar away from my hands as I wiped my mouth with the back of

head was still hurting, I could look around with better clarity. “Where

don’t need to tell you why,

as another wave of pain coursed through my head. Memories came back to

ground. I had won the trials and passed out due to

thought engagin in the trial was going to be a glorious adventure, and so you set off on without my permission. I don’t think I have it in me to keep asking why you keep doing stuff I don’t want you to. So, instead, I will ask, what do

and angry, I didn’t want to push

He asked with a

and at that exact moment, my

Eros to grow angry, but instead a chuckle escaped his lips. The chuckle turned into full blown laughter as

raking a hand through his hair. I looked up at him warily and hesitated to smile, but seeing him laugh made

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the chair, startling me. In a second, he turned around and was upon me. His face was inches

how risky it was for

at him in

And you had not eaten anything before you decided