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.

it to me, and I grabbed the

it slow” He cautioned but my throat was burning as

but with unsteady hands I reached for the jar and

away from my hands as I wiped my mouth with the back of

a little. Though my head was still hurting, I could look around with better

I don’t need to tell you

wave of pain coursed through my head. Memories came back to me in

I had won the trials and passed out due to exhaustion of taking a man twice my

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 you

angry, I didn’t want to push my luck so

with a

said, and at that exact

grow angry, but instead a chuckle escaped his lips. The chuckle

He said, standing from the chair and raking a hand through his hair. I looked

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the back of the chair, startling me. In a second, he

idea how risky it

at him in confusion, and he

passed out for almost twelve hours. And you had not