The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 165

“Mom, don’t cry anymore. Olivia will be back soon…”

My words seem to make her cry harder, and I didn’t know what to do anymore. Her tears were ripping my soul apart.

Eros calmly placed a gentle on her arm. “Ma’am, it hurts to see you this way… I know how much you love her, but I promise, we figure this out.” he said, and that seem to do the trick. My mom’s cries quietened and we helped her off the floor.

I glanced at my mate, noticing the calmness in his eyes. It struck me that he didn’t seem a bit surprised by any of this. Had he already known? I pushed the thought aside, for now. My mom needed me.

“Come on, Mom,” I said, wrapping an arm around her. “Let’s go inside.”

Eros stayed close as we led her into the house. Everything felt off the place I’d grown up in, once filled with warmth and comfort, now felt cold and hollow.

Had it always looked this faded, or was it me? So much had changed since I’d been in the hospital… or maybe it was just me who had changed.

My mom let out a shaky sigh and wiped her face. “I’ll… I’ll make something for us to eat,” she murmured.

She moved to the kitchen, leaving Eros and me in the living room. I glanced around, the stillness unsettling. The familiar furniture, the family photos- everything seemed smaller, worn down, as if life had been sucked out of this place.

Eros reached for my hand, squeezing gently. “Are you alright?”

I nodded “Yeah,” I whispered. He could tell that I wasn’t but decided to let it slide.

I closed my eyes, and felt my wolf, Tiara, stirred inside me. I could tell that her hybrid essence was back. Her voice was calm but held a powerful presence.

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to stay strong. There’s more going on than

breath, “I’m trying, Tiara. It’s just… everything’s changed. I

from the other world.. But there’s something your mother needs

door creaked open, and my mom returned with a tray of snacks. Cookies and fruit juice. She set it on the table and sat across from me, her gaze heavy with a

leave that way? On what grounds? I know Alpha Griffin is related to us through you, but Olivia’s

“There’s something you need to know, Eden. Something I should’ve told you a long

with Eros, who gave me a slight nod, silently encouraging me. “I’m listening,” I

mom took a deep breath. “It’s about Alpha Griffin… and

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had always been a

Griffin was my mate,” she admitted, her voice barely above a

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me confined to the bed, that Mom and Alpha Griffin was mates. In the previous life, he even called me his

continued, her eyes filled with

like a punch to the

gathering in her eyes. “I was young and wild, Eden. I made a mistake. I had a one–night stand with… a

mom’s a werewolf and My Dad’s a vampire. Could that be why the

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mate I was already showing signs of being a hybrid before we mated? So, my mating with Eros simply

pain and shame in her eyes, but