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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she whispered in my mind. “You have to stay strong. There’s more going on than

a deep breath, “I’m trying, Tiara. It’s just… everything’s changed. I don’t know if I can handle

than you think. Remember the trainings and lessons from the other world.. But there’s something your mother needs to tell

creaked open, and my mom returned with a tray of snacks. Cookies and fruit juice. She set it on the table

did Olivia leave that way? On what grounds? I know

her fingers twisting in her lap. “There’s something you need

who gave me a slight nod, silently

breath. “It’s about Alpha

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Griffin had always been a distant figure, someone who’d never

mate,” she admitted, her voice

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stomach drop. I knew before the incident that had me confined to the bed, that Mom and Alpha Griffin was mates. In the previous life, he

he was my fated mate,” she continued, her eyes filled with

hit me like a punch to the gut.

a mistake. I had a one–night stand with… a vampire, someone

heavily. I was a real hybrid. My mom’s a werewolf and My Dad’s a vampire. Could

i

being a hybrid before we mated? So, my mating with

her hand. I could see the pain and shame in her eyes, but I didn’t judge