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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in my mind. “You have to stay strong. There’s more

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

the other world.. But

fruit juice. She set it on the table and sat across from me, her gaze heavy with a mix of guilt

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

hesitated, her fingers twisting in her lap. “There’s something you need to know, Eden. Something

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

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

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my skin crawl. Alpha Griffin had always been a distant figure, someone who’d never shown

she admitted, her voice

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

fated mate,” she continued, her eyes filled with regret. “But when we

hit me like a punch to the gut.

young and wild, Eden. I made a mistake. I had a one–night stand with… a vampire, someone I met at a club. I didn’t even know his name.

real hybrid. My mom’s a werewolf and My Dad’s a vampire.

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being a hybrid before we mated? So, my mating with Eros simply unlocked the hybrid nature in

the pain and shame in her eyes, but I didn’t judge