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

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

from the other world.. But there’s

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

On what grounds? I know Alpha Griffin is related

“There’s something you need

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

breath. “It’s about Alpha

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

she admitted,

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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 even

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

me like a punch to the gut.

tears gathering in her eyes. “I was 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

heavily. I was a real hybrid. My mom’s a werewolf and My Dad’s a vampire. Could that be why the transformation was easier

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as his mate I was already showing signs of being a hybrid

shame in her eyes, but I didn’t judge her.