The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 170

The stranger’s voice was smooth, and deep.

It was amazing how he could have such powerful influence without making much effort.

I frowned, feeling uneasy as I stared into his face. I ignored the first words he spoke, giving him another full look to be sure I had never seen him anywhere else.

Tiara stirred within me, senses heightened. “Who are you?” I asked, trying to keep my voice steady.

The man’s smirk widened as he ran his gaze over me. “You don’t know me do you?”

Before he could respond, a gasp echoed behind me. I turned to see mom standing a few feet behind me, her eyes wide and face pale. She was so still that I feared she had stopped breathing.

“Mom?” I called out

She didn’t answer. She just stared at us in shock. I looked back at the man and at my mother again.

“Mom, do you know him?” I asked.

I was beginning to feel something strange stir up in me. I knew whatever was happening wasn’t going to sit too well with me.

My mom made a strange sound in her throat. Her eyes started to tear up, and before I could say anything else, she burst into

tears.

I was taken aback by it. I hurried over to her, holding her arms in my hand as I forced her to look at me.

“Mom, are you okay? What is wrong?”

She continued crying. I never thought I would see her cry more than she did the day before, but this seemed worse.

I was still at a loss on what to do when my mother finally got herself together enough to speak.

Eden. I didn’t know he would…” She trailed

from the door, looking like he would rather be anywhere

mom nodded and sniffed. She took a moment to look away as if to gather her thoughts before she

don’t know how I’m going to say this.”

a frustrated sigh from behind me, and I could almost imagine the man rolling his

her, Rose.”

the familiarity in the way he called my mother’s name. Everything about

queasy.

is your father.”

I was still breathing but I just couldn’t tell, all I could think of at that moment was that the man I had wanted to meet all my life

from my mother’s arm. I slowly turned

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his position. He pulled his hat away from his head, and a beautiful mane of red

you let me

didn’t answer. I

movements fluid and flawless like his

stretched a little, allowing his long length to take

strength. I wasn’t sure how to approach him, how to feel about him

white skin, his red hair that sharply contrasts with it and

man my mother had a one night stand with, I could see the

Even if

he

should make a formal introduction.” He said. “My name is Lord Shevek.” He smiled, his eyes warm “Please come sit. I would like to have a proper

a bit

to him, the more it felt like the temperature had dropped a little in the room. I shivered. With the kind of aura he emanates, I didn’t need to be told he was a

scared. Despite how clean–cut, stiff, and polished he looked, he didn’t seem dangerous….

strange comfort. I felt entranced, the way I gravitated to him like a magnetic pull. I

go closer to him to