The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 190

I was greeted by loud gasps and hushed whispers. The noise in the room grew as a round of applause broke out.

My eyes swept across the room. I saw my mother close to where Lord Shevek stood, but they were not exactly together.

I felt a little slighted that Lord Shevek had her emotions on and off, even though he had confessed that he liked her but wasn’t sure about his intentions. I wished he would cut her off cleanly.

I watched Lord Shevek move across the room with a proud smile on his face as he approached me.

He held his arm out to me when he got to my side, urging me to take it. I did.

His skin felt cold against mine, but I had gotten used to the feeling of his hands.

Despite my uncertainty, there was a certain comfort in the way he treated me. If I didn’t hate this place so much, I would have allowed myself to bask in the feeling of joy that I knew I should feel.

“The maids did a wonderful job on you. You look stunning.” He whispered in my ears.

Despite my reservations, I felt my heart flutter, and a small smile fell on my lips. “Thank you.”

I took advantage of that moment to attempt an escape route with him

“I don’t want to do this.” I said quickly.

Lord Shevek sighed. “I told you, it’s just fear. No one would ever hurt you without my permission. You are special.”

I nodded and looked away. I knew it was futile, but I had to try.

Lord Shevek led me through the room. The crowd parted at our entrance; a large number of vampires flanked us on both sides.

I shivered. Maybe it was because of the large number of vampires in the room, but the room was unusually cold. Compared to them, I wasn’t ice cold.

Lord Shevek led me to the front and stood with me by his side. I looked at my mother, who beamed at me.

She looked happy. More different than I thought she would be.

“Once again, I am pleased to announce to you, my only daughter and the future heir of the Coven, Eden.”

a small silence, then the applause began, but not everyone joined in. I could see that some of the guests were not

the way they looked at me that they were

her side. An older woman who looked like a matured replica of Cheryl stood beside her, a smile on her face. Compared

must be

Cheryl and I had in the hallway, and I

does

claimed Ryker is her lover, it

why

looked like she was doing just fine without Lord Shevek, so why try to matchmake them into a union that would be nothing

who wasn’t even her beloved? It

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her mother married Lord Shevek, business or love, she would become his child, and that would mean that she had

If she won the favor of the adopted son, even if Lord Shevek chose Ryker over her, she would just get married to him and

perfect plan, something that could have gone smoothly if only I didn’t

was the only

shook my head and

my smile. She wore a bitter expression and looked

for the ceremony to begin.” Lord Shevek

vampire brought a scroll to Lord Shevek, which

rolled my eyes. Really? A scroll? They really played out the

looked around the room. Everywhere was sealed. The only

Shevek opened the scroll in front of everyone and began to read out

blood, family, and choice. Our ancient rites and traditions have been passed down through centuries. And tonight, we will witness one of such traditions take place. The rite of inheritance.”

Shevek said.

round of

closed the scroll and stretched it out

a loud hiss filled the room, followed by a slight commotion as two vampire guards dragged an extremely pale and gnawed vampire over to the front, his hands and legs

I frowned.

What was going on?

has gone against our trust as a people and has allied himself with our enemies. He is a traitor.” He paused. A hushed

I gasped.