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.”

applause began, but not everyone joined in. I could see

at

replica of Cheryl stood beside her, a smile on her face. Compared

be her

the fight Cheryl and I had in the hallway, and I

does she

to pair Lord Shevek with her mother and how she claimed

why

from what I could see, her mother looked like she was doing just fine without Lord Shevek, so why try to matchmake them into a union that would be

she hung up on Ryker, who wasn’t even her beloved? It was obvious she

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Chapter 190

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his child, and that

If she won the favor of the adopted son, even if Lord Shevek chose Ryker over

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

I was the only one

shook my head

my smile. She

the ceremony to

to Lord

Really? A scroll? They really played out the

The only exit was through the front

scroll in front of

Our ancient rites and traditions have been passed down

Shevek said.

round of applause and

the scroll and stretched it out to

soon as the scroll left his hands, he snapped his fingers, and immediately, a loud hiss filled the room, followed by a slight commotion as two vampire guards dragged an extremely pale and gnawed vampire over to

I frowned.

What was going on?

the sacred oats that we hold dear. He has gone against our trust as a people and has allied himself with our enemies. He is a traitor.” He paused. A hushed silence fell over the

I gasped.