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.”

the applause began, but not everyone joined in. I could see that some of the guests were not satisfied with

was obvious from the way they looked at me

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

must be

and I

exactly does

how she claimed Ryker is her lover, it was possible that Cheryl had thoughts of becoming the

why she hated me so

looked like she was doing

wasn’t even

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Chapter 190

Power

Shevek, business or love, she would become his child, and that would mean that she had every right to take

adopted son, even if Lord Shevek chose

that could have gone smoothly if

was the only one that stood in

shook my head

smile. She wore

time for the ceremony to begin.”

brought a scroll to Lord Shevek, which he

rolled my eyes. Really? A scroll? They

looked around the room. Everywhere was sealed. The only exit was through the

opened the scroll in front of everyone

a coven bond by 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

Shevek said.

another round of applause and fell into

stretched it out to have it

a loud hiss filled the room, followed by a slight commotion as two vampire guards dragged an extremely

I frowned.

What was going on?

dear. He has gone against our trust as a people and has allied

I gasped.