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.”

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

from the way they looked at me that they were against

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

be

fight Cheryl and I had in the

exactly does she

had tried to pair Lord Shevek with her mother and how she claimed Ryker is her

justify the reason why she hated

because from what I could see, her mother looked like she was

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

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Chapter 190

Power

child, and

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

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

was the only one that stood

shook my head

when she saw my smile. She wore

ceremony

scroll to Lord Shevek, which

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

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

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

and traditions have been passed down through centuries. And tonight, we will witness one of such traditions

Shevek said.

another round of applause

Shevek closed the scroll and stretched it out to have it taken

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 the front, his hands and legs were

I frowned.

What was going on?

trust as a people and has allied himself with our enemies. He is a traitor.” He paused. A hushed silence fell over

I gasped.