The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 198

(Eden’s Pov)

A curse.

Lord Shevek did all these because of a curse?

“How are you sure the curse is real? What if it isn’t? Maybe Kaliyah didn’t really cast a spell, or maybe the spell didn’t work. What if there is no curse after all?” I frowned.

It was possible that there was nothing to be scared of. There was no way we could confirm if his curse was real except Eros ascends the throne.

But I had a feeling what Lord Shevek had said was real. Maybe the visions I had were not a coincidence. Maybe this was exactly what the moon goddess tried to tell me. The Evil Eros in the other realm.

“It’s real Eden.” Lord Shevek started. “I don’t doubt it. Kaliyah was not an average witch. She was from a lineage of powerful witches that were meant to serve the king. Her family had practiced sorcery for centuries.”

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“How did you know that? Did she tell you?” I asked

“I saw it myself. I knew what I saw. When Kaliyah casted those spells, she transformed into something different, the language she used was ancient. It was real enough. I have only heard about them until that moment.”

“I still find it hard to believe.” I said.

He chuckled. “Kaliyah had suffered too much. Lyraea was hard on her. She would burn Kaliyah’s skin just for fun, which made her bear scars all over her skin that were.terrible to see.”

“When we escaped, I offered her a home here in the coven. She swore to serve me as her master, as she can be nothing more than a slave.”

“A slave?” I was confused.

“Yes. The curse was the first request I had made to the moon goddess in her presence, and she was bound to make sure it came to pass as long as she served me.”

the curse is real?” I raised a brow. That was

refused to believe what I saw, until Kaliyah fortified me before I killed Lyraea.”

do you mean?”

go in and attack and come back unscathed. But for me, it was quite easy because no one saw me.” Lord Shevek answered. “It was unheard of. I passed between guards and they didn’t notice. That wasn’t

did she keep her powers hidden for years and never use them? She

was under a curse too. When her ancestors had rebeled against the king’s authority

only

that?” I

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is a powerful magic necklace that can bind even the most powerful witch in the realm. It was made centuries ago with the blood of a Highborn witch, the king of werewolves and vampires, and twelve noblemen from the vampire and

used to trap the powers of the special witches and force them to remain obedient

couldn’t escape it. I couldn’t

horrible thing to happen to a person. I couldn’t imagine how Kaliyah must have felt knowing she would never

the little girl I had seen earlier. She

The girl’s neck

the same curse. Nothing can save her. The only thing that can destroy the

This was

you mean by the

determined by all of this just like her mother’s was. It was also

My own Father.

“I don’t know myself. That was what Kaliyah told me before her

works in the house as a slave. I couldn’t adopt her because the curse would take effect, and the council was against adopting a cursed witch, but I have kept a

one.” I whispered. My eyes widened. “Can the chosen