The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 199

(Eros Pov)

With a gust of wind, I landed on all fours in front of a small cave hidden deep within a large rock.

The moon cast a soft glow over the entrance of the cave, which shone with strange symbols carved into it.

With a grunt, I stood up and wiped the dust off me as I stretched.

This was sacred ground. It was invisible to the uninitiated, but I had access to it because my initiation process had begun.

However, I might have made a mess by leaving before I finished the final procedure.”

Because of Eden.

I had no idea what had happened. One minute I was inside the cave lying in a coffin and the next I was next to Eden, Susie, and the hybrids.

All I remembered was tBeast had sensed Tiara’s desperation, and then all went black.

When I became conscious again, Eden, Adonis, and others stared at me in shock. Apparently I must have done something.

Susie suggested I leave, and I did.

I still felt a great urge to go back to the coven and bring Eden along, but I couldn’t. I would ruin everything.

“What the-“I gasped as I heard a loud ring in my ears and became lightheaded. I stumbled forward and grasped the sides of the wall for balance as quickly as I could.

Pain ravaged my body. It ran straight from my head down my spine. I groaned in agony as I fought for control.

ok a long while before I got myself back.

Lros?”

Startled, I looked back to see who called me.

A small woman who wore a white cloak that covered her from head to toe stared back at me. She held an oil lamp in front of her, which she raised to my face.

I shielded my eyes from the bright light.

“By the moon!” She gasped. “You look terrible. How could you disregard all that we warned you against?”

I guilt chewed my insides.

“My apologies.”

She narrowed her gaze on me. “You ruined the ritual. You were supposed to stay locked in the coffin for thirty days, underwater, but you got out.”

my

as she led a path through the entrance of

heart plummeted into my stomach. What if I won’t be able to

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followed behind as I thought about how I left this place in

about Eden

had so many questions. Why was she in a vampire coven?

inform her about where I was going because she would have tried

there was, I was sure Arthur and the rest would fix it. They must have heard about the ritual as well. I was told they would

she would

on the floor. I

“Shut it.” She growled.

I wasn’t supposed to say a word when going through the cave until I

we entered a large opening. It was some kind

clear blue shimmering under the glow of the numerous fire touches

into. And till this very moment no one could

That was the same coffin I was in an hour

raised platform attached to the walls

the 12 elders of

like the woman beside me, but their cloak had more shine and a blue

couldn’t see their faces, but I could sense their

I could recognize was the elder who stood at the

He was Susie’s father.

was when the elders brought me to this cave that I realized that Susie now worked for

One of the elders said his voice

middle of the ritual? You ruined everything we took days to prepare for.”

revealed their faces, but I

should be glad you haven’t gone rogue. You have no idea the kind of power you took along with you. It could have destroyed

I shivered.

thing I remembered was opening my eyes in front of Eden and the hybrids. Susie was there too, which didn’t surprise me, but what I couldn’t understand were the strange faces and the man who looked exactly like

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my head in

of the elders gasped. “We must finish the

the elders faded in my ears.

stepbrother.” I had a sudden flash of my experience