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.”

closed my

the elders.” She instructed as she led a path through the entrance of the cave. “They

stomach. What if I won’t be able

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how I left this place in

thought about

Why was she in a

time we made love and I left, I deliberately refused to inform her about where I

And whatever problem there was, I was sure Arthur and the rest would fix it. They must have heard about

would wait for me; I only hoped she would be able to forgive me because

stone on the floor.

“Shut it.” She growled.

procedure. I wasn’t supposed to say a word

we entered a large opening. It

of water, the crystal clear blue shimmering under the glow of the numerous fire touches attached to different parts of the

to the ancient scrolls, it was said that this very water was where the moon goddess had descended into. And

I shivered. That was the same coffin I was in an hour

away from the pool, there’s a raised platform attached to the walls of the cave that formed a semicirci,

the 12 elders

me, but their cloak had more shine and a blue clasp that held the cape

could sense their displeasure even from where

I could recognize was the elder who stood at the left

He was Susie’s father.

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

the process.” One of the elders said his voice rang out

you leave in the middle of the ritual? You ruined everything we took days to prepare for.” Another one

didn’t know their names; they never revealed their faces, but I

you haven’t gone rogue. You have no idea the kind of power you took along

I shivered.

in front of Eden and the hybrids. Susie was there too, which didn’t surprise me, but

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in my ears, and I held my head

“We must finish the ritual if you want

the voices of the elders faded in my ears. A scene flashed in my

I heard was “Kill me stepbrother.” I had a sudden