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 eyes. “I

she led a path through the entrance of

my stomach. What if I won’t be able

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how I left this place in

thought about Eden

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

Eden has been up to for the last few days. The last time we made love and I left, I deliberately refused to inform her about where I was going because she would have tried to stop me or insisted that she followed

Arthur and the rest would fix it. They must have heard

only hoped she would be able to forgive me because I kept

leg against a stone on the floor. I

“Shut it.” She growled.

say a word when going through

opening. It was some kind

large pool of water, the crystal clear blue shimmering under the glow of the numerous fire touches attached to

this very water was where the moon goddess had descended into. And till this

opened, and I shivered. That was the same coffin I was in an

attached to the walls of the cave that formed

elders of

cloak had more shine

see their faces, but I could sense their displeasure

recognize was the elder

He was Susie’s father.

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

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

in the middle of the ritual? You ruined everything we took days to prepare

know their names; they never revealed their faces, but I knew they took turns

idea the kind of power you took

I shivered.

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

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ears, and I held my head in

must finish the ritual if you want

the voices of the elders faded in my ears. A

had a sudden flash of