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

go back to the elders.” She instructed as she led a path

What if I won’t be able

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thought about how I left

about

was she

deliberately refused to inform her about

us. And whatever problem there was, I was sure Arthur and the rest

only hoped she would be able to forgive me because I

the floor. I

“Shut it.” She growled.

knew the procedure. I wasn’t supposed to say a word when going

entered a large opening. It was

was a large pool of water, the crystal clear blue shimmering under the

it was said that this very water was where the moon goddess had descended into. And till this very moment no one could explain why the water glows even after

the pool, a coffin was opened, and I shivered. That was the same

attached to

elders

their cloak had more shine and a blue clasp

could sense their displeasure even

recognize was the elder who

He was Susie’s father.

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

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 for.” Another one

their faces, but

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

I shivered.

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

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in my ears, and I held my head in pain. The pain

started,” one of the elders gasped. “We must finish the ritual if you want to stay

faded in

heard was “Kill me stepbrother.” I had a sudden flash of my experience with