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

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

into my stomach. What if I

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behind as I thought about how I left

thought about Eden

had so many questions. Why was she in

to inform her about where I was going because she

was something I needed to fix for both of us. And whatever problem there was, I was sure Arthur and the rest would fix it. They

knew Eden would wait for me; I only hoped she would

a stone on the floor.

“Shut it.” She growled.

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

a large opening. It was some

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

descended into. And till

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

away from the pool, there’s a raised platform attached to the walls

elders

woman beside me, but their cloak had more shine and

but I could sense their displeasure

was the elder who

He was Susie’s father.

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

the process.” One of the elders

middle of the ritual? You ruined everything we took days

names; they never revealed their

no idea the kind of power you took along with you. It could have destroyed you and those

I shivered.

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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another ringing in my ears, and I held my head in

must finish the ritual

in

had a sudden flash of my experience with the man who looked