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 eyes. “I

“Let’s go back to the elders.” She instructed as she led a path through the entrance of the cave. “They

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

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followed behind as I thought about how

thought about

so many questions. Why was she in a vampire

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 me, but I was supposed to do

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

would be able to forgive me because I kept the ritual

leg against a stone on the floor. I cried out in pain, and

“Shut it.” She growled.

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

a large opening. It was

crystal clear blue shimmering under the glow of

where the moon goddess had descended into. And till this very moment no one could explain why

and I shivered. That was the

platform attached to the

the 12 elders

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

I could sense their displeasure even from where I

the elder who stood

He was Susie’s father.

I realized that Susie now worked for the elders.

One of the elders said his voice

dare you leave in the middle of the ritual? You ruined everything we took days

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

of power you took along with you. It

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

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

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

elders faded in my ears. A scene flashed in my

a sudden flash of my experience with