The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 204

ADONIS POV

The journey back to the packhouse seemed longer than when we were leaving.

Beauty and I were both lost in our own thoughts, trying to understand all that had transpired in the coven.

It was one thing to find out that Eden was about to be initiated in a vampire coven, and it was another thing to find out that her father was Lord Shevek. The lord of the coven. Talk about unexpected circumstances.

How was it even possible for Rose and Lord Shevek, a wolf and vampire without any royal bloodline, to produce an offspring?

It was unusual.

The same goes for finding out that Eros had a stepbrother who looked too much like him, a brother we never knew. It was very strange.

And then there was Arthur.

My hand tightened on the steering. Something was off about him. I never thought about how weird some of his actions had been until Eden pointed it out.

Eden has always been the sharp observant one, sensitive to the things and people around her. She would make a great queen; there was no doubt about that. I sighed. Beauty faced the window, quiet.

"What are you thinking of?" I asked.

She scoffed but didn't turn around.

"I'm beginning to wonder if there will never be an end to all these troubles." She said softly.

"What do you mean?" I frowned.

She paused and sat up. "Eden is barely able to hold herself together. Where is Eros in all of this?"

"We were told he would be in the sacred ground with the elders. That was the announcement from the elders themselves. I'm sure that's where he is." I said.

"Ritual?" Beauty scoffed again. "Did you see Eros when he came to the coven? He looked possessed. What kind of ritual is that? Are they trying to make him go rogue?"

I rolled my eyes. As much as I understood what she meant, Beauty was being dramatic.

when they need him to be king?" I sighed. "You don't have to worry about anything.

bit, then started again. "Do you think he knows that Lord Shevek is Eden's Father? And what about the stepbrother?

about it. It's too much information to

knew something." She narrowed her gaze on

tell you everything

so why did you keep Arthur's meeting with

think

as she looked away again, her head sofly

was a while before I finally pulled in front of the pack house. The place was packed with guards on

off the engine and

for dinner?"

things, and the only

I knew if she found out about what I'm about to do, she would not

I walked to the dungeon. There was something I had to

night air was cool against

as I walked.

stationed at the entrance were suddenly

greeted in a chorus, their heads bowed slightly in

and slipped my hands

and I thought of the best way to start my investigation without any

of patrol

just went over to the border with

are always

"Yes." They answered.

Arthur came here when the vampire was still in the dungeon, you

you sure?" I arched a brow at

"Yes sir."

day, did Arthur bring

exchanged a look and finally

a lie?

I said and stepped back. I went the same way I

was clear now that Arthur lied to Beauty