The Beta’s Regret

(Eden's

Pov)

I finally pulled myself out of the depths of sleep. For a moment, I laid still, my eyes felt too heavy to open.

Finally, I gained enough strength and opened my eyes.

Eros.

Memories of the moments we spent together since two nights ago flooded me.

My stomach tightened, and I felt a slight flutter in my heart.

There was no doubt that I was very much in love with Eros. He made me happy and satisfied.

I inhaled deeply; his scent surrounded me.

I missed him already.

Suddenly curious about where he was, I looked around the room. He wasn't at the window where he stood the last time. He wasn't in the room at all.

A string of doubt ran through me. Despite the fact that it didn't seem rational, I began to imagine that Eros never came to me, maybe it had all been a dream that seemed too real.

His touch, his scent-maybe it was just a twisted part of my imagination.

I shook my head.

No.

There was no way I could have imagined that kind of satisfaction I felt when Eros was buried deep inside of me. It couldn't have been just a dream.

Eros was here. I just needed to find him.

I scrambled out of bed and grabbed a night robe, which I tied around me along the way. I walked to the window, pushed the curtains aside and looked over at the mansion grounds. This particular part of the house overlooked the path to the gate. I smiled.

mansion grounds have

suitcase. At first, I assumed

I ran out of the room and dashed towards the

open with force

stepped back

eggs and toast

his face, the surprised expression I wore almost as clear as

cooked?" I asked with

nodded with a

a long time since I did this."

from how handsome and extremely ridiculous he looked with a small-sized kitchen apron tied around

the room because of this?" I asked again

to eat. I

that crept up my face and the way

lip; it was almost as if we weren't together in bed a few

many reasons Eros captured my heart was his thoughtfulness. Even when he looked cold on the outside, he was a warm man. To

remembered my mother, who was about to disappear from the mansion without

is lovely," I started quickly. "But I need

"

I hurried

call sharply, but I didn't wait. I couldn't

bare feet padded across the floor. I heard Eros coming behind me, his footsteps quick and firm. "Eden, please wait!" He called out again "you can't

I could process what

and Kung over my

barely covered my chest, and the

warmed

I

welcome." He

my way. Eros followed me quickly, in a few steps, I got to my mother, who

"Mom?" I called out.