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.

grounds have a

a suitcase. At first, I assumed it was one of Lord Shevek's women who hadn't left, but on closer look, I realized

Without another thought, I ran out of the room and dashed towards the front

with force and ran into

quickly as he stepped back as fast

front of him; the aroma of eggs and toast filled my nose, and my stomach rumbled.

the surprised

I asked with

nodded with a

time since

and for a moment I forgot everything else aside from how handsome and extremely ridiculous he looked with a small-sized

because of this?" I asked again as

need to eat. I need

very familiar emotions. I couldn't help the smile that crept up my face and the way

as if we weren't together

heart was his thoughtfulness. Even when he looked cold on the outside, he was

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

lovely," I started quickly. "But I

"

I

Eros call sharply, but I didn't wait. I couldn't let my mother

feet padded across the floor. I heard Eros

could

Eros draped his shirt around my shoulders. The material covered me and Kung over my body. I

and the length was way

warmed in

I

He answered. "You

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

"Mom?" I called out.