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

out to see if Eros was anywhere in sight. Out of nowhere, a female figure stomped out of the house with a suitcase. At first, I assumed it was one of Lord Shevek's women who hadn't left, but

panicked. Without another thought, I ran out of

it open with force

Eros called quickly as he stepped back as fast

tray in front of him; the aroma of eggs and toast filled my nose, and

to his face, the surprised expression I wore

asked with

with a wide

been a long time since I did

forgot everything else aside from how handsome and extremely ridiculous he looked with a

you weren't in the room because of this?" I asked again as I eyed

I need you and our

crept up my

was almost as if

of the many reasons Eros captured my heart was his thoughtfulness. Even when he looked cold

mother, who was about

started quickly.

"

that, I hurried

but I didn't wait. I couldn't

My bare feet padded across the floor. I heard Eros coming behind me, his footsteps

could process what

shirt around my shoulders. The material covered me and Kung

barely covered my chest, and the length was way too short,

warmed

I

He answered. "You are

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

"Mom?" I called out.