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 beautiful

house with a suitcase. At first, I assumed it was one of Lord Shevek's women who hadn't left,

thought, I ran out of the room and dashed

flung it open with force and ran into

quickly as he stepped back as fast as he

of eggs

surprised

asked with raised

nodded with a wide

time since I did

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

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

to eat. I need

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

it was almost as if we weren't together in

heart was his thoughtfulness. Even when

my mother, who was about to disappear

started quickly. "But

"

that, I

wait.

mother, I forgot to put on footwear. My bare feet padded across the floor. I heard Eros coming behind me, his footsteps quick and firm.

I could process what

shoulders. The material covered me and Kung over

It barely covered my chest, and the length

face warmed

you." I

He answered. "You

didn't have time to respond. I continued on my way. Eros followed me quickly, in a few steps, I got to my mother, who still stood in one spot.

"Mom?" I called out.