The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 223

(Eden’s Pov)

As soon as Eros stormed out of the dining room, I stood up and followed after him.

We left a heavy silence behind us.

Eros was fast. One minute he was right in front of me, and the next he wasn’t.

“Eros!” I called after him, but I got no response. I followed the hallway until I got to the front door and pushed it open.

The moon shone high in the sky, but Eros was nowhere to be found. I walked around, hoping to see him.

And I finally did.

I stopped moving for a moment and slowed my breath. The evening air calmly washed over me. I smelled the scent of flowers that lingered in the air, and I immediately assumed a garden must be around somewhere

But none of this could take away the grief that hung in the air.

I looked at Eros. He was seated on a bench beneath a large tree, staring into space. His posture was stiff, almost unmoving.

I could easily mistake him for a statue 1

if I didn’t know better.

As if he sensed me, Eros looked my way then looked away again.

In that moment, something struck me.

A

The air around me suddenly felt familiar. It was like I had seen this place before.

The second realm.

I looked around, and everything began to fall into place.

I not notice this in

just like the mansion in the second realm, the hybrid kingdom that Eros ruled over. The only major difference was the water fountain in the middle of the compound and a few other

My heart skipped.

How was this possible?

turn out to be like the one in

head and ignored her voice. That wasn’t

and I swallowed saliva to soothe

rooms, everything looked familiar. I must have been too distracted by Eros’s anger, my dream, and even

something more lay

had to stop my thoughts from going too far. I don’t have the time

Eros needed me.

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for a bit, unsure about what to do or how to approach him. He looked vulnerable and lost, and

was hurt. I could

his father. It was more devastating to

you

brother all along who wants to take what you’ve worked hard to

“Eros,” I said softly.

turned to me again,

looked haunted. I saw anger and pain written in it, and a helplessness I wasn’t sure I

his hand in mine, “You don’t

squeezed my hand in

where our hands were interlinked before he replied, “I don’t know what else to do, Eden.” His voice

didn’t want to be king because I thought I might do a bad job at it, but now… I want

can do it.” I

last for years to come.” He said more passionately. “I

grown much more passionate about the

in and allowed Eros to rest his head on

shoulders.

to be going the way I imagined.” Eros continued, “And there

my head