The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 223

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.

did I not notice

hybrid kingdom that Eros ruled over. The only major difference was

My heart skipped.

How was this possible?

turn out to be like the one in the

her voice. That

and I swallowed saliva to soothe it. I suddenly felt

too distracted by Eros’s anger,

mean something more lay

thoughts from going too far. I don’t have the

Eros needed me.

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got closer to him. When I reached him, 1 paused for a bit, unsure about what to do or how to approach him. He looked vulnerable and lost, and

hurt.

healthy relationship with his father. It

you

brother all along who wants to take what you’ve

“Eros,” I said softly.

to me again,

saw anger and pain written in it, and a

took his hand in mine, “You don’t have to go through

and squeezed my

he stared down at where our hands were interlinked before he replied, “I don’t know what

but now… I want it. That’s why

do it.”

to be a good king. I want to build a legacy that will last for years to come.” He said more passionately. “I

moment; I didn’t know Eros had grown much more passionate about the kingship. I knew he wanted to be king, but I had no idea

and allowed Eros

shoulders.

way I imagined.” Eros continued, “And there

head sideways. “What

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