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.

notice

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

My heart skipped.

How was this possible?

you think Eros will turn out to be like the one in

and ignored her voice. That wasn’t a

felt patched, and I swallowed saliva to soothe

Eros’s anger, my dream, and even Cheryl to have noticed at

mean something more lay

from going too far. I don’t have the

Eros needed me.

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

was hurt.

relationship with his father. It was

you

along who wants to take what

“Eros,” I said softly.

to me again,

pain written in it, and a helplessness I

beside him and took his hand in mine, “You

sighed and squeezed

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

want to be king because I thought I might do a bad job at it, but now… I want it. That’s why I’ve been trying hard to

do it.” I

a good king. I want to build a legacy that will last for years to come.” He said more passionately. “I wanted to do right by the

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 how desperately he

in and allowed Eros

shoulders.

the way I imagined.” Eros continued, “And there is

my head

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