The Beta’s Regret

As soon as I fell asleep, it felt as though something awakened-like I came alive in the darkness.

I turned, there was nothing around me.

My baby! Where was my baby boy? And Beauty, Adonis? Where were they?

I panicked, searching wildly in the darkness, my breaths grew heavier.

Suddenly the ground beneath me gave way. With a scream, I began to fall into an abyss. I was sinking, and stretched out my hands to hold something, anything that would keep me from falling father, but all I felt was empty air.

Fear gripped me and my heart raced faster. I screamed louder, but there was no response. The only sound was my voice echoing in the distance.

Suddenly, a force pulled me out of the darkness into thr light. It felt as though my body was squeezed and suddenly dumped on the ground.

I landed on my feet with a slight stumble but somehow kept my balance.

I shielded my eyes from the sudden bright light and gave myself a moment to adjust before dropping my hands to look around me.

My eyes widened in surprise.

I was back at the Arena.

How was this even possible? A few minutes ago I had just given birth on the forest floor, and now I'm here?

The strangest thing was that everything looked like the past, from before the sky went dark or when it rained.

I looked at where I sat when I arrived at the arena. It was empty.

I frowned. None of this made sense. But then, life had been that way recently. Nothing made sense to me.

I noticed something strange. The Arena was quiet. Everyone was looking in horror at the open ring.

I moved closer, and held my breath. What I saw made my heart leap into my throat.

rage, non-stop. It seemed like something was controlling

into the open ring, determined to do something

yelled, "Eros, please

to grab it, but I

to confirm what just happened, I tried again and my

but

could

if I

this another trance the moon goddess is trying to use to tell me

cry as he struck a final blow

The tension was intense as everyone waited to see if Ryker was

his position if he ended up killing

direction and

were soulless, almost like how he looked when he first met Ryker, but not this intense. As if he saw me, Eros

I stepped back.

if a force pushed him

himself. His eyes had cleared into his sapphire color as he looked around in

the floor. Eros

and I rushed to his side. However, I could do

looked lifeless and he had

to the moon goddess with as much passion as I could muster. The last thing I

roar broke out from the crowd, and the crowd began to chant "king"

and saw that Ryker was

same reaction because he immediately went to Ryker and helped him

Elders stepped into

to declare him the winner, a loud cry rang out from the crowd and soon, people

safety

over.

was surprised when three hooded figures stood before Eros

person that would have crossed my mind. Arthur and Alice stood behind him. My belly dipped