The Beta’s Regret

(King Pison's Pov)

I closed my eyes in satisfaction as my muscles were loosened in a soft massage.

I had my concubines in the room, two of them, as they used all they had to give me the pleasure I sought.

This was what I had always wanted. The luxury.

Everything was falling into place the way I planned it. It was a perfect execution.

I had succeeded in taking back what was stolen from me, and all that was left to become the most powerful being in this realm was to capture those who escaped.

I should have realized soon enough that Eros wasn't my only problem. His mate, Eden, was as much a threat as Eros was.

As beautiful as she was, she never ceased to set me on edge with her actions.

I grinned. "It's only a matter of time before I have you too." I whispered softly.

I envisioned running my hands over Eden's fair skin, seeing her eyes roll back in pleasure.

I groaned.

I have to get her first so I wouldn't just have to imagine it. Besides, there was already a plan set in motion for that.

I heard a small commotion outside, and from the sounds that my ears picked up, I knew exactly what was happening.

The door opened with a force, and a woman entered, followed quickly by one of my guards, who wore an apologetic expression.

I sat up and signaled the concubines and the guard to leave.

With confused expressions, the women shrugged on their satin robes and walked out of the room.

I looked at the woman before me with a smirk.

Finally, she was here, Betsy.

Her hair stuck out in a wild way, and her eyes did a crazy dance at the room. I wasn't exactly sure what she was looking for.

I felt my skin crawl in disgust at the thought of being in the same space with her; at the same time, I felt excited knowing she had brought me the news I had been waiting for all this while. "You took too long." I said to Betsy.

distance. Lord Shevek found a perfect

raised a brow.

on Betsy was so intense

effect I had on her. Something I no longer

thoughts immediately flashed to the days before

the royal family, with a desire to have a good home when I meet the mate the moon

mate, their son Eros refused to take over the throne. He ran away from the title just

stayed a coward all through his life, but

financial privilege that came with the position. I believed Eros was a fool for declining something that good. Things had begun to

Mate.

followed the scent to a clearing in the woods, and what I saw next

in a passionate

I saw red.

minute I was still recovering from the shock of what I saw, and the next, I had torn the man in question into shreds. All that was left of

her along with me, but I treated her as

my desires. I would use her to pacify my wolf and occasionally sleep with my harem of women to

changed me, and despite the mate bond, my feelings for her waned.

time saw

I knew

of Betsy... but I decided to take it slowly as I didn't have a plan on how

after a few years, I was dethroned, and Eros declared he was ready to take

for what they did to Eden. Initially, I was enraged and wanted to kill

It turned out well.

and in no time, we started a cult, and surprisingly, since Eros had a lot of enemies; people that didn't want the son of King

going

went to get himself

his reign to last. long, and I knew I had to do something also. Eros was already a strong hybrid; if he got himself fortified,

even impossible

defeat.

one option: to get fortified. And the only other way

Hades.

ready to risk it all for what

to Hades. I went to the forbidden high mountain of volcano...

different from what I