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.

Shevek found a perfect hiding

a brow.

on Betsy was so intense that

chuckled. I was well aware of the kind of effect I had on her. Something I no longer shared with

thoughts immediately flashed to the days before I became the

with a desire

the late king and his mate, their son Eros refused to take over the throne. He ran away from the title just like the coward he

have stayed a coward all through his life, but his attempt to correct his actions caused bloodshed

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

Mate.

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

mate was locked in a passionate embrace

I saw red.

what had happened, but one 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

I treated her

was locked up, a slave to my desires. I would use her to pacify my wolf and occasionally sleep with my harem

desperate for my forgiveness, but I couldn't forgive what I saw. It changed me, and despite the

first time saw

I knew Exos didn't

instead of Betsy... but I decided to take it slowly

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

depressed. That was how I met Lyra and Alice while they were running away from Eros, who was trying to kill them for what they did to Eden. Initially, I

It turned out well.

didn't want the

going smoothly

to

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

even

defeat.

to get fortified. And the only other way was

Hades.

dangerous decision, but I was ready to risk

getting access to Hades. I went to the forbidden high mountain of volcano... and met

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