The Beta’s Regret

(Lord Shevek's Pov)

How exactly was Rose and I supposed to explain that a child barely old enough to walk saved his father and mother from death?

"You don't possibly mean Zion, do you?" I heard Eden ask.

Before I could say a word, Rose answered. Despite the small smile on her face, I could see the strange look she tried to hide, and I understood.

It was pretty difficult to easily overcome the experience we had with Zion.

It questioned all reasoning and we had no choice but to believe that the little hybrid boy was special, blessed by the moon goddess.

I felt a swell of pride along with fear for what great destiny awaited him.

Rose nodded "I meant every word I said. Zion saved you and Shevek."

Eden frowned. It was obvious she was thinking that it didn't make any sense; not one word of what Rose just said made sense to either one of them "But how?" Eden asked. Rose continued.

"When you left the camp, we don't know how, but Zion had sensed it. At first, he refused to fall asleep, and then he began to cry.

Rose cocked her head to the side as she replayed the moment in her head just like I was doing.

"No matter how much we tried to make him stop, he refused. So we decided to check in on you. Maybe you could make him stop. But when we came in here with Zion and Lily..." "You were nowhere to be found," I finished

Rose nodded in agreement. "That was when we knew that you had left the camp in secret without telling anyone."

"No one knew where you were, even Beauty. We all thought Pison had done something to you; we were all worried."

I caught a flash of guilt whip across Eden's face as she bowed her head slightly. "I shouldn't have left the camp without informing anyone. Anything could have happened, and nobody would have known where I was. I'm sorry." She finished softly. I felt my heart break a little.

"Zion was more upset."Rose continued, "He cried so much that everyone began to wake up. We all thought he was going to fall sick."

with a small frown on his

strange and acted

about what to

me curiously. "What

look with Rose, as we silently contemplated how to say

into his wolf." Rose announced

Eden's eyes widened.

us in disbelief. "What do

mystery but Zion shifted into a small black wolf before we

shifted into a

was still talking "The moment Zion shifted into a wolf, he jumped out of my arms and started running towards the forest. It was so fast no one predicted it would happen

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immediately."

shook his head quickly, as I replayed the moment when the chase

a full-grown wolf. I

He was finding

"Isn't it too early for him to have one? He's just a

thought the same

sighed, and Eros gave her

now too. The day I gave Zion his name knew he had a wolf because his eyes changed. But

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it happened. Rose

my grasp, he was way too fast for me, but he always looked back to check if we were all coming

Zion was just checking to see if I was close

of the cave where you and Eros

take the front entrance. He took us round the cave and directed us to the back. Then he lifted his paws and touched a part of

power that he released, and that side of the cave