The Beta’s Regret

For a moment, there was still silence, I could hear the sound of my own heartbeat thumping furiously against my chest.

"They can smell us." Tiara whispered.

"I know that!" I snapped at her.

She retreated and kept quiet, patiently waiting for what would happen next just like I was.

A sharp slap sound reverberated across the space, followed by a loud burst of mocking laughter.

The rogue wolf who had observed my scent winced in pain as he rubbed the back of his head with a tight frown. An older rogue wolf, who was responsible for the slap sound, grinned from ear to ear. "Don't be childish. Crowberries?" He scoffed. "It would have been easier if you had just said that you were hungry."

It dawned on me that the rogue wolf that spotted me was the youngest of them all...

I felt a depth of relief grip me. They still had no idea I was in, and from the looks of it, no one would follow that scent, not when they believed their subordinate didn't smell out the right thing. The young rogue wolf immediately defended himself "That's not what I-"

"If you are that hungry, you should go into the woods and hunt, or you go to the kitchen and request for a meal." Another rogue wolf advised, cutting him short.

Others joined in and made a jest of the young rogue wolf. He was called different kinds of names and forced to stay quiet.

Suddenly, another silence settled in the room. From the way the wolves stared blankly at a particular spot, I could easily tell that they were having a mind link, or someone was mind linking them.

Chaos broke in as the rogues suddenly threw their drinks aside, the initial smile on their faces were wiped off as shouts rang out from among them.

"We have been invaded. There are warriors in the palace!" One of them yelled as the others sprang to action.

a small corner shrouded in the shadows as the men left the dungeon. The rogues left in a hurry, and for a moment I prayed that Eros and my parents would be safe, and that Eros would stick to the plan and not complicate matters. By the time the rogues were out of sight, I came out from

looked like they no longer have hope of leaving

placed a finger on my lips and made a 'shush' gesture. Some of them were too weak to move or even recognize me. I was still checking through, when I finally found Beauty and Adonis.

They looked horrible.

starved. Adonis was positioned

up and sprang into action as she gently placed Adonis on the floor and approached me. She held the Iron

in excitement but I made to clasp her mouth and

to make sure no

the rogues come back and meet you here, they will kill

be ridiculous." Beauty snapped.

The people depend on me." I said. Adonis groaned in pain and I cast a look at him. "What happened?" I

her eyes darkened as she held in

came to our hideout,

betrayed us, and you were nowhere to be found either." Beauty looked back at Adonis, "we tried to fight back

enough to defend ourselves..."

all of this happened. I should have been with them when the camp was destroyed, instead I crept out, my heart tied to Eros. I looked

do to him?" I ask

I saw the anger flash in

rogues have

strange substance. They do it to

refuses to answer their questions. They are trying to break him.

frowned. "The rogues did

Beauty nodded.