The Beta’s Regret

(Eden's

Pov)

King Pison immediately pulled away from me.

I had no idea what happened, but I suddenly felt anger surge in him.

I figured it must be related to the person who knocked on the door. The news he delivered to Pison must have set him off.

I watched him in confusion, desperate to know exactly what was going on.

I was here on a mission after all, and I wouldn't mind doing whatever it took to get Pison wrapped between my fingers, as long as I wouldn't sleep with him or do anything intimate with him. The goal is to seduce him, sweet talk him into waiting for me and all that... and then strike hard!

"What is it?" I asked him

Pison looked at me. I saw his eyes darken with desire, his jaw ticked furiously as he swallowed back.

"Palace business." Pison answered softly.

I swallowed the bile that rose in my chest as I made up my mind to get my answer. I pursed my lips and placed one hand on his chest.

I felt Pison struggle slightly before he growled. He couldn't hold himself.

"Tell me, what is it?" I asked again.

He grabbed my wrist and halted the movement of my fingers his skin "Intruders." Pison said. "They've caught the intruders."

My blood went cold.

Intruders? What intruders?

this time keeping a safe distance from me lest

wait here." Pison told me as he moved away from me and went straight to his

heavily. Could it be

the plan was to invade after I was able to get to Pison, but then were they the intruders that were caught? Or was it

I panicked.

had a feeling this was bad, very bad. I couldn't shake off the fear and despair

he was about to leave. He stopped and

should stay

my head

were out of my lips, I knew I

me a long look.

beginning to get suspicious of

to be queen; would like to see

the way it

I said in a

acknowledgment. He looked past me and Lily, who was still

maid to tend to

let's go." Pison held his elbow out to me, and I

out of the

what I said. A part of me hoped desperately that Eros was not a part of the intruders. That

lead

the kind of

Pison and I were led to

A large number of people who looked like they had been starved for the past weeks

tasks. Warriors walked around with whips, which they

sight of some of the wolves from the camp

was a gruesome sight, seeing

closed my eyes and tightened my fists in anger as Pison and I made our way through the people.