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?

time keeping a safe distance from me lest

to it; wait here." Pison told me as he

heavily. Could it be

to Pison, but then

I panicked.

who it was they had captured, but I had a feeling this was bad, very bad. I couldn't shake off the fear

to leave. He stopped and turned to

stay here." He

shook my head quickly.

out of my lips, I knew I had made a mistake. That

me a long look.

was beginning to get suspicious

see how to

exactly the

I said in a

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

will send a maid to

his elbow out to me, and I wrapped my hand around

of

with my words. He seemed to believe what I said. A part of me hoped desperately that Eros was not a part of the intruders.

lead

kind of things that he would do to

in my throat, Pison and I were led to an open space where they claimed the intruders

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

carried out other tasks. Warriors walked around with whips, which they used on the people, forcing them to work

caught sight of some of the wolves from the

a gruesome sight, seeing my

tightened my fists in anger as Pison and I made our way through the people. I could feel their eyes on me, pleading