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?

safe distance from me lest he get distracted

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

it be Eros and

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

I panicked.

me not knowing exactly who it was they had captured, but I had a feeling this was bad, very bad. I couldn't shake off

was about to leave. He stopped

should stay here." He

my head quickly.

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

long look. I could see

was beginning to

to see how to make decisions, to learn. I would

the

said in a

nodded in acknowledgment. He looked past me and Lily,

will send a maid

let's go." Pison held his elbow out to me, and I wrapped my hand around it

of the

seemed to believe what I said. A part of me hoped desperately that Eros was not a part

lead to our

the kind

Pison and I were led to an

of people who looked like they had been starved for the

carried out other tasks. Warriors walked around with whips, which they used on

of the wolves from the camp

gruesome sight, seeing

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