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?

a safe distance from me lest he get distracted

wait here." Pison told me as he

Could it be Eros

to invade after I was able to get to Pison, but

I panicked.

but I had a feeling this was bad, very bad. I couldn't shake

as he was about to leave. He stopped and

stay here."

shook my

of my lips, I knew I had made

and gave me a long look. I could

to get suspicious

be queen; would like to see how

exactly the

said in a

He looked past me and Lily, who was still asleep on the

will send a maid to tend

to me, and I wrapped my hand around it and allowed him to

out of the

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. That would ruin everything. Pison would immediately know that I

lead to

think of the kind of things that he would do

my throat, Pison and I were led to an

who looked like they had been starved for the past weeks

Warriors walked around with whips, which they used on

some of the wolves from the camp that

gruesome sight, seeing my

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