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

need to attend to it; wait here." Pison told me as he moved away from me and

it be Eros

to Pison, but then

I panicked.

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

followed Pison as he was about to leave.

should stay

shook my head

my lips, I knew I had made

long look. I

to get suspicious of

be queen; would like to see how to make decisions,

the way it

in

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

will send a maid to

me, and I

out of

Pison was pleased 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

lead

think of the kind of

and I were led to an open space where they claimed the intruders were

number of people who looked like they had

others carried out other tasks. Warriors walked around with

the wolves from the camp

gruesome sight, seeing my people treated like

as Pison and I made our way through the people. I could feel their eyes on