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

me as he moved

heart thumped heavily. Could it

of the plan was to invade after I was able to get to Pison, but then

I panicked.

not knowing exactly who it was they had captured, but I had a feeling this was

as he was about to leave. He

should stay here."

my head

soon as the words were out of my lips, I knew I had made a mistake. That was

look. I could see the doubt

beginning to get

to be queen; would like to see how to make decisions, to learn. I would

the way

said in a soft

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

maid to tend to

Pison held his elbow out to me, and I wrapped my hand around it and allowed him to

of

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

could lead to

I wasn't about to think of the kind of things that

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

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

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

the wolves from the camp that

seeing my people treated

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