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 he get distracted

as he moved away from me and went straight to his wardrobe to

Could it be Eros and

part of the plan was to invade after I was able to get to Pison, but then were they the intruders that were caught? Or was it someone

I panicked.

feeling this was bad,

as he was about to

should stay here."

my

I knew I had

gave me a long look. I could see the doubt in

to get

acted quickly. "I am to be queen; would like to see

the way

in a soft

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

a maid to tend to

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

out of

was pleased with my words. He seemed to believe what I said. A part of me hoped desperately that Eros

lead to our

about to think of the kind of things

led to an open space

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

walked around with whips, which they used on the people, forcing them

of some of the

a gruesome sight, seeing

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