The Beta’s Regret

(Eden's Pov)

"I like the sound of that." Pison whispered with a plastered smug grin across his face. I could see that the public display of my intentions had given him the final conviction he wanted. However, that effect of my words on others was different.

I shivered in disgust as my skin rubbed against Pison. The moment was torture, and I was tempted to run away and scrub my skin clean of Pison's repulsive scent.

The scent of a monster. Rotten and evil.

The people around us looked at me with hate filled eyes. Eyes that spoke about their pain and disappointment in me. I had dashed their hopes by siding with Pison, and acting like I liked him...

They didn't say a word, but their eyes said it all. That I was a traitor. My throat tightened as I forced down the tears that threatened to spill

I couldn't bear it, the looks of despair.

I felt guilt weighing on me but I knew I had no other choice. This was the only option.

I glanced at them, my eyes pleading for them to understand but they refuse to see it. They couldn't see past the pretense I had to put up to save everyone. How could they see through it when Pison himself seemed to believe everything I said. They saw me as their enemy now.

I was now a stranger to my own people.

All I wanted to do at the moment was to grab Pison by the neck and squeeze the life out of him for all he had done. I wanted so badly to tear him apart that it pained me holding myself back from doing exactly what I wanted.

Pison's smile got wider as he faced his warriors.

amongst the people. "From now on,

disbelief got louder and I looked away from the people's

wasn't making this

to my parents and roughly pulled them

mother looked pale, her breaths heavier

done to

occupied with these thoughts when a slight commotion at the entrance of the hall caught

when I saw Alice along with a few warriors

memory and I felt my heart grow heavy at what had become of

were nothing but

watched me, and

held Pison intimately, and felt her anger surge at what she saw Alice looked

someone as wicked as she

her voice came out too intimately and a little

raised a brow in surprise. Pison? Wasn't

glanced at Pison. I could see the muscle on

He said coldly. "You will address me properly or I will have

slightly, visibly shaken as she took a step back. "I'm sorry,

growled softly and

be queen. She will be in charge of the

shot up. "What?" Her head whipped my way. "Her?" she whispered and looked Pison in the eyes. "You promised me the throne." Pison opened his palm