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.

shock amongst the people. "From now on, Eden's

and I looked away from the people's

making this

if they disobeyed, they turned to my parents and roughly pulled them free of the silver chains

breaths heavier as she struggled to

had Pison done to my

slight commotion at the entrance

Alice along with a few warriors

and I once shared flooded my memory and I felt my heart

nothing but sworn

watched me, and I

her eyes flicked to the point where I held Pison intimately, and felt her anger surge

could someone

She said, the tone of her voice came

a brow in surprise. Pison?

muscle

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

took a step back. "I'm sorry, your highness."

growled softly

him. "I have made my choice Eden will be queen. She will be

in the eyes. "You promised me the throne." Pison opened his palm in