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 parents are to be treated like royals."

got louder and I looked away from

wasn't making this any easier

senses. But knowing Pison would possibly have their neck next if they disobeyed, they turned to my parents and roughly pulled them free of the silver chains that bond their hands together. Lord Shevek winced, rubbing his wrist slightly as it

heavier as she struggled to hold

had Pison done

was still occupied with these thoughts when a slight commotion at the entrance

frowned when I saw Alice along with a few warriors match into the hall. They came to a stop

my memory and I felt my heart

were nothing but sworn

me, and I

flash of guilt on her face before her eyes flicked to the point where I held Pison intimately, and felt her anger surge at what she saw Alice looked at me in disgust, before she

was wrong. How could someone as wicked as

her voice came out too intimately and

a brow in surprise. Pison?

at Pison. I could see the muscle on his jaw ticked furiously.

me properly or I will have you head

visibly shaken as she took a step back.

softly and pulled

queen. She will be

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