The Beta’s Regret

(Eden's Pov)

The moment Alice stepped out of the room, I let my guard down and relaxed.

I took a deep breath, and allowed the fury I felt to evaporate. I never intended to get so worked up, but Alice had a way of bringing out the worst in me, and I wasn't about to back down.

If my plan was to go accordingly, I couldn't allow anyone else to stand in my way. This wasn't only about what I wanted or about saving myself. This was about saving the people that trusted me to protect them, saving the people I failed.

I felt uneasy as my heart hung heavy in my chest. I had a fight ahead of me, one I wasn't sure I would come out of unscathed but one thing I was sure of, was that I wouldn't fail my people, not again.

A knock on the door caught my attention, and I turned to look at it in curiosity.

Was Alice back again?

I went to the door and pulled it open. My brows raised when I saw two maids one taller than the other stood behind it with fresh bath towels in their hands.

"My lady." They chorused.

"What do you want?" I asked.

One of the ladies, the taller one replied. "His highness asked us to get you ready for the night."

I looked back at the towels in their hands and I sighed. What I needed was time alone to myself, not to have people running around trying to please me.

However, I couldn't turn them away. I needed to act as if I wanted this much more than anything else. Pison has to think that I was just as vain as the other women trying to get the crown. If I turned them away, Pison might suspect I hadn't really changed. I pulled the door open wider.

"Come on in." I said softly.

The maids entered, heads bowed. They hurried towards the bathroom, and spent a few minutes adding various oils before they coming back to my side.

"The bath is ready." The tall one spoke again.

I shook my head in answer.

got closer to me and reached for my clothes, attempting

stopped them. "I will do

exchanged a look and nodded

had to do. When I was done, I allowed the maids

allowed it to work its magic on me,

was what I needed, but I would have

I felt the maids

off my skin with the towels they brought

they bowed and scurried out of the

around in

and laid on the bed, my eyes fixed on the ceiling.

up with

That voice. Zion?

my parents come along with my son?

took over. I dashed for the opened room window

as she listened for the sound trying to detect

she ran towards it. Thankfully, there was no one else in sight. It was

probably

It would be over if Pison caught me, but I needed to know why my son

cry led us all through the side of the palace to the garden at the back

saw a small girl in white picking flowers. The girl turned, the light

gasped. She was alive? But how? I assumed she was killed in the war

a safe place for her. Pison would kill her in

to human form and moved forward. With a frown, I looked

when Lamia smiled

I knew you would if

I narrowed my gaze

shrugged. "No. I used

cocked my head to the side. Lamia was definitely a strange girl. Till now, I had no idea she was aware of her powers. Had she been playing with

widened. "You heard