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.

closer to me and reached

I stopped them. "I will do it

exchanged a look and

to do.

a second, I allowed it to work its magic on me, tightening every stiff

was what I needed, but I would have preferred it in

felt the maids hands on me, touching

stepped out of the bath and the water dried off my skin with the towels they brought

they bowed and scurried out of

thing in the palace, maids running around

on the ceiling. I was just about to drift into sleep when I heard a baby

sat up with

That voice. Zion?

eyes widened. Did my parents come along with my son? Or

fester for too long before she took over. I dashed for the opened room window and jumped out, shifting midair as I landed

head tilted to the side as she

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

probably about

if Pison caught me, but I needed to know why

through the side of the palace

turned, the light of the moon casting a glow

She was alive? But how? I assumed she was

kill her in an instant if he

to stop myself, I shifted to human form and moved forward. With a frown, I looked around. There was no sign of my son or anyone else aside from

began to get suspicious when Lamia smiled

I knew you would if you heard the voice of your son" she said with

Zion?" I narrowed my gaze at

shrugged. "No. I used

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 me all along? "No

widened. "You heard