The Beta’s Regret

My heart beat widly as we ran.

I could still hear the noise behind us. Screams of horror as people continued to fight against each other. The shouts of fear and pain. We left it all behind as Tiara increased her speed.

We ran past the palace, and went around it until Tiara brought us to the woods at the back. Tiara's paws hit against the floor in quick succession

I could still feel Hades behind me.

His presence was so strong that I feared we wouldn't be outrun it.

I could hear his whispers, like a snake's hiss, threatening me.

He was getting closer, way too close and I begged Tiara to run as fast as we could.

Tiara weaved through the trees in the woods trying to see if I could loose him, but it was of no use. There was almost no escaping Hades shadow.

Ahead of me, I saw that the woods had opened into an opened field. We ran faster as Tiara's fangs held on tightly to Lily's clothes, holding her tightly and yet comfortably.

The infant was quiet, almost as if she knew she was in safe hands, but I could feel her fear. I saw it in the wide-eyed look she gave to me.

Finally, I burst out from the woods into the open field. I began to run free as my paws brushed against the fresh leaves of the field.

"Enough!" I heard a voice boom through the air.

The ground shook. It was like a sudden earthquake was happening. I came to a sudden stop as I tried to find my balance.

Tiara's ears perked up. The ground began to split open.

I staggered, unable to withstand the force of the earthquake despite how hard I tried to maintain my balance.

My heart trembled and I suddenly felt uneasy.

Suddenly, Tiara's paws gave way and we landed on the floor. Tiara rolled to the side to protect Lily from getting injured as the infant fell to the floor.

Tiara gasped, her breaths coming out heavy and disoriented.

Tiara lifted her head just in time to see the shadow shift, for twisting as the shape changed into a man all dressed in black.

He was handsome, way more handsome than any man I knew, it was beyond the ordinary and yet there was something sinister about the looks.

His presence stuck to the air, choking the breath out of me.

Hades walked to a stop before Tiara and stretched his hand. His face was fixed in a deep scowl that reflected his displeasure.

"Hand the girl over." Hades said with a sneer, his voice so cold that Tiara shivered. There was no request in his tone. It was a command through and through. "Now!" he growled.

A wave of dominance swept over Tiara, and she was forced to lower her head in submission. However, I refused to be controlled without a fight.

I forced Tiara to stay up, as she stared Hades in the face.

He was after Lily, a child we had to protect. There was no way I would allow him to do that.

I positioned myself in defensive stance, ready to fight.

However, before I could make a move, a sudden force of power overcomed me.

"Shift!" Hades orders.

I couldn't control the next action. It was as if my will no longer mattered as I shifted against my choice.

pain was excruciating, it was way too

couldn't see well, the world spun around me. Tiara rolled around painfully as she shrunk into a

over my skin as I

towered above me, his gaze dark as he watched with an aura of

his eyes

to have a taste of you." He pursed his lips. "could have done myself the favor of taking you, but that blasted matebond

over my bare skin as I hid myself away

should stop joking around and give

I refused, shielding Lily.

and bent down as

he

aside and made to

vels

a lightning bolt strikes

to the side, and I felt a pleasant thrill as I

familiar with this presence. The

look different. Flowers grew from the floor, and the atmosphere was

moon goddess moved closer, flowers wrapped my skin and covered my

goddess called

bolt of relief stab

on

suddenly angry as

between them, not the usual type between enemies, it was something more,

goddess who radiated a certain brilliance

Hades spat "Sister!"

My eyes widened. Sister?

looked at the moon goddess who didn't seem to flinch

moon goddess smiled and shook her head in

too shocked to say a word, I

heart beat widly

the noise behind us. Screams of horror as people continued to fight against each other. The shouts of fear and pain.

Tiara brought us to the woods at the back. Tiara's

still feel Hades behind

presence was so strong that I feared we wouldn't be outrun

could hear his whispers, like a snake's hiss,

was getting closer, way too close and I begged Tiara to run as fast as we

the woods trying to see if I could loose him, but it was of no use. There was

saw that the woods had opened into an opened field. We ran faster as

as if she knew she was in safe hands, but I could

I began to

voice

was like a sudden earthquake was happening. I came to a sudden stop as

ears perked up. The ground began to split

force of the earthquake despite how hard I tried to maintain

and

on the floor. Tiara rolled to the

her breaths coming

shift, for twisting as the shape changed into a

handsome than any man I knew, it was beyond the ordinary and yet

air,

to a stop before Tiara and stretched his hand. His face was fixed in a

a sneer, his voice so cold that Tiara shivered. There was

swept over Tiara, and she was forced to lower her head in submission. However, I

Tiara to stay up, as she stared Hades