The Beta's Regret (Eden and Eros)

Chapter 194

Ryker clutched Lord Shevek's hand. He pulled at it desperately as he struggled to breath.

Lord Shevek didn't bulge.

Only when Ryker grew weak and stopped struggling did Lord Shevek let go. The young man fell to the floor with a loud

gasp.

"I should kill you on the spot." Lord Shevek said in anger.

There was so much hate in his gaze. I wondered how he wanted me to get married to someone he hates.

Ryker sighed and leaned against the wall. He looked drained.

"I didn't do anything wrong." Ryker began.

Lord Shevek scoffed. "You didn't do anything wrong? You presence ruined everything. I told you to stay inside didn't I?"

"I was sick of it!" Ryker interrupted. He had started to gain his strength back. "I was sick of always answering to your commands.

"You seem to forget who I am." Lord Shevek growled.

"No I didn't. I know exactly what you are capable of. I just got tired of being a pupet." He spat out.

"Even puppets are useful in the game. One wrong move and they would ruin everything." Lord Shevek continued.

"Well, you did a good job of constantly reminding me of how insignificant I was. I didn't think I would be so important, enough to ruin a master plan."

"You little-" Lord Shevek stopped himself before he could grab Ryker again.

I watched in silence. Beauty had her arms wrapped around me, while Adonis kept his

gaze

on Lord Shevek and Ryker.

I was curious about what Lord Shevek hid from me. Why was he hell bent about Ryker becoming my

I had a mate of my own.

mate?

"Besides, how is any of this my fault?" Ryker asked. He looked at us. "The initiation ceremony was already ruined before I came into the picture." "Then you

should have stayed hidden. Stay in the shadows exactly where you are meant to be." Lord Shevek growled.

"Why?" Ryker tried to sit up. He grimaced in pain, but continued. "Why must I stay hidden?"

"All my life all I have ever wanted was to show myself to the world." He laughed. "But I couldn't just wasn't good." "Or maybe you weren't smart enough." Lord Shevek snapped.

"It has always been about Eros, everything revolves around him, even my life. I hate it."

"Eden is way too good for that fool. I won't have someone like him take my daughter away," Lord Shevek growled.

"Who exactly are you?" I said to Ryker. "You called Eros your step brother, how is that possible"

Ryker looked away. "I don't want to talk about it."

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"So Eros is your brother?" scoffed

Ryker nodded.

"You know Eros too?" I asked Lord Shevek. He didn't turn to me e hung his head low instead.

"Yes." He replied

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I let out a bitter laugh. "You told me you don't know him, that you have no idea who he was. Why did you lie? Both of you?"

"I have my reasons. If I had told you exactly what was happening, you would try to run away." He said.

Ryker laughed. "I knew you were my brother's mate, but I also wanted you for myself. I was supposed to claim you after the initiation. Now, here we are."

I rolled my eyes. How did they assume that I would blindly follow their plan.

"You knew Eros was not himself. There was no use taunting him I said

Ryker shrugged. "It didn't matter. I wasn't joking when I said you were mine."

"I'm not yours." I barked. "You should know that by now. Besides," I looked at Lord Shevek "when are you going to explain what exactly is going on here?" "It's a long story" Lord Shevek said "but that doesn't matter. What matters is that I wanted you to become my heir

"Why?"

Lord Shevek sighed. "You have no idea what you mean to me. It may not look like it, but I have always been desperate to have a child of my own." The vulnerability on Lord Shevek face was clear. My heart broke a little.

All my life, I never imagined that I had a father somewhere who was desperate to know that I existed.

"When my beloved left, I wasn't sure i would be able to get myself attached to anyone else enough to give me a child. Then, I heard of you."

Lord Shevek moved closer. "Just the way I inherited this coven from my parents,

I want you

inherit it."

He looked around, a wistful smile on his

"This place means so much to me.

"I want it to mean something to you." He

nished.

I felt a small flutter in my chest. I unders something I wanted.

"I can't be a part of this." I said.

Lord Shevek sighed.

how desperate he was to make me a part of his heritage, but It wasn't

I looked at Ryker on the side "What about him? What were you planning to do with him before? You said you adopted him, why don't you make him your heir."

Lord Shevek shook his head.

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A lot of things still didn't make sense to me, and I was tired of how Lord Shevek kept evading my questions.

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"Everything would have gone according to plan, if you hadn't brought your friends over, and if Ryker had done exactly what I asked him to do. You would have been my future heir and Ryker would have been your mate. Not Eros." Lord Shevek didn't try to hide the look of disgust on his face when he mentioned Eros.

"Why do you hate Eros so much?" I asked

I saw no reason why he would choose one brother over the other, especially when Eros was a far better catch.

Lord Shevek turned his back on me. He took a moment to think of his next words before he answered.

"Eros is the legitimate son of my beloved's lover."