The Beta's Regret (Eden and Eros)

Chapter 97

"Please Eden, we've known each other for so long. You know how much I care for you..."

But Eros's confidence was infectious. He stood before Theo firmly, and it felt like he was radiating his confidence and charisma around me as well.

"Yeah, of course. I guess that's why you wanted to brutally assault me here and even that day at the forest." I spat venomously, making Theo shrink in regrets.

Eros stared at me in disbelief.

Meanwhile, Theo managed to croak, "Look, you've got it all wrong. I did that to protect you, I saw how every pack member were treating you and your mom. I wanted to save you."

I laughed bitterly. He thinks I am stupid..

Theo literally said one thing at Eros' presence and now is saying another. He even tried getting up on his feet, but Eros pushed him back, making him fall on his knees,

Theo did not try getting up, but stayed on the ground while trying to beg for his life.

"My hybrid King, Eden, please forgive me."

Eros growled, and asked "What is in this injection?" he asked, and Theo put his hands in front of his chest in an effort to shield himself from the hybrid King. His fearful expressions made Eros smirk, "Oh, I am not going to hurt you for your mistake.

But I like to play fair and it is only fair that you lie here on the floor like a dirty rag, passed out and with the medicine in your stream as I take her back home."

"N-no, my King That.. that medicine is dangerous. Please don't

Eros smirked, "Dangerous? How? I thought it made you compliant and dulled your senses."

Theo shook his head wildly. "No, it makes your brain go fuzzy. It it makes you enter a state of bliss in which you have not control over your body or actions."

"Even better" Eros smirked, and pulled Theo's collar down and stuck the iniection in his neck as Theo cried and thrashed against his hold fruitlessly.

"That should serve as a lesson for lying to me and trying to hurt Eden. I would've killed you, but I need you as my puppet, so live as long as I let you. Your days are numbered either way." Eros threw the empty syringe away and looked at me. "Shall we go home?"

I was shuddering and got up instantly and ran towards him again. However, my knees wobbled as I felt the horror of what would have happened to me had Eros not arrived in time.

"Yes, please," I replied and the next second I was plucked off the ground and was in the arms of my savior.

Eros carried me down the stairs. His shoes fell softly on the carpeted stairs as he walked downstairs, carrying me bridal style.

1 buried my face in his embrace as he climbed down the stairs and turned around.

The party was still going on, and I believe nobody knew what had transpired upstairs.

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Maybe that is what he wanted to be the case. I looked back to see Theo twitch on the ground, his eyes staring at me but being unable to move.

1 tore my gaze away from him and looked forward

Instead of walking out the front door, Eros carried me out through the back door, and asked me to reach for the car keys in his pant pocket

1 did as instructed and my hands found the key. My cheek brushed against his jaw when I did that and I tried not to shiver

due to that.

Up close, he looked even more delicious, more tantalizing. The light stubble on his jawline was too enticing. My brain began to imagine how it would feel to roam my fingers on it. Maybe not just fingers, but my mouth could...

I blinked furiously and looked down at the key in my hand and pressed it twice. His car was parked in the back, near garbage bags stacked upon one another by a moss eaten wall and a huge net compound that served as an extra wall dividing the huge place into sections.

Eros climbed down the small flight of stairs and slowly opened the door while placing me on the car seat He ensured that I was seated comfortably and walked to the other side of the car before getting in it.

Taking the key from me, he turned the ignition on and steered the car in the direction of the road.

The drive back home was silent, awkwardly silent and tense. He had been talking to me, caressing my back in the club. bur now he was back to ignoring me

I stole a glance at Eros as he kept his hands firmly planted on the steering wheel, looking straight ahead.

His body posture conveyed that he was unhappy and angry. But he didn't say a word.

Compared to last time, he was driving much slowly and as I looked out the window. I saw that it was still dark.

The moon was shining through the tree branches that passed by as the car drove down the road.

obvious and so were

I fidgeted with my fingers, not knowing what to say and where to begin. The veins in his throat were obvi those in his hands, as if he was trying hard not to explode.

I knew he would definitely scold me for slipping out of the mansion without informing him, but there was nothing I could do to change the past.

I noticed his arm and saw a few scratches on it under his sleeve.

"You are hurt." I said, but Eros did not react

A muscle in his jaw ticked, barely, but he quickly pulled down his sleeve and lid it completely.

I could not take the silence anymore and said in a meek voice, "You can shout. No need to hold it back in

Eros cranked the ignition the moment I said that, and the car's speed suddenly increased I bit my lip nervously as he hit the accelerator and the car was almost flying instead of being driven on the deserted road.

I could only look at him in shock as he drove through the road, but instead of taking me home, we crossed it and he kept driving further abead.

I looked back in confusion and then at him again as the familiar scene of the mansion's huge, gated walls passed by:

"But, but we just passed by the mansion" I said, but Eros crankedup the ignition by another gap and my heartbeat began to thud wildly.

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He was gritting his teeth, his body shaking with rage as he took it out all on the car. I did not ask him for help and this time at series of lanes before the tires screeched to a halt.

I managed to loop in the seatbelt quickly as he drove

I looked at him and he threw his head back, his eyes closed, as he took in a few breaths to calm himself down.

1 only stared at him worriedly when he stepped out of the car and slammed the door, hard. I brought my hands up on my

drown the noise but the car jolted, almost rising from one side and shaking before the tires settled on the ground

cars

again

The tension was palpable in the way he put his hands in the pockets and went to stand a bit farther away. His back was facing me and I could see him taking a few deep breaths to calm himself.

I felt all of it was my fault. And him not saying even a word to me was making it worse.

I took a few deep breaths to find my courage and slowly opened the door while stepping out. The night air was a bit chilly, and I was glad to have his coat around me.

I looked around to see that he had brought us near some lake. The moon and stars were twinkling in the night sky, while the water held its soft reflection, making it look peaceful and serene. There were a few trees and bushes around, and the place looked both beautiful and eerie at the same time.

Or maybe it was my mind that was playing tricks on me.

When I could not stand his silence anymore, I went to stand in front of him and asked, "Please, your silence is killing me. Will you please speak?"

He was looking down, a hard and unreadable expression on his face.

Eros looked up at me, and his golden eyes felt like they were on fire. His gaze was hot and intense. I subconsciously took a step back when I saw his hypnotic eyes stare deep into my eyes and my very soul

A muscle in his jaw twitched as he tried to find the best response to my question "Will it make any difference?" He finally asked, throwing me a question.

"Yes, it will. I know you are angry, hurt even. So, yell all you want

"What do you think of me? Let me know what your mental image of me is. Eros asked, instead of yelling.

And the way he was looking at me made me shiver in a not so fearful way.