The Beta’s Regret

“You are an insufferable..” I almost cursed when Beauty interrupted me. She had lost her temper.

“You, Eros, aren’t thinking at all! Don’t you understand that she is our only hope: Tell me you don’t remember what happened the last time! You had barely gotten out of control, but yet, you caused so much chans

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Eros replied quickly. “Exactly, I am the problem. If anybody needs to take the risks, it is me, not her or anybody che”

They started to argue and Beauty’s words, no matter how much she tried to make him understand, he remained rigid.

I stood like a silent bystander watching them. Beauty cared for Eros and it showed. As I thought about his adamant refusal, I couldn’t help but feel good that he cared for me. That he was not selfish enough to make me do anything and everything just because his life was at stake.

“Eros. you don’t understand. The rogue king and his influence are growing stronger. He is already trying to break our unity and show how you are incompetent. What do you think will happen when the whole realm other than your pack see you in your beastly state?”

Eros replied. “I would simply step down as the Hybrid King and lock myself in a cave or something. I would return once I’m better and cured.”

“No,” I found myself speaking,

“Isn’t that what your enemies want? To drive you away from your people?”

Eros shook his head “Look Eden, you don’t understand. You just awakened your wolf and you’re still learning how to be a better werewolf. You are inexperienced when it comes to battles and I doubt you would stand a chance against the rogue King. let alone me, when I completely lose it. It is risky. I might injure you, hurt you more than you could take. I would have no sense of right or wrong..

I interrupted before he could continue, “But that is what the help bond is for, right? To stop you before you completely lose yourself. Maybe, the moon Goddess sent me here to help you. To save you and all of us from the future dangers.”

“I am the danger, Eden. Why can’t you understand it?”

“The lives of werewolves are filled with danger. Pack wars are as common as something we would discuss for breakfast. I was bullied in my own pack, hated by everyone including my supposedly father. You have given me hope, and made me a stronger woman. I have just this one chance to repay you. Do not take it from me.” My voice cracked a little when I recalled everything. The pain, my previous life, the bully from Lyra and now.

“You haven’t seen me in that state! I could kill you!” Eros yelled, driving a fist into the wall. Beauty and I staggered back. His punch went through the wall and broke that part open.

His hand was still resting on the wall, and I saw blood oozing from his fist. He didn’t even flinched but breathed deeply.

I ran to meet him to console him, and that was when I saw that he wasn’t healing.

“Whats happening? Why aren’t you healing?” I cried in agony.

Beauty quietly spoke “The curse is taking full effect. It is slowly turning him into a beast but taking away everything advantageous of my werewolf side, healing, strength, confidence.

Time is running out and that is why I’m insisting on this.” she cleaned her tear off her eyes.

There was dead quietness in the room. No one said a word untill Beauty breathed deeply and decided to excuse herself “I’ll wait outside.”

She walked out of the door and closed it from outside. We were left alone inside in the office.

“Eros, you are important to me even more than you know it. I can’t even start to talk about it- it runs deep. But look, I owe you my life and happiness.”

He looked so crushed and broken. It was as like somebody was stabbing my heart over and over again.

More tears trickled out of my eyes. Eros had always been arrogant and cocky in this life. In my past life he was was always

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gentle and calm.

I subtly asked him for the first aid kit, and he told me where they were.

I gently plucked them off with tweezers and bandaged his hand to the best of my ability.

“Can’t you listen to me for once?” I bit my lower lip. Of course, I could but not now.

I batted my eyelashes mischievously.

“Eden, don’t act smart,”

“You asked me to listen to you. I. Am. Listening. You never said I was supposed to obey you.” I expected him to lash out at me, repeat all the reasons why I was being an idiot but I saw a hint of a smile creep up on his face barely.

It made my heart flutter wildly.

Eros shook his head. “How do you always find a way to do exactly the opposite of what I asked you?”

I shrugged. I guess, I’m a natural.”

“Yeah and stop eavesdropping, Beau, Eros said, and slowly turned his head toward the door. Besuty poked her head in by pushing the door open a bit and bitting her lower lip.

“Sorry” she muttered, and Eros let out a sigh. “I don’t know why I have all the stubborn people around me.”

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She was glowing positively and looked very hopeful. “Because birds of the same feather flock together, she added and came towards me to pull me into a hug

“You are going to be the solution to everything”

I let her warm embrace fill my heart with confidence. I was honored that she believed in me.

“If we break his curse, nothing will stop us from marking and mating him as ours. Tiara said in my head.

It would feel awesome to be his mate again,