Chapter 39
The Beta’s Regret
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âYou should go sit with the rest of them, Eden,â Alice said softly. She is usually the soft one among us.
âBut Iâm not leaving you guys here. You are my best friends,â I refused. They are my best friends, and I certainly donât want to sit anywhere near that scheming bitch
Eros and Susie didnât kiss. They just talked to each other.
âYeah, weâre her best friends. Sheâs not going to abandon us to sit with the Hybrids,â Nova snapped at Alice.
âBut she is one of them now,â Alice argued.
âNo, Iâm not. Iâm one of you.â I argued again.
âEden, I donât know if you realize this, but you are one of them now. You look and feel like them. You are as intimidating as they are.â Alice confessed and my eyes widened.
âI intimidate you?â
âNo. thatâs not what I meant. What I meant is that you now have the presence that only a Hybrid has. All of us werewolves can feel it now.
I shook my head stubbornly âWell, Iâm not leaving you guys,â
âYeah, sheâs not leaving us. Weâve been friends since childhood, the Hybrids just knew her.â Nova concurred with me.
âBut heâs her mate,â Alice insisted.
âLet it go, please. Itâs her choice to stay here.â Nova groaned.
âOkay, but if I was in your shoes. I wonât be sitting here, cowering away. I would be there staking my place as his mate.â Alice mumbled into her juice,
âIâm not cowering awayâ¦â I pout, seeing all eyes and fingers pointing at me in the cafeteria. A lot of people were talking, and speculating about why I was not with Eros or sitting with the Hybrids anymore.
I saw Alpha Theo and his gang staring. So many people were staring, and it was suffocating.
I stomped to my bedroom as soon as I got home. The whole house was quiet.
Mom had gone to te biggest baking shop in the pack. She had gotten a better job there. It seemed like everyone wants to relate with us, to be somewhat connected to the Royals.
Luna Belle had stopped tormenting my mom too. Olivia wasnât back from school either.
I had ran all of the home way after the last school bell. I didnât want to be in same confines as Ecos.
He was annoying, and I love him.
Argggh
âOne would think that after living for decades, they would understand women better.. but no! Fine is not FINE. When I say 1 need space, it means I want your attention.âI mumbled, pushing my door open.
âDo you always talk to yourself, Blondie?â
I jumped in fright. âArthur!!!
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âShould I be worried oris my friendâs mate going insane?â he said mischievously.
Arthur was sitting comfortably on my bed, staring at the designs of my room.
âOh shut up, Arthur! Are you trying give me a heart attack?â I said angrily
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He laughed heartily âOh Eden, even when youâre mad, youâre entertaining. If Eros hadnât claimed you, I would have claimed you myselfâ
I placed my hands on my hips âHow did you get in here?â
He grinned mischievously, before glancing at the wide opened window. I shouldâve known. I really should teach these Hybrids how to use the front door.
âSo to what honor do I have presence Arthur?â I snapped at him
âHa! Youâre in a bad mood. Itâs almost as worse as Eros,â he said thoughtfully.
Really? Eros is in a worse state like me? Well, that serves him right.
âYou havenât answered my question. Why are you here, Arthur?â I asked. I just wanted to be alone, and sulk in silenceâ¦
âWell, I missed you Blondie,â he replied, faking hurt âI hardly got any chance to talk to you since we got back, and the others
are no funâ
I chuckled athis glum expression. Heâs such a kid. Soon we started talking and laughing.
âDid he ever tell you about Regina?â he asked suddenly. âWe donât talk about her much, but I expect that Eros would have said something.â
âYeah, he did,â I said slowly, sitting on the bed.
âShe was like a little sister to me too. When she died, it affected us deeply. Especially Eros, her brother. He almost destroyed the place. We couldnât stop him. It was his father, the king that managed to stop him.
Then Susie slowly warmed her way to him. I know Susie. She was never nice to Regina or Beauty either.
We knew she wouldnât like having you around. So, I guessed that was why we never mentioned you in front of her.
I think because of both families closeness, Eros and Adonis takes her as a replacement for Regina.
To me sheâll never be that. She is completely the opposite of Regina, Regina was sweet, sincere, and loyal. Susie is deceitful. manipulative, and selfâserving.
She wants Eros because of the crown. It was when his father expressed his desire to pass the throne down to him, that she became more desperate. And even after Eros declined and made Pison in his stead, Susie still hasnât given up. She desperately wants to be Queen,â
âWowâ¦â I managed to say âwhy doesnât she go after King Pison then?â
âPison is quite strict. He doesnât want anyone except his mate. That he made her know even after sleeping with her.â
âWait what? He had slept with her?â I asked, surprised.
âYeah,
âYeah A Hybrid can only sleep with a hybrid or their mate⦠less he receiver dies of the power and exhaustion,â he said âReally?â I asked, tilting my eyebrows âlet me guess, youâve slept with her too?â
Arthur shrugged.
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âmy goddess!â I exclaimed âand you three men donât mind at al
âIt was just spur of the moment. The sex was good, she was hot
I shook my head in pity. These Hybrids are quite complicated. have never seen him that way with anyone before.
Youâre a member of our small pack even though it isnât official y away from usâ¦â