The Beta’s Regret

I kept striding forward, not minding the person running behind me.

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“Hey, where are you going?” Arthur began sprinting when I quickened my pace and he was in front of me in the blink of an

I had forgotten I was too slow for a werewolf.

Even if I ran forward with all my strength, he would catch me a second.

I wiped the tears off my face while he stopped in front of me, blocking my way.

“I have been calling your name for the last five minutes and you were running away as if you saw a spirit” He grumbled before taking a moment to catch his breath.

“Nothing. I just wanted to focus on traning.” I muttered and stepped aside while continuing to walk forward.

“Where are you even going?” He asked, and I turned around, my hands on my hips.

“Away from the everything. This pack, and the stupid King.”

Arthur tried hard to keep a straight face, but I saw the hint of a smile spread to his lips.

“By walking towards the mansion? The very mansion the stupid King owns?” He asked, and I looked at him with a frown.

I had called his King stupid, yet he was teasing me. Had it been anybody else, Arthur would have hit the person and then asked questions.

“So, where am I supposed to go?” I asked haughtily, and Arthur’s smile widened a little.

“I understand you are a little frustrated, but please know that Elder Ruth is just a little strict and seems rude on the outside, but she is sweet once you get to know her.”

I folded my hands upon my chest. “I thought of meeting everyone and not sitting in that big mansion alone, staring at the walls while your beloved King went Goddess knows where. But I don’t think your pack likes me.”

“Our pack… technically, you are one of us now..you are under the security of Eros, just like the rest of us.”

Security, my foot. Yes, he had saved me from Theo, but then he had resorted to being sulky and angry with me.

“Relax, he will be returning in an hour or two”

My anger evaporated a little at the thought of seeing him again. He had left abruptly, and it had only been a few hours, but I was already missing him.

And I hated the fact that he did not miss The

“How do you know?” I asked Arthur as he fell in steps beside me and we began walking towards the mansion again.

m his Beta. Plus, we have mind links, you know.”

I nodded. Of course, they could communicate with each other without having the need to be around physically. How did t forget that?

I shook my head at that thought. I had to focus on awakening my wolf first.

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Arthur smiled. “But you have a phone and we can stay in touch through that for now, I am sure you would awaken your wolf

While we walked our way back towards the mansion, Arthur kept motivating me with his words and trying to ease my

frustration.

Why did none of you introduce me to the rest of the pack before? did not see them even at the ball” I asked, as Arthur stopped a bit to tie his shoelaces.

“Well, as you saw, our pack feels a little hesitant to meet strangers because everybody just keeps attacking either them or Eros, Mind you, the attacks are not always harmful but just petty people who like to take out their grudges against him on

the weak ones.”

“Who would even try attacking the fiercest hybrid’s pack? Eros would tear them apart.”

Arthur’s smile wavered, and he fell deep in thoughts. It was as if he was debating if he should tell me whatever was going on in his mind

The curse put on Eros by the moon goddess is slowly growing stronger.”

I would have joked that Eros looked extremely fit and fine, but the grim look on Arthur’s face told me that it was a bad idea

to say that.

What do you mean?” I asked instead.

Arthur replied, “Eros was not always this serious or pushed others away around as much as he does now. He used to be much more calm and relaxed. But he learned early on in life that people change. His trust was broken often enough that he grew cold and distant.”

I recalled something that Beauty had mentioned earlier

“The curse. If I remember correctly, Beauty had spoken about some cure and even you had assumed that I was his cure. But nobody ever tells me what that is supposed to mean.”

When I said that, Arthur stopped dead in his tracks. I had walked a few steps ahead, so I turned around to look at him. “What is wrong?

But he only stared at me and then slowly replied, “That was a mistake”

“What was?” I inquired.

“You better get your answers from the King himself. None of us are authorised to speak about it.”

Oh, now I got it

That is why they always avoided that topic and never answered my questions. But then how would I find out things if they always kept me in the dark?

Another thought popped into my head “Do you know where the hybrid King was last night?”

Arthur answered immediately. “Where else is he supposed to bel He must be either in his office or in some meeting. Why?“1 furrowed my eyebrows at that.

So, Eros had not told any of them about where he was last night, or rather where both of us were.

Not that I was hoping to tell anybody how he went on his knees to claim my entrance, but I thought he would tell them about Theo and that night,

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He had to find out more about this cure thing and also who this rogue King was.

I looked around curiously and Arthur muttered,

“Your phone, check it”

I pulled it out of my pocket to see what was it. I just carried the phone around, but I really had nobody to chat with or call.

Hence, when a notification popped up, I looked at it curiously. I have a message.

“Yeah, open it Arthur encouraged me.

I did as asked and read it aloud. “See, now your inbox isn’t so empty

I gave him a small smile, and he chuckled in return “Whenever you are bored, you can text me or give me a call.”

I bit my lip nervously. “But would it not interfere with your duties?” I did not want Eros to scold him like last time. Though I did not speak out loud the last line, he noticed the unease in my expressions.

“Nah, I will manage. Don’t worry,”

Then, as an afterthought, he added, “Well, you know what? I will save the numbers of others too on your phone. Beau, Eros and a few others that you know.”

The mention of Eros made me look up at his Beta. I recalled Eros and Oivia’s conversation and text messages and how she had been flirting with him.

How long had she been doing it? Had they ever dated at any point? Gotten serious? Had he rejected her? But then she kept pursuing him and even he did not ever shun her.

Their relationship was truly a mystery to me.

While I daydreamed of wanting to start chatting with him, and what the conversation would look like. Arthur looked up at me with a sneaky smile,

“What?”

“You are quite sneaky,” He chuckled, starting to tease me again.

“What did I do now?” I made a face. But he was not done teasing me yel

“I thought you were timid and shy but oh boy, somebody is way ahead of me.”

I narrowed my eyes and raised a finger, poking it in his chest.

“Stop with your pranks. And spit it out.”

He raised his hands in mock surrender and replied, “Oh ok ok, miss fierce. I have

to show you soemthing. So step away a linle please. Let this poor man breath”

Though I knew he was teasing it felt nice to threaten the Beta of the hybrid King and see him eye me warily.

I might not be the strongest or the fastest, but I

Us hardworking and I would never ever stop trying.

1 glared at him and stepped back, somehow taking out my frustration on him, though in a mild way “What is it?”

“Did you never check your phone before?”

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I shook my head, “Not really, It was just a shiny toy for me.”

He raised the phone screen in front of me and showed me a name and number.

“Miss Eden Willow, may I know how do you already have King Eros’s number? Who gave it to you?”