The Beta’s Regret

Words failed me to describe how I was feeling It was liberating,

“Eden.” I heard Eros call out my name carefully.

My head flicked to his face and it was as if I was seeing him with new clarity. Every sharp feature of his stood out to me much more prominently.

I saw the way his eyes crinkled when he smiled at me, the fine lines disappearing in the sides and the light stubble dusted or his jawline though he was a few feet away from me.

“Oops, what a fine handsome breed. You can’t just stop staring at him with those eyes, can you?” My wolf, Tiara, spoke to me in my head

I chuckled “I thought it was you who was staring at him,” This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

Eros was sitting on his knees and tried reaching for us, for me. Tiara didn’t want to budge at first. I was even surprised that she didn’t yell mate immediately.

I didn’t want to think too much and spoil the moment, but I knew I would have time to ask her some questions.

Eros saw the way Tiara was hesitating and gave us a warm, welcoming smile. “Welcome to this world and welcome to my pack. Though there are not other members here but know that every member of my pack is valued and treasured. You would feel no different” He said, tipping his head a little.

Woah, this arrogant hybrid King just bowed to us? Well, it wasn’t a proper bow but he did lower his head ever so slightly. Tiara stared at him smugly, but I told her “Don’t be rude.”

Tiara rolled her eyes at me “Are you saying that because he is handsome? He’s still a looker, and his toned abs… mmm”. “Tiara!!” I warned her as she teased me.

Looking at him through her eyes was certainly rewarding. His torso was nothing short of a work of art. Every muscle rippled. with strength whenever he moved and a hard six pack donned his abdomen.

The way his hands moved and the way his hair flitted in the soft breeze, everything about him was picture perfect.

I tried not to sigh at that beauty of a man but told Tiara again. “He is waiting. He’s now King, Tiara. Show some respect!”

She gave me a smug look and slowly stepped forward, letting her head come close to Eros’s outstretched hand.

He slowly and carefully brushed his hand over the fur and I felt a bolt of electricity jostle me.

His touch was gentle but due to Tiara’s heightened perception, felt his skin caress not the fur but my very soul,

Goddess, why was I so attracted to this man?

Tiara slowly nuzzled against his chest and he ruffled through her fur, patting her head lightly.

And I was not mistaken that she would like it when he stroked her fur. I felt her melt at the touch and push her head on his chest, demanding more pats.

Eros chuckled and scratched her fur a bit more making her whimper.

“Mom, right there” She spoke in my head as he rubbed her head and I tried not to chuckle. She had been all smug and mighty just a moment ago and now she was being just a regular voll. That reminds me, she didn’t come as a hybrid because

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I am not fully mated to Eros,

He marked me- well, because I asked him to, but I haven’t marked him or mated properly.

Eros ran his hands through her thick fur and muttered, “You are a beautiful wolf. Eden is lucky to have you” he said, and Tara let out a satisfied howl

ep beside him.

So Eros got up from the ground and began walking, “Come with me” He said and Tiara fell in step

The dark clouds thundered occasionally but it didn’t rain as I thought it would. They only crackled with a loud sound and lightning that shone through the dark clouds every now and then but it did not rain except for a few drops.

We got to the edge of the lake and he looked for a boulder nearby and pointed at it “Hop on it to get a better look”

Tiara let out a sound of approval and climbed up the boulder. And we both saw the reflection in the water.

There was a little difference. Tiara may not look like a hybrid anymore, as in our previous life, but she looked more majestic- almost godly. It made me skeptical, and confused as to why the moon goddess did this.

Is everything happening for a divine reason?

“You are beautiful as always, Tiara” Imumbled in her head and she looked up at the sky to see the moon shining amidst the stars and let out a howl.

Fros chuckled again as she climbed down the boulder and nudged at him, rubbing her head upon his knee.

“What is it, girl?” Eros asked, she looked at the forest in front of her and then straight into Eros’s eyes.

He got the message. “Oh, you want to race?”

She grunted and Eros asked, “Are you sure? You just transformed. I don’t want to wear you down and…”

But before he could complete the sentence. Tiara took off. “Hey, that’s not fair!” I heard him grumble and Tiara giggled in my head.

Tiara has always been sassy, bold, and outspoken unlike me, a timid and shy girl.

Eros was running with us, in his human form. Tiara wanted to challenge him and shot off, increasing her speed a lot but Eros had no problem catching up. She didn’t like that he could still match her despite still being in his human form so she ran hard, much harder than she should.

And I began to feel the pain in her joints. I had recently shifted and all the training Eros had given me on how it would be good to have my bone strength when my wolf would get tired came rushing back to me.

Tiara was soon panting and I felt her leaning on me, trying to borrow strength from me. And no amount of training would have prepared me for this- the real deal.

“Tiara, it is alright. We should go back home” Eros said while slowing down, hoping that she would too, but Tiara wouldn’t listen

“Tiara, please. We can run again later. I promise I will let you our soon” I insisted but her eyes were fixated on a huge tree with a thick network of roots.

A particularly thick root had twisted and turned, rising up a few feet. I could sense what she was about to do and shrieked, “No, Tiara. Listen to me I said, but she shook her head, let out a grunt, and jumped up as we reached the root system.

Tiara jumped up in the air, aiming to pluck, off a fruit hanging down a branch a few meters above the root by using the thick rout as a stepping stone.

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But she miscalculated and her back right foot got stuck in the small gap between the roots and I felt our body slam upon the root, hard.

She let out a whimper and would have fallen to the ground and hurt herself even more but fortunately, Eros simply caught her in his hands.

Tiara let out a pained whimper as Eros shook his head “I forgot newly turned wolves are a little childish”

We made a disgruntled sound of denial but she didn’t have much energy to go on. I was beginning to, feel the weight of her pain and bones too as she began to borrow more strength from me than I could provide at that moment.

Eros looked into Tiara’s eyes and spoke, “Eden, I think it is time you shift back.”

I concentrated, calming my nerves, and the next instant I felt a thousand needles stinging me from all the sides as I felt my bones snap and my muscles go taut and rigid again.

I had shifted back to my human form. There was only one problem though- I was lying stark naked yet again in Eros’s

embrace.