The Beta’s Regret

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I turned off the shower quickly and grabbed the towel off its rack.

I didn’t bother to dry off the water from my skin as I tied it securely around me.

I had a feeling it was Ryker. My heart pounded fast. Was he here to harass me again?

As much as I was now a hybrid, I wasn’t sure I would be able to defeat Ryker in a fight. He was a vampire, or something more.. but seemed like a trained warrior. Right now, it would take more than just my powers to defeat Ryker.

But that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t fight if I had to.

I looked around the bathroom and spotted a mop stick. I grabbed it, using it as a shield as I carefully stepped out of the bathroom..

I entered the room and was about to swing the mopstick in the air when I stopped midway.

“Eden?” Lord Shevek stared at me in surprise.

I straightened up immediately, throwing the mopstick to the side as I suddenly became conscious of how I was.

Lord Shevek noticed I was in a towel, and he spun around immediately.

“I’m sorry. I should have knocked before I entered.” He said, and stepped out.

I suddenly lost my strength as I plopped on the bed in relief. I never imagined I would be so glad to see Lord Shevek. For now, he was a lesser evil compared to Ryker.

I got back up and looked for a short and a shirt to wear and dressed up quickly. When I was decent enough, I opened the door.

Lord Shevek who leaned against the wall of my room gave me a gentle look, and I opened the door wider.

“Come in,”

He nodded and entered.

“I’m sorry.” He said it again. “I didn’t think you would be in the bathroom.”

I smiled. “It’s fine.”

“Are you okay? You look… tired.” Lord Shevek watched me carefully.

I looked away. “I’m fine. I just have a lot going on.”

He nodded. “I can understand that. But still-”

“Why are you here?” I tried to move his attention away from me.

“I wanted to talk to you.” He clasped his hands together in front of him.

I noticed he wasn’t with his staff today.

“About what?” I raised a brow.

“I have a feeling you don’t want to be here any longer. You are drifting away from me.” He frowned. “The reason I brought you with me to the coven was for us to get to know each other. I wanted us to bond as father and daughter, but I seem to be doing a bad job of it.”

I gave him a cautious look.

“I never said that.” I looked away.

“I know. But I can sense it. Even now, you are scared of me. I have no idea how I managed to make you feel like you can’t trust me.” Lord Shevek sighed.

6:36 PM

“It just happened like that.” I mumbled.

“There is a bridge between us now, something that wasn’t there when we first met. And I don’t want you to ever feel far away from me.”

Lord Shevek looked away.

“I saw the way you looked at your mother and me this morning. You were angry. I used to think you wouldn’t mind if something happened between us, but I was wrong. You looked like you hated the fact that we were together.”

“I have my reasons.” I said, and he swallowed something in his throat.

I hugged myself, feeling a slight shiver as my heart began to melt a little.

“Why did you go to my mother?” I fixed a look on him, suddenly protective. “Are you trying to use her to get to me? Or you are with her because you love her.”

My father shuffled on his feet, a sign that the question made him nervous. I wasn’t sure if that was a good or bad thing.

“I’m not sure if I would call it love.” He started. “But I want Rose. You would not understand it, but I desire her, more than I have ever desired another woman.”

He looked away just before I could see the vulnerability in his eyes. I wanted to understand.

“Do you want to be with her?” I asked.

He sighed. “I don’t know. I have a lot of issues to sort before I can finally decide what I would do.”

I didn’t push further.

Lord Shevek was lost in his thoughts for a little while before he said. “There is more to everything than what you hear or see.” He said softly.

I frowned. I knew he wasn’t talking about my mother anymore.

“What do you mean?” I asked.

He shrugged. “Ryker being here is not something you can easily understand even if explained. It doesn’t matter what you think you heard; everything I do is for the good of our family and our lineage. I mean well.”

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He saw me?

I looked away and walked to the window as I stared hard at the curtains. I had never opened them before.

“I will leave you to rest and get dressed for the ceremony.” Lord Shevek said softly and stepped out.

The door closed in his wake.

I moved back to the bed and lied down on my back as I looked at the ceiling. I fixed my gaze on one spot and thought about all that had happened.

Before I knew it, I fell asleep.

And I saw Eros.

At first, I smiled and ran to hug him. But then he was looking at me coldly. It wasn’t the Eros I knew. This was the same Eros from the other world. The beast.–

I backed away until he stood a few feet away from me; his eyes glowed fiercely and his claws elongated as he stalked towards me. He bared his teeth at me, raising his claws at me…

I screamed and woke up, my heart beating fast… I gasped “It was just a dream.”