The Beta's Regret (Eden and Eros) novel Chapter 204

ADONIS POV

The journey back to the packhouse seemed longer than when we were leaving.

Beauty and I were both lost in our own thoughts, trying to understand all that had transpired in the coven.

It was one thing to find out that Eden was about to be initiated in a vampire coven, and it was another thing to find out that her father was Lord Shevek. The lord of the coven.

Talk about unexpected circumstances.

How was it even possible for Rose and Lord Shevek, a wolf and vampire without any royal bloodline, to produce an offspring?

It was unusual.

The same goes for finding out that Eros had a stepbrother who looked too much like him, a brother we never knew. It was very strange.

And then there was Arthur.

My hand tightened on the steering. Something was off about him. I never thought about how weird some of his actions had been until Eden pointed it out.

Eden has always been the sharp observant one, sensitive to the things and people around her. She would make a great queen; there was no doubt about that.

I sighed. Beauty faced the window, quiet.

“What are you thinking of?” I asked.

She scoffed but didn't turn around.

“I'm beginning to wonder if there will never be an end to all these troubles.” She said softly.

“What do you mean?” I frowned.

She paused and sat up. “Eden is barely able to hold herself together. Where is Eros in all of this?”

“We were told he would be in the sacred ground with the elders. That was the announcement from the elders themselves. I'm sure that's where he is.” I said.

“Ritual?” Beauty scoffed again. “Did you see Eros when he came to the coven? He looked possessed. What kind of ritual is that? Are they trying to make him go rogue?”

I rolled my eyes. As much as I understood what she meant, Beauty was being dramatic.

“Why would they make him go rogue when they need him to be king?” I sighed. “You don't have to worry about anything. Everything will fall into place.”

Beauty nodded. She went into her thoughts for a little bit, then started again. “Do you think he knows that Lord Shevek is Eden’s Father? And what about the stepbrother? How come you don't look so shocked by this news?”

She watched me curiously.

“Believe me, I'm just trying not to think about it. It's too much information to process.” I said quickly.

“I thought you knew something.” She narrowed her gaze on me.

"No, of course not. I would tell you everything if I knew about all that.”

Beauty huffed. “Really… so why did you keep Arthur's meeting with the strangers a secret?”

“Because I didn't think it would mean anything.”

Her lips pressed into a flat line as she looked away again, her head sofly bumping against the window as the car wind through the road.

It was a while before I finally pulled in front of the pack house. The place was packed with guards on duty.

I cut off the engine and stepped out. Beauty followed shortly after.

“What do you want for dinner?" She asked a little testy.