The Beta's Regret (Eden and Eros) novel Chapter 207

(Eros Pov)

Susie had gone too far. It wasn't just about how bold she was to utter such words against my mate, it was the way she said it, the way she kept saying Eden was not worth the decisions I made.

She gasped, but my hold was too tight for air to come out freely.

“How dare you? Eden is my mate. My life. Your future queen. I command you to submit to her.”

She clawed at my throat, but I refused to loosen my grip. Even though she begged for breath, I could see that she hadn't accepted my decree.

“Please Eros.” She begged.

I squeezed harder.

I felt a great urge to snap her neck. It wouldn't take me anything to dig my claws into her and draw blood until she was lifeless. I began to lose focus.

She suddenly nodded weakly and said very weakly. “Yes” before I released her.

She fell with a deeply drawn breath. She began to inhale and exhale quickly. Her eyes went bloodshot, and tears flowed down her face as she gave me a frightened look.

I bent to her level and said coldly. “Listen Susie. You will never talk about my mate in that way again. You no longer have a right to call her by her name, and you must never look her in the eyes. She is queen no matter what you say, and she will rule with me. Is that clear?”

Susie gave a stiff nod. Her mouth opened, but she only made a strangled sound.

“I said, is that clear?” I frowned. I managed to hear her voice clearly.

“Yes.” She finally said.

I looked at her for a moment, unsatisfied. Then I stood up, turned and walked away, just as Susie burst into a loud cry. The sound echoed in the dark night, but I refused to acknowledge it.

It was best I addressed her lack of regard for Eden.

Susie had crossed the line. I had given her too much freedom to help me with the ritual process. Now she assumed she has a right to say what she wants.

It was not something that would ever happen.

Susie would never be more than a companion in hard times. I knew she expected more, but I had nothing else to offer.

Eden was mine.

I could sense her. She was still in a strange place. The same place I was thirty days before now.

I needed Beast's help. Beast was the only one who could help me find Eden faster.

“Take me to her.” I said.

And with the beast's help, I made my way out of the sacred ground to the vampire coven.

By the time I got to the coven and stopped at Lord Shevek's house, it was way past midnight. The night was still. There were no sounds.

I couldn't wait to see Eden. I had suffered the longest five weeks of my entire life while I stayed away from her.

I feared she might not welcome me either, but I wanted to try.

I slipped into the shadows, and the first thing that hit me was her scent. All through, there were just traces of her, but now it seemed to be everywhere. It engulfed the whole place.

My instincts guided me through the hallway and finally came to a stop in front of a door.

I tried it. It was unlocked.

I slipped into the room, and I almost groaned at the full scent that hit me hard.

The only source of light in the room was a bedside lamp that was lit halfway.

I went closer towards the bed and saw Eden on it. She was curled up on her side, and her hand rested protectively on her stomach. Her blonde hair was sprawled like a pillow around her, and I chuckled.

Moonlight filtered through the opened window, and there was something it did to her figure.

She was beautiful.

I moved closer again. I suddenly caught a faint scent. It wasn't something I was used to around her. It smelt like—