The Beta's Regret (Eden and Eros) novel Chapter 235

(Eden’s Pov)

BEFORE EROS BLACKED OUT

From the second the whistle blew and the brothers took their stance, I knew that Ryker would be a difficult opponent.

The sound of the whistle had barely settled the noise from the crowd when Ryker pounced on Eros and gave him a blow to the face.

It was startling. I placed a hand over my lips in shock as I watched.

I saw him move away from Ryker as he worked on his jaw.

It took everything in me not to stand up and run back to him so I could comfort him.

Soon, the fight was back on again.

This time, Eros dodged Ryker’s blows and I smiled. At first I wondered why he wouldn't attack, then I watched the way his eyes studied the movement Ryker made, and I understood that Eros was just assessing his opponent.

I wasn't scared. If anything, I was more worried about Eros getting hurt than him losing this fight.

There was no doubt that Eros would be king. This was something the moon goddess had revealed to me in the other realm… I mean, the moon goddess couldn't have possibly gone through the bother of showing me Eros as the cold hybrid king, and him failing, for him not to be king at all in the real world.

Just then, I saw him pause and I frowned.

He staggered slightly, as he placed a hand on his head, almost as if he was drunk. His breathing deepened.

What was going on?

I knew the others hadn't noticed that something was wrong with Eros, but I did.

There was a sudden aura that was beginning to surround him. I shivered. Something was up.

My mind suddenly flashed to an image of Eros losing control in my head. My eyes immediately swept through the crowd.

These many people.

It would be disastrous if Eros lost his temper and did something he was not supposed to do.

I prayed with all my heart that the Beast would be able to control his fury, and there would be no impulsive actions. The visions I had about him had a disastrous end that I never liked.

When Lord Shevek confessed that he placed a curse on Eros. I had a feeling that it must be the reason for the vision she showed me of the other world. The moon goddess must have tried to tell me what might become of Eros if the curse took over.

Just like what I saw the day Eros attacked Lord Shevek in the coven.

There was something evil and sinister about him that day. But somehow none of us ever spoke about it. I couldn't. Not when it reminded me that for a few minutes, I had lost the man I loved.

It was horrific to watch.

I thought about how Lord Shevek had said that Lamia was a major key to solving the curse. Lamia and the chosen one.

I sighed. I wasn't exactly sure what that meant or how Lamia could help and worse of all, who was the chosen one?

If pain was the reason Lord Shevek and Kaliyah created the curse, maybe by love from me and Lamia would be able reverse it— after all, we are offspring of the people who established the curse.

My eyes widened. Of course. What if that was a solution we missed in the first place? What if love was the solution all along? What if this was exactly what the moon goddess wanted me to know when she took me to the other realm and revealed Lamia to me there too?

I wasn't sure if that theory made sense, but I was willing to do anything for my mate.

Suddenly, in the distance, my eyes caught a flash of white. I frowned and focused more on it.

What I saw next threw me back with a shocked gasp.

Little Lamia?

Dressed in a white gown, she had a slight glow around her.

She stood in the middle of the crowd, very noticeable. I looked at the people around her and realized that no one else from the Coven was with her. Not Lord Shevek or my mother. None of them.

Then what was she doing here? Or was this just a part of my imagination? Maybe because I thought about her a few seconds ago.