The Beta's Regret (Eden and Eros) novel Chapter 281

(Eden’s Pov)

My screams earned me a few nasty looks from the women around me, but they didn't say anything. They just ignored me.

The details of the dream felt too real to me. I could still feel Hades hands wrapped around my neck.

At first, I saw Lily in the dream. Her innocent cries rent the air as she struggled to call for attention.

My heart ached for the little girl as I looked around, to check if Pison was there. It surprised me that he wasn't… The area around me was shrouded in darkness. I couldn’t see beyond a few feet— I was in a void space.

I didn't think about it as I knew this was just a vision. I moved closer, and bent down to pick Lily in my arms.

Her face was red as she threw her little hands into the air.

I smiled, falling in love with the little creature. Suddenly, she disappeared, fading away into black smoke. And before I had time to think about where she had gone, the smoke formed a dark figure. There were no details to it, no face to put a finger on, just a human shaped figure, and it was fast, it moved at the speed of light.

One minute, the figure was a few inches away from me, and the next, the figure was right in front of me, cold hands of death wrapped around my neck as it attempted to choke the life out of me.

I couldn’t pull out or fight back, it was almost as if I was frozen in place. I couldn’t even shout to alert anyone of my discomfort.

Goosebumps washed over my skin as I began to run out of air.

“Don't interfere with my plans, Eden!” I heard a voice growl in my head. I was sure it came from the figure even though I couldn't see a face. I just knew it.

“What are you?” I squeaked.

The figure hissed, and I suddenly felt a burn around my throat, as if it was suddenly set ablaze.

I screamed.

A chuckle rent the air and the figure released me. “I am exactly what you think I am.”

Hades.

I shivered.

I heard a sharp click, and I was suddenly awake, breathing heavily as I wrapped my hands around my throat trying to quell the discomfort.

Everything felt too real. I was scared. What if Hades had killed me in my dreams. There was a possibility I could have died here too.

But why was Hades in my dreams?

Could it be that he knew my plans to get rid of Pison and to stop the ritual? Of course, he knew. He is a deity!

My head ached as I sat up and leaned against the wall.

A small groan left my lips as I placed my hand against the skin of my neck. My temperature had begun to spike. I was having a fever.

Another moan left my lips as I suddenly felt weak.

“Maybe we should just give up.” I whispered into the air.

Tiara answered. “No we won't. We have come too far to go back.”