The Beta's Regret (Eden and Eros)
Chapter 69

Chapter

69

Eve and the girls guffawed as the alcohol splashed on my face, ruininh my makeup and hair.

I fought back tears as the girls began pulling at my hair and tugging at my dress again.

"Just let me go!! I cried and attempted to run away, but the girls closed in on me. The music was changed to a loud one as a few people decided to dance, drowning my voice. "Remember what you are, you breeder. That day, when I saw you in the mansion, I should have known you were eyeing Eros. You should know this, that he is mine MINE Eve jabbed a finger at my dress and then wiped her hand on a nearby shrub.

""Ew don't touch her"

The girls began bullying me and I was about to yell back at them when suddenly everybody turned around. "Hey, what is happening?" A voice asked, and I saw Arthur coming over.

The girls quickly pulled out their hankerchiefs and scarves and began wiping my dress while a few threw the contents of their drinks at each other.

Eve immediately masked on a sweet smile "Oh, I am so sorry, my foot got caught in something and I stumbled"

I gritted my teeth, while she reached for my hand and grabbed it, squeezing it hard.

*Please, I am so sorry. I did not mean to. Please don't complain to the King about me," She began crying, and her friends surrounded her, trying to calm her down.

Arthur had already approached us after placing the drinks on a nearby table.

Is everything alright?" He asked as he looked at Tre..

But before I could answer, Eve threw him a helpless look. "I was just playing around with my friends and we didn't see her. One of us started throwing water around and we joined in too. She got caught in the whole thing." Arthur looked at the girls, some of whom were also wet and were wiping off the alcohol.

Eve walked near him and batted her eyelashes. "I hope you understand it was a mistake."

Arthur then hesistatinhly nodded, "It is alright. Just go and get yourselves cleaned, girls."

I wanted to protest, but Eve and her friends then dragged me to the washroom. Once we were all alone, Eve kicked me in the stomach and muttered, "You were going to spoil my plans, right? You filthy breeder.

She grabbed me by the collar and gritted her teeth, "You are never going to say a word of this to Eros, or am going to ensure that you are thrown out of the mansion"

Stacie reached for Eve and tried to calm her.

Let us go, Eve. Stop wasting your time on this mutt." only then did Eve took a deep breath to calm her nerves and replied. "Yeah, you are right. I'll just go upstairs and drag Eros outside if have to. Maybe I'll have the first dance with him." Her friends giggled excitedly, and they all did some touch up and adjusted their clothes and hair before walking out of the washroom.

"You stay within your limits," Eve growled as she walked out.

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I turned the tap off and Het the tears flow freely down my eyes. This had always been the case with Lyra and her friends. didn't even think that I was going to experience this bullying again. It felt like deja vu all over again. I wiped my tears off and washed my face with the cool water as I finally stopped sobbing. This whole ball was now of no importance to me.

I should stay away from Eros, and focus rather on replaceing answers to the happenings in my life.

Then, I calmed down and stepped outside after cleaning my dress to the best of my ability. But when I stepped out. Arthur was already waiting for me.

"Hey, are you okay?" He asked, and 1 force a smile at him.

"Yes" I lied.

He came forward and replied, "I saw the girls walking out but you didn't, and so I wanted to check if you

My heart warmed at this affection. At least somebody cared about me.

were

alright."

He pulled me away from the washroom and dragged me in the direction of the crowd. My eyes scanned the premises for Eve and her friends, but they were not around.

I sighed in relief as I let Arthur guide me to one of the tables. He pulled a chair for me and sat down beside me. Not even a moment after we sat down, there was a small commotion at the entrance of the mansion.

Some people were gathered around the entrance and it was hard to make out what was going on just by looking from here. Arthur sprang up on his feet and muttered, "Let me see what is going on. I will be right back. Don't go anywhere." He went towards the crowd and I too, kept looking at him intently. And that is when I saw the Hybrid King himself being dragged out of the mansion by Beauty.

Arthur and some of the warriors rushed forward and parted the crowd as Eros stepped forward. My heart fluttered deeply at how handsome he looked. The feeling was anew.

While everybody was wearing a formal black colored business suit, Eros was dressed in a blue three piece suit.

He looked every bit of royal and rich as he stepped forward and looked around. A few girls were fanning themselves, and I even saw one or two collapsed on the ground when he looked their way.

But I was not in a hurry to rush forward and grab him. I stayed where I was, glad that everybody had run towards him, leaving me to sit in a corner peacefully.

I propped my chin on my elbow and watched in fascination as he climbed down the small flight of stairs and greeted a few alphas and other important men. Every single person had left whatever they were doing and went to greet him, and he was handling the crowd very well. He did not smile, neither did he scowl. Beauty was standing a few feet away from him and I saw the way he threw her an angry expression, but she only chuckled at

that.

Even I smiled at that. He was oblivious to my presence, so I let myself gawk at him.

He was still well-built, with broad shoulders and his charisma was enigmatic.

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Heavens, this man was a living, breathing example of elegance and finery. And I could only reminisce in my head about our kiss, love-making, and how it had felt to be close to him.

Even from afar. I could see the light stubble on his jaw and the way the corner of his eyes crinkled when he talked about something with passion.

I kept admiring him and soiling wistfully before my smile crumbled as Eve stepped forward.

None of the girls had managed to sneak in through the alphas, but Eve was standing beside a man, who Eros was talking to, so she managed to get past the security guards that had come in to manage the crowd. She gave him a radiant smile and held her hand out for him.

"Can I have the pleasure of dancing with you?"

She asked while batting her eyelashes at him. Eros looked around and saw that all eyes were on him, so he did not bluntly reject her, but I saw a muscle in his jaw twitch.

"Oh please, King -Please dance a little and have some fun" she said, andlooked behind at her friends. Soon they began chanting Eros and Eve's names.

Eros gave a nervous laugh but nodded his head reluctantly.

Eve almost shrieked with pleasure as he stepped forward and she held his hand while walking towards the dance floor proudly.

A few girls threw her jealous looks as they reached the dance floor, and Eve placed a hand on Eros' chin, making more girls green in envy.

Eros then placed his hand on the small of her back and held his other hand, getting into the to dance. Eve looked radiant and confident, something I don't look anymore.

After they danced a few steps, soon, other couples joined while Eve threw her hands on Eros' shoulders, locking her fingers behind his head.

They were dancing close, too close, and I couldn't look at the way his hand was resting on her back while her ample bosom was almost pressed onto his chest.

I saw her whispering something in his ear and he laughed at some joke she had cracked and I couldn't take it anymore tore my eyes away from him and got up from the chair.

But in my haste to get up fast, I knocked the chair off and it clanged loudly against the metal frame, making every single connected frame vibrate.

I gulped as all eyes, including his, turned to look in the direction of the disturbance, Me!