The Beta's Regret (Eden and Eros) novel Chapter 211

(Eden’s Pov)

I finally pulled myself out of the depths of sleep. For a moment, I laid still, my eyes felt too heavy to open.

Finally, I gained enough strength and opened my eyes.

Eros.

Memories of the moments we spent together since two nights ago flooded me.

My stomach tightened, and I felt a slight flutter in my heart.

There was no doubt that I was very much in love with Eros. He made me happy and satisfied.

I inhaled deeply; his scent surrounded me.

I missed him already.

Suddenly curious about where he was, I looked around the room. He wasn't at the window where he stood the last time. He wasn't in the room at all.

A string of doubt ran through me. Despite the fact that it didn't seem rational, I began to imagine that Eros never came to me, maybe it had all been a dream that seemed too real.

His touch, his scent—maybe it was just a twisted part of my imagination.

I shook my head.

No.

There was no way I could have imagined that kind of satisfaction I felt when Eros was buried deep inside of me. It couldn’t have been just a dream.

Eros was here. I just needed to find him.

I scrambled out of bed and grabbed a night robe, which I tied around me along the way. I walked to the window, pushed the curtains aside and looked over at the mansion grounds. This particular part of the house overlooked the path to the gate.

I smiled.

The mansion grounds have a beautiful view.

I looked out to see if Eros was anywhere in sight. Out of nowhere, a female figure stomped out of the house with a suitcase. At first, I assumed it was one of Lord Shevek's women who hadn't left, but on closer look, I realized it was my mother.

I frowned. Was she leaving?

I panicked. Without another thought, I ran out of the room and dashed towards the front door.

I flung it open with force and ran into someone.

“Hey!” Eros called quickly as he stepped back as fast as he could.

He held a tray in front of him; the aroma of eggs and toast filled my nose, and my stomach rumbled. I ignored it.

My eyes snapped to his face, the surprised expression I wore almost as clear as day.

“You cooked?” I asked with raised brows.

Eros nodded with a wide grin.

“It'd been a long time since I did this.” He said softly.

My heart melted, and for a moment I forgot everything else aside from how handsome and extremely ridiculous he looked with a small-sized kitchen apron tied around him.

“So you weren't in the room because of this?” I asked again as I eyed the food.

He nodded. “Yes. You need to eat. I need you and our pup to stay healthy.”

I saw the tear streaks on her face.

“What’s going on? Are you leaving?” I grabbed her arm quickly.

My mother sighed and slowly withdrew her hand from mine. She looked at Eros, who watched us in silence before she talked.

“It's clear that I don't belong here. I should go back home.” Her voice shook slightly.

I frowned. “What do you mean? This is your home too. Lord Shevek invited us over, and that means we are welcome here.”

“Not anymore.” My mother frowned. ‘I think I need to focus on other parts of my life. I'm going to rescue Olivia from Griffin. I can't keep staying here, pretending that all is well when Olivia needs my help.”

I nodded in understanding. “I'm coming with you.”

“No!” She snapped.”This is something I have to do alone.”

I frowned. Something was wrong.

“What did Lord Shevek do to you?” I asked with a narrowed gaze.

My mother looked away.

Just then, a car parked to a stop in front of her. She waved a goodbye at me and bowed slightly to zeros before she entered the cab. It pulled away.

Anger surged in me. I thought about what my father must have done to my mother to make her pack up and leave so fast.

I spun around quickly and stormed into the house. In a few minutes, I was in front of Lord Shevek, who sat behind his study desk.

With all the anger I could muster, I hit the table with a force that made Lord Shevek throw his head back in surprise.

“We need to talk,” I said.