The Beta’s Regret

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Eros pulledto him. “That is great. Now close your eyes and keep trying. Focus on that feeling”

| nodded excitedly and closed my eyes again. | tried to sense it again, my mind searching for that tug | had felt

in the back of my stomach as if something was pulling at me.

But there was nothing.

| focused hard, but again | felt emptiness.

Feeling nervous, my eyes flew open, and | blurted out worriedly,

“It-it is gone. | can’t feel anything. | can’t

“Shh,” Eros responded, placing a finger on my lips to silence me. The gesture was so intimate that | shook

involuntarily. He didn’t seem to notice it.

“It will cto you. Believe in it. Believe in yourself. Keep trying. | am right here” Eros said in a soothing voice,

and | let myself calm down. | missed this side of Eros,

| closed my eyes as my fingers held onto him tightly and tried searching for that pull. | had begun praying to the

moon goddess again. | had definitely not imagined it.

“Please, please, let it happen” My mind was chanting and suddenly out of nowhere | felt a bolt of current pass

through me.

It seemed to emerge from the base of my stomach and travel up, shooting straight towards my spine and

traveling upwards.

“Ahh” | winced and grabbed onto Eros’s hand ughtly. The next few moments were something | would never

forget. Pain, blinding, tore through me. It was as if a beast that had been in a deep slumber was awakening from

its slumber, shaking the cave it had been resting in for so long.

“Ahh,” | cried again and felt my knees wobble. My entire body was shaking and | couldn't find the strength to

keep standing

| crashed to the ground, and felt a much larger thud resound beside me. Despite the pain, | noticed a pair of

hands were still holdingtightly, not lettinggo. But the pain was too intense to letfocus on anything

else.

| threw my head back and my eyes flew open as | stared at the moon. It appeared blurry at first, as if it was

enveloped by a hazy cloud, but then it swam into focus.

hardly got a moment to breathe when another bolt of pain shot up my spine.

My eyes watered, and at spoint, | let go of the hands holding me. “Nooo”

| clawed at the earth to get a grip on myself as my body seemed to convulse and bend. My stomach was rioting

as if | would- throw up and my head felt disoriented. The pain was worse than my first tin my previous life.

“You are shifting, Eden. You can do it. Fight it. Fight the pain” Those words and his soothing voice gavea

moment of relief. | was doing it, | could do it again.

The pain was so intense that | clawed at the grass viciously, trying to dig into the earth, trying to find comfort.

And to make matters worse, | was feeling extremely hot. As if | had been thrown in a blast furnace. My bones

began to snap, and | felt as if a few of them had cracked.

At spoint, tears began streaming out of my eyes and I cried as the pain almost rattled me.

No amount of training could have preparedfor this.

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The heat felt like liquid-fire punning through my veins, replacing blood and melting my bones and flesh.

It felt as if someone was cutting my skin could do nothing except watch and endure “Please, make it go away!!” |

screamed.

| begged, and | felt two hands pullclose. The familiar scent of Eros’s cologne reachedand my mouth

watered.

He embracedwith one hand and pushed the hair plastered to my face with the other

“You are a strong girl, Eden. | know it. You know it too. Fight, cutie. The way his voice sounded made my skin

shiver. How could he believe inwhen | was screaming on the forest ground, sweaty and confused?

“It’s hurting” | cried and my hand reached to my belly as | tried to clutch it.

“The dress. Probably you need to get rid of it.”

“Do it” | said without hesitation. At this point, | wouldn't mind if somebody took my skin away too. | just wanted

the pain to go away.

Eros hesitated, and | repeated, “DO IT

He did not need further pleading. His hand went to the sleeves of my dress and he gently tugged at it, careful

not to hurtin the process.

The sleeve fell to the side and next, he pulled the other sleeve of too. I took in lungfuls of air when he tore the

front of my dress. It was as if my chest was caged and it was finally free.

Breathe” He patted my back as | bent down, my head touching the forest ground and taking in deep, raspy

breaths. | was covered in sweat, and no amount of air seemed to cooldown

“Hot, | feel so hot, | mumbled and tugged at my hair, not knowing how long it would take.

Talk to your wolf. She is trying to force herself out. Tell her to be slow and that you

are helping her

I had not heard her voice in my head for a while now, but I did what he said, nonetheless.

*Please, | am here for you, Tiara. Take it slow Immediately, | felt the heat go down a little. Had that been because

of her furious attempts to break out of the cage?

| did not know why it was taking so long. But then | had never really seen someone awaken their wolf.

“Did she show up?” Eros asked, and | shook my head.

He frowned, unsure of what to speak. | felt like a failure. All of this training and rigorous dieting had been for

nothing. It seemed like my wolf was stuck behind sunknown barrier could only cry. But Eros seemed to have

another plan. “Well then, let us help her,” He said and before | could ask what he meant, Eros’s hands went

aroundand he pulled me

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| could not even give a startled cry, | just rested my head on his chest as he hoistedup and carried me.

But where was he taking met

His strides were long and in just under a minute, | felt something cool splash upon me.

He had broughtto the lake to calm down the heat

The cold water helped me, and | immediately felt my body rela The heat seemed to subside down considerably,

but the pain was still there.

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“T-thanks,” | managed to mutter and let the cooling sensation of the water wash over me. The heat was now at

a manageable level, but then | felt a different kind of heat pool bubble inside of me, between my legs to be

specific.

Eros was holdingby the waist, looking atwith concern. And | was staring at him, at the way the shirt

clung to his perfectly chiseled body, at the way water dripped down his head, flowing down his face.

Goddess, help me.

The heat began to grow more intense, demandingto pull him close and let my hands roam all over his body.

| looked down, trying to hide my face as a blush crept up my face. Dirty thoughts began to pop up in my head,

picturing

both of us.

He would think | was such a loser for hiding under the pretense of awakening a wolf. So I tried to bring my legs

together and fight the heat pooling inside of me.

Gosh, this was so humiliating. He was here to helpawaken my wolf, not makeexplore my wild fantasies.

| tried to put sdistance between us. Would turning away from him help?

I had no idea, but | could not stare at that face for long without leaning in to kiss him. So | did the only sensible

thing | could think of. | turned away and tried to close my eyes, fighting the urge and the pain.

But then | felt a wall of muscle touch my bare back and a hand brush my shoulder.

“You are going in hear”

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