The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 165

“Mom, don’t cry anymore. Olivia will be back soon...”

My words seem to make her cry harder, and I didn’t know what to do anymore. Her tears were ripping my soul

apart.

Eros calmly placed a gentle on her arm. “Ma’am, it hurts to see you this way... | know how much you love her,

but | promise, we figure this out.” he said, and that seem to do the trick. My mom's cries quietened and we

helped her off the floor.

| glanced at my mate, noticing the calmness in his eyes. It struckthat he didn’t seem a bit surprised by any

of this. Had he already known? | pushed the thought aside, for now. My mom needed me.

“Con, Mom,” | said, wrapping an arm around her. “Let's go inside.”

Eros stayed close as we led her into the house. Everything felt off the place I'd grown up in, once filled with

warmth and comfort, now felt cold and hollow.

Had it always looked this faded, or was it me? So much had changed since I'd been in the hospital... or maybe it

was justwho had changed.

My mom let out a shaky sigh and wiped her face. “I'll... I'll make something for us to eat,” she murmured.

She moved to the kitchen, leaving Eros andin the living room. | glanced around, the stillness unsettling. The

familiar furniture, the family photos- everything seemed smaller, worn down, as if life had been sucked out of

this place.

Eros reached for my hand, squeezing gently. “Are you alright?”

I nodded “Yeah,” | whispered. He could tell that | wasn’t but decided to let it slide.

| closed my eyes, and felt my wolf, Tiara, stirred inside me. | could tell that her hybrid essence was back. Her

voice was calm but held a powerful presence.

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“Eden,” she whispered in my mind. “You have to stay strong. There's more going on than you know.”

| took a deep breath, “I'm trying, Tiara. It's just... everything's changed. | don’t know if I can handle it all.”

“You're stronger than you think. Remember the trainings and lessons from the other world.. But there's

something your mother needs to tell you. Listen.”

The kitchen door creaked open, and my mom returned with a tray of snacks. Cookies and fruit juice. She set it on

the table and sat across from me, her gaze heavy with a mix of guilt and sadness.

“Mom,” | said softly, meeting her eyes. “What's going on? Why did Olivia leave that way? On what grounds? |

know Alpha Griffin is related to us through you, but Olivia's relationship with him seemed so natural. She even

called him Dad!”

She hesitated, her fingers twisting in her lap. “There's something you need to know, Eden. Something | should've

told you a long tago.”

My pulse quickened, and | exchanged a look with Eros, who gavea slight nod, silently encouraging me. “I'm

listening,” | said, bracing myself.

My mom took a deep breath. “It’s about Alpha Griffin... and me.”

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The nalone made my skin crawl. Alpha Griffin had always been a distant figure, someone who'd never

shown any kindness toor my family.

“Alpha Griffin was my mate,” she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper.

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| felt my stomach drop. | knew before the incident that hadconfined to the bed, that Mom and Alpha Griffin

was mates. In the previous life, he even calledhis daughter in a bid to sellto hybrid king, Eros.

“Yes, he was my fated mate,” she continued, her eyes filled with regret. “But when we met, | was already

pregnant. With you.”

The revelation hitlike a punch to the gut. “So... you met him after?”

She nodded, tears gathering in her eyes. “I was young and wild, Eden. | made a mistake. | had a one-night stand

with... a vampire, someone | met at a club. | didn’t even know his name. just, | just enjoyed being free.”

She said and my heart thumped heavily. | was a real hybrid. My mom’s a werewolf and My Dad’s a vampire.

Could that be why the transformation was easier when Eros proposed to me?

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Could it be why, as his mate | was already showing signs of being a hybrid before we mated? So, my mating with

Eros simply unlocked the hybrid nature in me?

“Wow,” | exclaimed, reaching out to squeeze her hand. | could see the pain and shin her eyes, but | didn’t

judge her. | would never. She has been through so much.

She sighed deeply and continued “When | found out | was pregnant, | was terrified. But | knew | wanted to keep

you,” her voice trembled. “You were my miracle, my light.”

| bit my lip, feeling a swell of love and pain in my heart. | cleaned a tear too. She had gone through all of this,

carrying the weight of a secret to protect me.

“A few months later, | left my hto visit my childhoodfriend Belle. It was here at the silver moon pack, and

that was when | met the soon-to-be Alpha Griffin. He was handsand so charming. | was starstruck... and

that was when | felt the mate pull.” Her voice broke.

“It was one of the best days of my life. But when he found out | was already carrying another man’s child... he

couldn't accept it. He rejected me.”

My hands clenched into fists as | processed her words. Alpha Griffin had rejected her-rejected us—because of a

past

mistake.

“So he turned his back on you,” | said, bitterness creeping into my voice.

She nodded, her face crumpling with emotion. “Yes. He was angry, hurt. And didn’t forgive me. He.. he married

Belle to further spite me. He hated me, and held a grudge, not only against me... but against you too.”

She started sobbing again, and more tears slipped down my checks.

| heard subtle growls and felt Eros‘ anger through the mate bond. He was livid, and fighting the urge to rush to

Alpha Griffin's house to rip his head off.

“I'm so sorry, Eden,” my mom whispered, tears streaking down her face. “I should have told you sooner. | didn’t

want you to feel sad.”

| pulled her into a hug. “Mom, I... | understand.”