The Beta’s Regret

(The Blood Moon Night)

Arthur's men and I stopped in front of the chamber, and instead of pushing me in as expected, they pulled away and left me all alone.

I looked back in surprise, as the warriors stared back at me with a stoic expression "Go in." One of them commanded.

I took a deep breath and placed my hand on the door.

This was it, the moment I have been waiting for. I knew that the minute I stepped through the threshold, there was no going back.

Arthur must have set everything in place, all I needed to do was carry Lily from him, and hide her untill the Blood Moon fades away. By then Eros, my parents, Adonis, Beauty, and the women would've done swung into action. It was simple yet efficient plan.

The reason why Arthur had to be the one to steal Lily from her chambers filled with Nannies, was because he knew the palace much more than I did, and was the best one to get me Lily.

""We can do this." Tiara said softly.

I finally summoned the courage I needed and pushed the door open.

The room was dark. Too dark.

There was no source of light anywhere. I frowned. This was unusual.

The door slammed shut behind me and I jumped. I released a deep breath when I realized it was nothing.

Still, I felt uneasy.

My skin crawled as I felt like I was not here alone. Someone else was in here, watching. I assumed it was Arthur.

"Arthur? Are you here?" I asked into the darkness.

There was no response.

"Is there a problem, Arthur?" I called out again.

My head whipped to the side when I felt a sudden movement from behind me. Goosebumps rose on my skin and I shivered.

"Is that you?" I squeaked. "Arthur!" I said loudly.

I gasped loudly when I felt a sharp sting on the side of my stomach as a knife drove into my skin.

Pain flooded my body and I groaned.

My hands fell lower to grab the knife, and I held the person's hand in mine as he fought to drive the knife deeper into me.

The unknown person finally managed to pull away and threw a blow in my direction, hitting me flat on the face.

My head whipped to the side and I fell to the floor. Refusing to give up, I scrambled painfully around the floor and grabbed the leg of the stranger.

It was a man, and I could tell he was one of the warriors from the texture of his clothes.

The man tried to pull his leg away from my grasp, but I refused to let go.

"Who sent you?" I asked heavily.

Blood oozed from my stomach as I began to lose strength.

The man bent and in a flash, more hands stabbed me with daggers at different sides.

The breath was knocked out of me.

My blood flowed.

The wound wasn't healing, and I knew that the daggers was coated with wolfsbane

Someone threw me to the ground and I laid still, helpless as I stared into the empty darkness.

Was this it? The end?

I had barely even begun and I was about to lose my life. I coughed slightly, and blood splattered from my lips.

I felt it slowly drain out of me and just before I gave into the darkness, I felt two pair of hands reach out and lifted me up roughly from the floor. I blacked out.

A cry pulled me out of the empty hole.

For a moment, I thought I had died, but when I felt the sting on my stomach right before I opened my eyes, I knew this was reality.

I wasn't dead yet.

Lily's cries rent the air, drawing my attention. I slowly opened my eyes. At first my vision was blurry. I closed my eyes and opened it again.

I felt an uncomfortable pressure on my wrist, I tried to lift up and realized that they were tied to wooden stakes.

Panic slowly set into me as I realized that I was positioned like a sacrifice. Dry woods were gathered at my feet, and I was somewhere in the palace.

It was night already. The moon was just starting to come out. I saw that fire torches were lit at strategic positions.

I struggled to get free but it was impossible. My throat was patched, and made it difficult to make a sound.noveldrama

However, my struggle must have called the attention of King Pison who stood a few feet away from me. He stood before a makeshift table where Lily was placed.

He smirked, his eyes cold as he looked at me before he looked back at the altar. Pison hovered above the baby watching the infant cry as her voice increased.

It was almost as if Lily had an idea what her father wanted to do. My heart melted at Lily's cries.

I soon realized that Pison was not alone. Behind him, three Elders stood, dressed in black cape that hid their faces.

On the floor, a figure laid still, unmoving. I knew who it was almost instantly. It was Arthur.

I couldn't tell if he was dead or alive.

Fear gripped me.

I realized that Pison was getting ready for the ritual, and he must have discovered my plan with Arthur. That was the only

explanation as to why Arthurwas here too.

We failed.

But still, I couldn't entirely give up.

I swallowed hard, and with a loud cry I said.

"You can still stop this." I said. "Lily is your daughter. What kind of a father kills his own daughter? Please don't do this."

Pison closed the space between us in seconds as he looked me straight in the eyes.

"I'm not trying to kill her. I'm just

going to dedicate her to Hades. The moment my knife goes through her, Hades will have full control over her. She would resurrect, and become very powerful. She is Hades'chosen one. This is the only way."

I shook my head, my voice loud "You have gone mad! What if Lily never wakes up?"

Pison smirked...