Chapter 121

Zenovia

I tore my eyes away from Callahan as Drusilla grabbed my hand and began dragging me.

“Where are we going?” I asked.

Drusilla grabbed the car keys from the office table and muttered, “Do you think we can perform the ritual in this office? Duh!”

She flicked my forehead, and I rubbed it as she continued to drag me down the stairs and towards the garage.

The garage door opened when she clicked a button and I saw several cars, all sleek and shiny, waiting for us.

“Feeling fancy today?” Drusilla asked, and I shrugged.

I did not understand much about cars or luxury, so they all looked pretty high-end to me.

“Today is a special day, so let us drive you in a special car.”

“Drive me where?” I asked and again she shook her head.

“Will you stop trying to ruin my surprise? I am setting up the mood.” She. pouted.

I looked around, but Callahan hadn’t followed us. “Is the Lycan King not coming with us?” I asked.

The anchor bond had to be established between me and him, right? So, we had to do the ritual together.

At least, that is what I assumed.

“He needed some time to cool off. So, he would join us directly there.”

“Where is there?” I tried again, but she simply unlocked the doors of a car and shoved me in.

“Ow,” I rubbed my elbow when it lightly hit the door.

“Sorry. It is just that I am both nervous and excited. I have been asking him for days…no…years to listen to me. He never did. I spent countless hours locked in a room, studying the visions and trying to analyze a

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pattern. I just hope it works.”

too hard. Her painted nails dug into the soft leather and I tried to calm her down.

get there and be done with the ritual.”

taking me through the wide empty road

bumpy, but I saw the way she drove deeper into the forest, leaving

we were going for the umpteenth time, but I doubted

not to venture deeper into the forest since there could be rogues and such, but somehow she was taking me there

only piqued my

the moonlight filtering in through the canopy of trees got fainter as

being nearly dark, the air around here

probably sleeping or hunting. My fear of some rogue or any other wild animal suddenly pouncing on

quiet were enough to lull me to sleep. My eyelids began to droop, and I felt that I would sleep

halt as Drusilla hit the

get up,” she said, gently nudging me. I had my elbow propped on the window pane and my head was resting on

stepped outside the car. And the scene waiting in front of me was something

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pine and damp moss as I rubbed my eyes to

the clouds adorning the night sky. Stars were twinkling from amidst them, the reflection of the night sky visible in the small pool of water surrounded by the rocks. The water disappeared into the

threw her hands open while standing in front of the huge scenery as if she was the mastermind behind nature

to break the calm silence by shouting unnecessarily.

just relax when my mind is feeling particularly

nodded her head. Her hands dug inside her bag that she

engrossed in observing the waterfall that only now did I notice something on the

crevices. and it stood tall upon the cliff

lush green leaves blanketed

the rock, creating an intricate pattern that mirrored the flow of the cascading waters. The leaves rustled gently in the breeze, whispering tales to anyone who cared to

down and managed to stay upright while growing on the edge of

magic was not always understandable to us.

water over my face to get rid of the sleep. As I took a step closer, I balanced my foot on the edge of the rocks surrounding the small pool. The water spraying on me was cool

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and sweet.

in my palms that I drank

sleeves, I noticed something else

silken spray of the waterfall, an extraordinary sight unfolded-a statue carved out of the very stones that formed

but could not quite understand

came to stand beside me and replied, “Oh, you

while when I first visited

away.

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