The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 156

Beauty grabbed the car keys from the office table and muttered, “Let’s go,

“Go where?” I asked.

She turned to me “we

“we won’t d

do the ritual in this office,” Beauty then drag me down the stairs and towards the garage.

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

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

“Cool” she said but when I turned around, I didn’t see Eros.

“Is the King not coming with us?” I asked. “The help bond had to be established between me and him, right? So, we have to do the ritual together,”

Beauty pouted and shook her head “He needs some time to cool off. So, he would join us directly there.”

“Where is there?” I asked, but she simply smiled and opened the door. She shoved me inside.

“Ouch,” I rubbed my elbow when it lightly hit the

door.

“Sorry. It’s just that I am both nervous and excited. I have been asking him for days… Scratch that, its been years i’ve been asking him but he never did. Anyway, I have spent time over the years, studying the visions and trying to analyze the pattern. I hope it works.” She added nervously as her fingers gripped the steering wheel a bit too hard.

there and be done with

Beauty

road that she soon left to drive

her where we were going for the umpteenth time, but I doubted

answer.

deeper into the forest since there could be rogues and such, but somehow she was taking

that only piqued

fainter as we drove forward. However, I did not feel the forest to be cerie or

it being nearly dark, the air around here felt

or hunting. My fear of some rogue or any other wild animal suddenly pouncing on us vanished as a soft breeze kept caressing my face, tickling an idle

were enough to lull me to sleep. My eyelids

But s

car came to a halt as Beauty hit the brakes and turned the ignition

gently nudging me. I had my elbow propped on the window side and my head was resting on

stifled a yawn and stepped outside the car. And the scene waiting in front of me was something that

pine and damp moss as

lulling me to sleep. A huge but serene waterfall was cascading gently

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

while standing in front of the huge scenery as if she

is beautiful,” I whispered, not wanting to break

just relax when my mind is particularly uneasy or when

calm here,” I replied, and she nodded in agreement. Her hands dug inside her bag that she had

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

face and gathered some in

Amidst the moss–covered rocks, and waterfall, an extraordinary sight unfolded–a statue carved out of the very stones

but could not quite understand it from this

it right It took me a