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.

get there and

Beauty

drove the car outside, taking me through the wide empty road that she soon left to drive on a muddy. dirt patch. The ride wasn’t bumpy, but she drove deeper into the forest, leaving the

we were going for the umpteenth time, but

answer.

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

only piqued my

and the moonlight filtering in through the canopy of trees got fainter as we drove forward. However, I did not

being nearly dark, the air around here

was quiet and the night animals probably sleeping or hunting. My fear of some rogue or any other wild animal suddenly pouncing

sleep. My eyelids began to droop, and I felt

But s

came to a halt as Beauty hit the brakes

gently nudging me. I had my elbow

and stepped outside the car. And the scene waiting in front of me was something that cleared off

the scent of pine and damp moss as I rubbed my eyes to see the

what was lulling me to

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

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

is beautiful,” I whispered, not wanting to break the calm

just relax when my mind is particularly uneasy or when I feel restless,” she added as we neared the

so calm here,” I replied, and she nodded in agreement. Her hands

of the sleep. As I took a step closer, I balanced my foot on the edge of the rocks surrounding the small pool.

gathered some in

the moss–covered rocks, and waterfall, an extraordinary sight unfolded–a

not quite

stand beside me and replied, “Oh, you noticed it