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

Beauty

left to drive on a muddy. dirt

would have asked her where we were going for

answer.

but somehow she was taking me there and, given that he let us leave, this could be

that only piqued my

trees got fainter as we drove forward. However, I did not feel the

around here felt calm and relaxing,

or hunting. My fear of some rogue or any other wild animal suddenly pouncing on us vanished

to sleep. My eyelids began to droop, and I felt that I would sleep like

But s

halt as Beauty hit the brakes and turned

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

yawn and stepped outside the car. And the scene

was thick with the scent of pine and damp moss as

into this clearing and only now I understood what was lulling me to sleep. A huge but serene waterfall

night sky visible in the small pool of water surrounded

while standing in front of the huge scenery as if

to break the calm silence

particularly uneasy or

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

at thought of sprinkling the water over my face to get rid of the sleep. As I took a step closer, I

splashed it on my face and gathered some in my palms

face with my sleeves, I noticed something else as well Amidst the moss–covered rocks, and

started, but could not quite understand

replied, “Oh, you noticed it right It took me a while