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 be done with

Beauty

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

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

answer.

rogues and such, but

only piqued my

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

nearly dark, the air around here felt calm and relaxing, soothing

wild animal suddenly

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

But s

Beauty

had my elbow propped on the window

said excitedly as I stifled a yawn and stepped outside the car. And the scene waiting in front of me was something that cleared off the sleep

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

only now I understood what was lulling me to sleep. A huge but serene waterfall was cascading gently

sky visible in the small pool of water surrounded by

while standing in front of the huge scenery as

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

to study or just relax when my mind is particularly uneasy or when

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

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

gathered some in my palms that I drank heartily.

with my sleeves, I noticed something else as well Amidst the moss–covered rocks, and waterfall, an extraordinary sight unfolded–a

could not quite understand

to stand beside me and replied, “Oh, you noticed it right It took me a