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

empty road that she soon left to drive on a muddy. dirt

asked her where we were going for the

answer.

but somehow she was taking me there and, given that he let us

that only piqued my

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

the air around here felt calm

the night animals probably sleeping 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 strand of hair against

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

But s

came to a halt as Beauty hit the brakes

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

outside the car. And the scene waiting

and damp moss as I rubbed my eyes

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

reflection of the night sky visible in the small pool of water surrounded by the rocks. The water disappeared

standing in front of the huge scenery as if she was the mastermind behind nature to

I whispered, not wanting to break the

is particularly uneasy or when I feel restless,” she added as we

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

at thought of sprinkling the 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.

face and gathered some in my palms that I drank heartily. I immediately

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

started, but could not quite understand it

you noticed it right It took me a while when I first visited this