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.

just get there and be

Beauty

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

answer.

to venture deeper into the forest since there could be rogues and such, but somehow she was taking me there and, given that he let us leave,

that 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 felt

animal suddenly pouncing on us vanished as a soft breeze kept caressing my face,

sleep. My eyelids began

But s

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

she said, gently nudging me. I had my elbow propped on the window side

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

of pine and damp moss as I rubbed

lulling me to sleep. A huge but serene waterfall

the clouds adorning the night sky. Stars were twinkling from amidst them, the reflection of the night sky visible in the small pool of water surrounded by the

Beauty threw her hands open while standing in front of the huge scenery

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

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

hands dug inside her bag that she had slung across her shoulder and she pulled

my face to get rid of the sleep. As I took a step closer, I balanced my foot on

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

Amidst the moss–covered rocks, and

I started, but could not quite understand it from

you noticed it right It took me a while when