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.

us just get there and

Beauty

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

were going for the umpteenth time, but I doubted she

answer.

deeper into the forest since there could be rogues and such, but somehow she

that only

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

dark, the air around

or any other wild animal suddenly pouncing on

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

But s

car came to a halt as Beauty hit the brakes

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

And the scene waiting in front of me was

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

was shining brightly into this clearing and only now I understood what was lulling me to sleep. A huge but serene waterfall was cascading gently into a crystalline

water looked sparkly white, whiter than the clouds adorning the night sky. Stars were twinkling from amidst them, the reflection of the night sky visible in the

the huge scenery

not wanting to

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

agreement. Her hands dug inside her bag that she had slung across her shoulder and she

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 was

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

and waterfall, an extraordinary sight unfolded–a statue carved out of the very stones that formed the cradle of

that..!” I started, but could not quite understand it from this

“Oh, you noticed it