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.

there and be done with the

Beauty

drove the 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 drove deeper into

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

answer.

such, but somehow she was taking me there

that only piqued

denser here and the moonlight filtering in through the canopy of trees got fainter as

despite it being nearly dark, the air around here felt calm and relaxing, soothing my

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

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

But s

to a halt as Beauty hit the brakes and

my elbow

And the scene waiting in front of me was something that cleared off the sleep from

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

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

whiter than 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 rocks. The water disappeared into the crevices, traveling underground to probably

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

wanting to break the

my mind is particularly uneasy or when I feel restless,” she added as we neared the

and she nodded in agreement. Her hands dug inside her bag that she had slung

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 cool

it on my face and gathered some in my palms that I

my face with my sleeves, I noticed something else as well Amidst the moss–covered rocks, and waterfall, an extraordinary sight unfolded–a statue carved out of the very stones that formed the cradle of

could not

you noticed it right It took me a