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

she soon left to drive on a muddy. dirt patch. The ride wasn’t bumpy, but she drove deeper

would have asked her where we were going for the umpteenth

answer.

asked me not to venture deeper into the forest since there could be rogues and such, but somehow she was taking me there and, given

that only piqued my

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

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

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

sleep. My eyelids

But s

a halt as Beauty hit the brakes and turned the

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

as I stifled a yawn and stepped outside the car. And the scene waiting in

of pine and damp moss as I rubbed my eyes to see the splendid

and only now I understood what was lulling me to sleep. A

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

threw her hands open while standing in front of the huge scenery as if she was the

I whispered, not wanting to

particularly uneasy or when I

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

closer, I balanced my foot on the edge of the rocks surrounding the small

face and gathered some in

and waterfall, an extraordinary sight unfolded–a statue

that..!” I started, but could not quite

and replied, “Oh, you noticed it right It took me