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

Beauty

soon left to drive on a

her where we were going for the umpteenth

answer.

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

only piqued my

trees were denser here and the moonlight filtering in through the canopy of trees got fainter as we drove forward. However, I did not

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

rogue or any other wild animal suddenly pouncing on us vanished as a soft breeze kept caressing my face, tickling

to sleep. My eyelids began to droop,

But s

the car came to a halt as Beauty hit the brakes

nudging me. I had my elbow propped on the window

and stepped outside the car. And the scene waiting in front

with the scent of pine and damp moss as I rubbed my eyes to see the splendid sight in front of

and only now I understood what was lulling

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 small pool

are!” Beauty threw her hands open while standing in front of the huge scenery as if she was the mastermind behind nature to create

wanting to break the

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

so calm here,” I replied, and she nodded in agreement. Her hands dug inside her bag that she had slung across her

took a step closer, I balanced my foot on the edge of the rocks surrounding

in my palms that I

with my sleeves, I noticed something else as well Amidst the moss–covered rocks, and

that..!” I started, but could not

“Oh, you noticed it