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.

let us just get there and be done

Beauty

road that she soon left to drive on a muddy. dirt patch. The

going for the umpteenth time, but I

answer.

to venture deeper into the forest since there could be rogues and such, but somehow she was taking

only piqued

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

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

or any other wild animal suddenly pouncing on us vanished as

to sleep. My eyelids began

But s

halt as Beauty hit the brakes and turned

gently nudging me. I had my elbow propped on the window side and my head

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

as I rubbed my eyes to see the splendid sight

and only now I understood what was lulling me to sleep. A huge but serene waterfall was cascading gently

amidst them, the reflection of the night sky visible in the small pool of water surrounded by the rocks. The

while standing in front of the

to break the calm

come here to study or just relax when my mind is particularly uneasy or when I feel

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

sleep. As I took a step closer, I balanced my foot

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

I noticed something else as well Amidst the moss–covered rocks, and waterfall, an

started, but could not quite understand

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