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.

just get there and be

Beauty

and she 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

we were going

answer.

forest since there could be rogues and such, but somehow she was taking me there and, given that he let us leave, this could be a safe

that only piqued my

the moonlight filtering in through the canopy of trees got fainter as we drove forward. However, I did not feel the forest to be cerie or

air around here felt calm and relaxing, soothing

any other wild animal suddenly pouncing on us vanished as a soft breeze

the quiet were enough to lull me to sleep. My eyelids began to

But s

a halt as Beauty hit the brakes and

elbow propped on

car. And the

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

only now I understood what was lulling me to sleep.

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

open while standing in front of the huge scenery as if she

wanting to break the calm silence

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

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

sleep. As I took a step closer, I

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

noticed something else as well Amidst the moss–covered rocks, and waterfall, an extraordinary sight unfolded–a statue carved out of the very

but could not quite

you noticed it right It took me