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

Beauty

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

would have asked her where we were going for the umpteenth time, but I doubted

answer.

had always asked me not to venture deeper into the forest since there could be rogues and such, but somehow

that only piqued

got fainter as we drove forward. However, I

nearly dark, the air around here felt calm and

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

cool wind and the quiet were enough to lull me to sleep. My eyelids began to droop, and

But s

halt as Beauty hit the brakes

my elbow propped on the window side and my head was resting on

a yawn and stepped outside the car. And the

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

was shining brightly into this clearing and only now I understood what was lulling me to sleep. A huge but serene waterfall was cascading gently into a crystalline

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 of water surrounded by the rocks. The water disappeared into the crevices, traveling underground to probably join some

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

I whispered, not wanting to break the calm silence

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

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

the water over my face to get rid of the sleep. As 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 and

face and gathered some in

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

could not quite understand it

to stand beside me and replied, “Oh, you noticed it right It took me a while when I first