Chapter 121

Zenovia

I tore my eyes away from Callahan as Drusilla grabbed my hand and began dragging me.

“Where are we going?” I asked.

Drusilla grabbed the car keys from the office table and muttered, “Do you think we can perform the ritual in this office? Duh!”

She flicked my forehead, and I rubbed it as she continued to drag me down the stairs and towards the garage.

The garage door opened when she clicked a button and I saw several cars, all sleek and shiny, waiting for us.

“Feeling fancy today?” Drusilla asked, and I shrugged.

I did not understand much about cars or luxury, so they all looked pretty high-end to me.

“Today is a special day, so let us drive you in a special car.”

“Drive me where?” I asked and again she shook her head.

“Will you stop trying to ruin my surprise? I am setting up the mood.” She. pouted.

I looked around, but Callahan hadn’t followed us. “Is the Lycan King not coming with us?” I asked.

The anchor bond had to be established between me and him, right? So, we had to do the ritual together.

At least, that is what I assumed.

“He needed some time to cool off. So, he would join us directly there.”

“Where is there?” I tried again, but she simply unlocked the doors of a car and shoved me in.

“Ow,” I rubbed my elbow when it lightly hit the door.

“Sorry. It is just that I am both nervous and excited. I have been asking him for days…no…years to listen to me. He never did. I spent countless hours locked in a room, studying the visions and trying to analyze a

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just hope

gripping the steering wheel a bit too hard. Her painted nails dug into the soft leather and

get there and be done with the

me through the wide empty road that she soon left to drive on a muddy, dirt patch.

the way she drove deeper into the forest, leaving the city

where we were going for the umpteenth time, but I doubted she would

since there could be rogues and such, but somehow she was taking me there and, given that he let

only piqued

were denser here and the moonlight filtering in through the canopy of trees got fainter as we

nearly dark, the air around here felt calm

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

to sleep. My eyelids began to droop,

Drusilla hit the brakes

up,” she said, gently nudging me. I had my elbow propped

said excitedly as I stifled a yawn and stepped outside the car. And the scene waiting in front of me was

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of pine and damp moss as I rubbed my eyes to

pool below. The water looked sparkly white, whiter than the clouds adorning the night sky. Stars were twinkling from amidst them, the reflection of the

standing in front of the huge scenery as if she

I whispered, not wanting to break the calm silence by

mind is feeling particularly uneasy or I feel restless,” she added as

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

so engrossed in observing the waterfall that only now

upon

elongated, and lush green leaves blanketed us from

snaked across the rock, creating an intricate pattern that mirrored the flow of the cascading waters. The leaves rustled gently in

fallen down and managed to stay upright while growing on the edge of a steep cliff and a waterfall.

mysterious, and her magic was not always understandable

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

my face and gathered some in my

sleeves, I noticed something else

extraordinary sight unfolded-a statue carved out of

that…?” I started, but could not quite understand it from

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