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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hope

added nervously, her fingers gripping the steering wheel a bit too hard. Her painted nails dug into the soft leather and

get there and be done with

outside, taking me through the wide empty road that she soon left to drive on

way she drove deeper into the forest, leaving

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

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

only piqued my curiosity.

the moonlight filtering in through the canopy of trees got fainter

the air around here felt calm and relaxing, soothing my

was quiet and the night animals probably sleeping or hunting. My fear of some rogue or any other wild animal suddenly pouncing on us vanished as a soft breeze kept caressing my face, tickling an

lull me to sleep. My eyelids began to droop, and I felt

halt as Drusilla hit the brakes and

she said, gently nudging me. I had my elbow propped on the

fall asleep,” she said excitedly as I stifled a yawn and stepped outside the car. And the scene waiting in front of me was something

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

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 river.

open while standing in front of the huge scenery as if she was the mastermind behind nature to create

to break the calm silence by shouting

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

I replied, and she nodded her head. Her hands dug inside her bag that she had

in observing the waterfall that only now did I notice something

tree had woven themselves through the numerous crevices. and it stood tall upon the cliff through which the water

were long and elongated, and lush green

an intricate pattern that mirrored the flow of the cascading waters. The leaves rustled gently in

to stay upright while growing on the edge of a steep cliff and a

magic

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

some in my palms that I drank heartily. I immediately felt

with my sleeves, I noticed something

extraordinary sight unfolded-a statue carved out of the very stones that

but could not quite

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