Chapter 23

I gulped nervously as Callahan closed the door behind me. The door fell shut with a soft click and I could not help but suddenly realize that it was just us two in here.

“Take a seat” He pointed to one of the many chairs as he walked towards his desk.

I look around and found a notepad and pen lying on the desk. “May I?” I asked, and he nodded.

I took it, mostly to give my hands something to do than fidget nervously. I clicked the pen and asked,

“So, everybody tells me you do not love parties or fun. What type of event are you looking forward to in that case?” King Callahan pulled his big, plush chair and sat in it as I opened the notepad, waiting to scribble.

“I am not sure but something that makes everybody stop eating my head”

Okay, that was not the response I was expecting.

“Hmm, why do you hate socializing?” I asked, and he furrowed his eyebrows,

“I don’t hate socializing.”

I repeated. “I think you do”

Callahan placed his hands on the table and countered, “Did you not see the dozen or so people who were in a meeting with me?”

I shook my head as he mumbled, “Oh right, you did not. You were too busy dancing…in a towel.”

I looked away from him as I recalled the moment I had been doing my little happy dance and somehow ended

my stomach. on top of him. That memory was still enough to make butterflies riot in

I did not look up but merely threw in another question so that he would not elaborate on that towel dance again. “Either way, would you want the event to be held here or somewhere else?”

up naked

Callahan considered it, “Maybe, the front open grounds should be ideal. We can have it in the evening so not everybody is packed under the roof.”

I scribbled on my notepad – he hates partying.

I gave him a smile and looked up. “Great, anything that you absolutely don’t want to happen in the event. Like something you hate?”

Callahan scratched his chin, “Loud music. Please keep it soft”

I wrote down- he is boring.

This was helping me calm down my nervousness and frustration.

minutes, I asked him various questions about his choices and preferences, likes and dislikes and

to slip in some other world and mull over

to know more about him. King Callahan did not have many friends as far as I gathered, he liked to keep to

wealthy and was a self–made man. King Callahan was as ruthless to the rogues and his enemies. as he was kind to his

a growling, angry man hulk

co–ordination or

was twirling a pen in his hand and answered, “I am not sure. How

at him.

We are not going to somebody’s funeral, you

then you tell

chin and muttered, “softer shades of

be

Chapter 23

gave me when I said pink was almost

by the way, was not too bad at all as an

head as

and said, “Of course, pink. It is a ball…a mating

love.”

and

believe in

hot, piercing and I felt unnerved by his stare. “Of course I do. Why

mates.”

replied, “I am not sure, maybe she is running a marriage bureau or something up in the

fun

somebody does not mean the world is devoid of it.

I kept clicking it anxiously. He noticed my furstrtiaon but still

love someone? What makes you so sure of that?”

held me in place. I felt transfixed as

queasy and felt my hands suddenly grow

“I…I said ‘don’t…just because you don’t love someone does not mean

He got up from his chair and walked past the large desk to come and directly stand in

of me.

the chair and him standing in front of me, it felt as if I was

hands on the armrests of the

with me and I

lion to me, both handsome and deadly, a fierce predator who was mesmerizing

on his jaw and my hand suddenly

breathed and I blinked

just read my mind and told me no, he can’t allow me to touch his face?

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