Chapter 64

Zenovia

Maria must have noticed my expressions because she added, “Do not worry, my dear. Callahan is a busy man, and he would return as soon as his work is completed.”

I nodded at that and finished my plate of sandwiches and gulped down the juice because she would not let me leave without that.

“Good girl”

She said, and I was reminded of lum again. I shook my head.

Maybe this was for the better. I had to give myself some space and time to know what I felt for him and what it could mean

to me.

As much as I craved him, there was no denying that he was the Lycan King and at most I could be his breeder, not his chosen mate or anything else.

Thus, I walked out of the big dining hall and made my way towards the open grounds. There were not many people around except for one or two gardeners.

Where did the rest of the pack train and exercise?

I wondered and looked around. The mansion was huge, but it was not crammed with people. In fact, I had only seen Drusilla, Matteo and Elijah inside, along with the servants and maids.

I made my way towards the garden and was relieved to find a familiar figure.

“Elijah,” I called out, and he turned around.

Seeing me,

he gave me a smile and waved at me.

“Hey, good morning”

1 jogged up to reach him and asked, “Where is everybody? The mansion feels pretty empty.”

Elijah shrugged. “Where everybody is supposed to be. At the pack house.”

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

“Where is that? I have not really met the rest of the members of the pack.”

Elijah gave it some thought, as if debating what to answer.

“You didn’t expect the entire pack to live in the mansion, right?”

“Eh

He chuckled.

even in the ball, I did not see any of the pack members.”

That was because the ball was only for the leaders of a pack, alpha, beta, gamma and, in

made a big fuss about wanting to be chosen as Callahan’s

a question

find

“A few did.”

the King?” I could

cannot find one while the curse is still in effect, but yes, he did not choose anyone.”

so relieved to hear

is supposed to live in a mansion, separate from the rest of the werewolves and packs. But he doesn’t like living there much either. He only uses it for work and meetings. Though, nowadays, he spends a

the mansion.”

I asked, and Elijah shrugged.

stuff like that. In fact, the mansion was mostly abandoned and he liked to live with the others in the pack house. But then, as

Nee.” I

www

wait, even you arrived around the same time. Maybe it

to live with me in a giant mansion? That would signify that I was some important person in his life, which

needed an anchor, I heard. Is that why I was brought

questions popping up in my head were a little weird, but there was some secrecy within the

tight-lipped about this whole anchor stuff that made me not completely trust them. So far, none of them

not authorised to tell you anything.” He gave a short answer and

noticed the way he was sharing his views about his

energy to convince him. He did not want to live alone in the mansion and. leave the others unsafe. But it was Drusilla who pointed

“Why is that?”

guards opened the gate and we continued walking outside the huge garden.

empty, given the fact

a few attacks on the pack, but almost nobody got hurt. Callahan spent literally weeks fortifying the pack house and setting up advanced safety measures to ensure that nothing would get in without permission. He also trained us to the point that we thought our bones

he made me feel oddly comfortable when

silence or tension that my body could not find a way to dissolve without wanting to kiss him. And

for

he left the road to take a

forest.

we going?” I asked, and he replied. “Didn’t you ask me

is the best idea

to do than show you around. Plus, now he would not even want you to leave

mansion”

had heated and there was a hint

knew where I had been last night, or that Callahan had saved me

asked me to stay in the mansion so would I be going against his orders if I

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