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.

in the ball, I did not see any of the

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

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

a question lingering in my mind.

find a máte?”

nodded. “A

the King?” I could

in effect, but yes, he did

feel so relieved to hear

mansion, separate from the rest of the werewolves and packs. But he doesn’t like living there much either. He only

the

changed?” I asked,

attend and 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 the attacks of the rogues increased, I and Matt literally forced him to live

I

www

around the same

Callahan abandon his people and come to live with me in a giant mansion? That would signify

an anchor, I heard. Is that why I was brought to the mansion? To be sacrificed in some

little weird, but there was some secrecy within the four people-

anchor stuff that made me not completely trust them. So far, none of them had harmed me, but

I am not authorised to tell you anything.” He gave a short answer and changed the

I noticed the way he was sharing his views about his leader and King, oblivious to

took us a great deal of time and 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 out that nobody would attack his

“Why is that?”

one of the guards opened the gate

empty, given

up advanced safety measures to ensure that nothing would get

smiled at that. Elijah was easy to talk to, and he made me feel oddly comfortable when I was with

tension that my body could not find a way to dissolve without wanting to kiss him. And I sincerely hoped he had not told anyone

awkward for me to explain that.

denser and he left

forest.

replied. “Didn’t

“I am not sure if it is the best idea

than show you

mansion”

way Callahan’s eyes had heated and there was a hint of accusation in them when he said that I had run away from him.

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

I be going against his

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