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 pack

of any pack, not just ours. That was because the ball was only for the leaders of a pack, alpha, beta, gamma and, in some cases, their kids too, if they

had made a big fuss about wanting to

me of a question lingering in my mind.

find a máte?”

“A few did.”

King?” I could not help but ask.

still in effect, but yes, he

so relieved

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

changed?” I asked, and

sure. Maybe he had too many meetings to 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

I mumbled.

www

you arrived around the same time. Maybe

to think of that. Why would Callahan abandon his people and come to live with me in a giant mansion? That would signify that I was some important person in his life, which I definitely

“The King needed an anchor, I heard. Is that

a little weird, but there was

So far, none of them had harmed me, but it felt similar

is right. I am not authorised to tell you anything.” He

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

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

“Why is that?”

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

which was relatively empty, given the fact that the

fortifying the pack house and setting up advanced safety measures to ensure

talk to, and he made

without wanting to kiss him. And I sincerely hoped he had not told anyone about me going in heat and

would be awkward for

denser and he left the road

forest.

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

is the best idea to introduce me to them.

do than show you around. Plus,

mansion”

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

wondered if the rest of the people knew where I had been last night, or that Callahan had saved me from

mansion so would I be going against his orders if I went

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