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.

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,

Cynthia and her friends and how they had made a big fuss about wanting to be chosen as

a question

anybody find

nodded. “A few

the King?” I could not help but

one while the curse is still in effect, but yes, he did

did I feel so relieved to hear

the Lycan King. So he 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

the mansion.”

changed?” I asked, and

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

I mumbled.

www

you arrived around the same time. Maybe it

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,

Is that why I was brought to the mansion? To be sacrificed in

but there was some secrecy within

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

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

talking about Callahan and I noticed the way he was sharing his views about his leader and

in the mansion and. leave the others unsafe. But it was

“Why is that?”

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

was relatively empty, given the

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

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

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

would be awkward for me

trees grew a little denser and he left the

forest.

replied. “Didn’t you

am not sure if it is the best idea to introduce me to them. Callahan never did.”

plenty of things to do than show you around. Plus, now he would not even want you to

mansion”

eyes had heated and there was a hint of accusation in them when he

rest of the people knew where I had been last night, or

so would I be going against his orders if I went

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