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.

the ball, I did not see

pack members of any pack, not just ours. That was because the ball was only for the leaders of a

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

a question lingering in

anybody find a máte?”

“A

the King?” I could not help but ask.

in effect, but yes, he did not choose anyone.”

did I feel so relieved to hear

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

the

changed?” I asked, and Elijah

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

Nee.” I

www

around the same time. Maybe

me in a giant mansion? That would signify that I

in my head. “The King needed an anchor, I heard. Is that why I was brought to the mansion? To be sacrificed in some

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

far, none of them had harmed me,

am not authorised to tell you anything.” He gave a

way he was sharing his views about

in the mansion and. leave the others unsafe. But it was Drusilla who pointed

“Why is that?”

as one of the guards opened the gate and we continued walking outside the

which was relatively empty, given the fact

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

he made me feel oddly comfortable

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

for me to explain

the shrubs and trees grew a little denser and he left the

forest.

asked, and he replied. “Didn’t you ask me where the pack

“I am not sure if it is the best idea to introduce me

things to do than show you around. Plus, now he

mansion”

hint of accusation in them when he said that I had run

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

in the mansion so would I be going against his orders if I

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