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

because the ball was only for the leaders of a pack, alpha, beta, gamma and, in some cases, their kids too, if they were

how they had made a big fuss about wanting to be

of a question lingering

find a

nodded. “A few did.”

King?” I could not

find one while the curse is still in effect, but yes, he did not

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

in the mansion.”

asked,

to live with the others in the pack

I

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arrived around the same time. Maybe it served as

to think of that. Why would Callahan abandon his people and come to live with me in a giant mansion? That would signify

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

little weird, but there was some secrecy within the four

completely trust them. So far, none of

it when the time is right. I am not authorised to

sharing his views about his leader and King, oblivious to the

want to live alone in the mansion and. leave the others unsafe. But it was Drusilla who pointed out that nobody

“Why is that?”

as one of the guards opened the gate and we

was relatively empty, given the fact

spent literally weeks fortifying the pack house and setting up advanced safety measures to

to talk to, and he made me feel oddly comfortable when

there would either be an awkward silence or tension that my body could not find a way to dissolve without wanting to kiss him. And I sincerely hoped he had not told

be awkward for me to

he left the road to

forest.

he replied. “Didn’t

is the best idea to introduce me to them.

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

mansion”

eyes had heated and there was a hint of accusation in

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

in the mansion so would I be going against his orders

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