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

see pack members 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

me of a question lingering in my mind.

anybody find a

nodded. “A

King?” I could

is still in effect, but yes, he did not choose

I feel so relieved to hear that?

But he doesn’t like living there much either. He only uses it

the

changed?” I asked, and Elijah shrugged.

mostly abandoned and he liked to live with the others in the pack house. But then, as the attacks of the rogues increased, I

Nee.” I mumbled.

www

arrived around the same time. Maybe it

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

“The King needed 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

me not completely trust them. So far, none of them had harmed me, but it felt similar

authorised to tell you anything.” He gave

was sharing his views about his leader and King, oblivious

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?”

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

given the fact that

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

to, and he made me feel oddly comfortable when I was with

dissolve without wanting to kiss him. And I sincerely hoped he had not told anyone about

would be awkward for me to explain that.

and he left

forest.

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

best idea to introduce

to do than show you around. Plus, now he would not

mansion”

a hint of accusation

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

in the mansion so would I be going

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