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 any of the pack

ball was only for the leaders of a

friends and how they had made a big fuss about

me of a question lingering in my mind.

anybody find a máte?”

nodded. “A few

could not help

curse is still in effect, but yes, he

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,

in the

asked, and Elijah

that. In fact, the mansion was mostly abandoned and he liked to live with the others in

Nee.” I

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the same time. Maybe it served as a

not sure what to think of that. Why would Callahan abandon his people and come to live with me

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

a little weird, but there was some secrecy

whole anchor stuff that made me not completely trust them. So far, none of them had harmed me, but it felt similar to raising a chicken to be cooked for dinner

informed about it when the time is right. I am not authorised to tell you anything.” He gave

the way he was sharing his views

great 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 who pointed out that nobody would attack his pack,

“Why is that?”

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

empty, given the fact that

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

he made

tension that my body could not find a way to dissolve without wanting to kiss him. And I sincerely hoped he had not told anyone about me going in heat and him quelling the

be awkward for me to explain

the shrubs and trees grew a little denser and he left the road to take a

forest.

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

not sure if it is the best idea to

show you around. Plus, now he

mansion”

gulped. 1 recalled the way Callahan’s eyes had heated and there was a hint of accusation in them when he said that I had run away from him.

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

so would I be going against

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