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 the pack members.”

That was because the ball was only for the leaders of a pack, alpha, beta, gamma and, in some cases,

had made a big fuss about wanting to be chosen as

me of a question lingering in my mind.

anybody find a máte?”

nodded. “A few did.”

King?” I could not help but ask.

in effect,

I feel so relieved to hear

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,

in the

changed?” I asked,

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

I mumbled.

www

the same

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

Is that why I was brought

but there was some secrecy within

about this 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

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

his views about his leader and King,

not want to live alone in the mansion and. leave

“Why is that?”

looked around as one of the guards opened the gate and we continued walking

soon were on the road, which was relatively empty, given the fact that the

a few attacks 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

easy to talk to, and he made

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

awkward for me

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

forest.

I asked, and he replied. “Didn’t you ask

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

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

mansion”

was a hint of accusation in them when he said

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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