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.

then, even in the ball, I did not see any of

because the ball was only for the leaders of a pack,

a big fuss about wanting to be chosen as Callahan’s

question

anybody find a

nodded. “A few

could

while the curse is still in effect, but yes,

so

in a mansion, separate from the rest of the werewolves and packs. But he doesn’t like living there much either. He

the

changed?” I asked, and Elijah shrugged.

liked to live

Nee.” I mumbled.

www

arrived around the same time. Maybe it served

live with me in a giant

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

there was some secrecy within the four people- Drusilla,

far, none of them had harmed me, but it

will be informed about it when the time is right. I am not authorised to tell you anything.” He gave a short answer and changed the

and I noticed the way he was sharing his views about his leader and King, oblivious to the turmoil churning inside

know, it took us a great deal of time and energy to convince him. He did not want to live alone in the mansion and. leave

“Why is that?”

the gate and

the road, which was relatively empty, given the fact

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 we thought our

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

Callahan, there would either be an awkward silence or tension that my body could not find a way to dissolve without wanting to kiss him.

be awkward for me to

he left the road to take

forest.

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

sure if it is the best idea to introduce me to them. Callahan

you around. Plus, now

mansion”

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

rest of the people knew where I had been last night, or that Callahan had saved me from

asked me to stay in the mansion so would I be going against

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