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.

even in the ball, I did

pack members of any pack, not just ours. That was because the ball was only for

how they had made a big fuss about wanting to be

of a question lingering in my mind.

find

“A few did.”

could

while the curse is still in effect, but yes, he did

did I feel so relieved 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

in the

asked, and Elijah

like that. In fact, the mansion was mostly abandoned and he liked to live with the others in the pack house. But then, as the attacks of the rogues increased,

Nee.” I

www

wait, even you arrived around the same time. Maybe it served as

with me in a giant mansion? That

head. “The King needed an anchor, I heard. Is that why I was brought to

my head were a little weird, but there was some secrecy within

none of them had harmed me, but it felt similar to raising a chicken to be cooked for dinner one day.

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

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

him. He did not want to live alone in the mansion and. leave the others unsafe. But it was Drusilla who

“Why is that?”

guards opened the gate and

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

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 would get in without permission. He also trained us to the point that we thought our bones and muscles were

that. Elijah was easy to talk to, and he made me feel oddly comfortable when I was with him,

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 fire inside of

would be awkward for me

a little denser and he left the road to take

forest.

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

best idea

of things to do than show you around. Plus, now he would

mansion”

a hint of accusation in

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

I be

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255