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 not see any

only for

and her friends and how they had made a big fuss about

of a question lingering in my

find

“A few

I could

curse is still in

I feel so relieved to

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, he spends a lot more

in the mansion.”

changed?” I asked, and Elijah shrugged.

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

I

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around the same time. Maybe it served as

and come to live with me in a giant mansion? That would signify that I was some important

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

popping up in my head were a little weird, but there was some secrecy within the four people- Drusilla, Matteo, Elijah and

of them

it when the time is right. I am not authorised to tell you

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

convince him. He did not want to live alone in the mansion and. leave the others unsafe.

“Why is that?”

of the guards opened the gate and we continued walking outside

road, which was relatively empty, given the fact that the mansion was

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

he made me

either be an 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

for me

walked further, the shrubs and trees grew a little denser and he left the road to take a muddy

forest.

replied. “Didn’t you ask me where

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

on. He has plenty of things to do than show you around. Plus,

mansion”

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

rest of the people knew where I had been

asked me to stay in the mansion so would I be going against his orders if I went to his pack

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