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.

did not

pack members of any pack, not just ours. That was because the ball was only for the leaders of a pack, alpha, beta, gamma and, in some cases, their

and her friends and how they had made a big fuss

of a question lingering in my mind.

anybody find

“A few did.”

the King?” I could not help

curse is still in effect, but

so relieved to hear

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

the mansion.”

asked, and Elijah

many meetings to attend and stuff like that. In fact, the mansion was mostly abandoned and he liked to live with the others in the pack house. But then, as

I mumbled.

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even you arrived around the same time. Maybe it served as a catalyst?”

me in a giant mansion? That would signify that I was some important person in his

Is that why I was brought to the mansion? To be sacrificed in some ritual?”

my head were a little weird, but there

anchor stuff that made me not completely trust them. So far, none of them had harmed me,

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

I noticed the way he was sharing his views

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?”

opened the gate and we continued walking

road, which was relatively empty, given the

house and setting up advanced safety measures to ensure that nothing would get in without permission. He also trained us to the point that

talk to, and he made me feel oddly comfortable when I

without wanting to kiss him. And I sincerely hoped he had not told anyone about me

for me to

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

forest.

are we going?” I asked, and he replied. “Didn’t you ask me where

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

come on. He has plenty of things to do than show you around. Plus, now he would not even

mansion”

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

knew where I had been last night, or

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

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