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

for the leaders of a pack, alpha, beta,

made a big fuss about wanting

of a question lingering in

find

nodded. “A

could not help but

still in effect, but yes,

feel so

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

the mansion.”

I asked, and

that. In fact, the mansion was mostly abandoned and he liked to live with the others in the pack

I mumbled.

www

arrived around the same time. Maybe it served

would Callahan abandon his people and come to live with me in a

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

but there was some secrecy within the

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

the time is right. I am not authorised to tell you anything.” He gave a short answer and

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

mansion and. leave the others unsafe. But it was Drusilla who pointed out that

“Why is that?”

one of the guards opened the gate and we

was relatively empty, given the

fortifying the pack house and setting up advanced safety measures to ensure that nothing would get in

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

find a way to dissolve without wanting to kiss him. And I sincerely hoped he had not told anyone about

would be awkward for me to explain that.

and trees grew a little denser and he

forest.

“Didn’t you

is the best idea to introduce me to them.

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

mansion”

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

had been last night,

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

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