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 see any

teased, “You did not see pack members of any pack, not just ours. That was because the ball was only for the leaders of

friends and how they had made a big fuss about wanting to be chosen

of a question

anybody find a máte?”

“A few did.”

I could not help but ask.

still in effect, but yes, he did not choose anyone.”

feel so

Lycan King. So he is supposed 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

the mansion.”

I asked, and Elijah

the mansion was mostly abandoned and he liked to live with the others in

I

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you arrived around the same time. Maybe it served as

me in a giant mansion? That would signify that

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

little weird, but there was

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

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

was sharing his views about his leader and King, oblivious to the turmoil churning

live alone in the mansion and. leave the others unsafe. But

“Why is that?”

one of the guards opened the gate and we continued walking outside

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

almost nobody got hurt. Callahan spent literally weeks fortifying the pack house and setting up advanced safety

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

would 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 told anyone about me going in heat and him quelling

would be awkward for me to

little denser and he left the road to

forest.

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

is the best idea to introduce me to

show you around. Plus, now he would not even

mansion”

gulped. 1 recalled the way Callahan’s eyes had heated and there was a hint of accusation in them when he said that I had

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

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