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.

then, even in the ball, I did not see any

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 kids too, if

had made a big fuss about wanting

question lingering in my mind.

anybody find a máte?”

“A few did.”

could not help but ask.

is still in effect, but yes, he

so relieved to hear

from the rest of the werewolves and packs. But he doesn’t like living

in the mansion.”

changed?” I asked, and Elijah shrugged.

sure. Maybe he had too 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 the attacks of the rogues

I

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around the same

live with me in

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

in my head were a little weird, but there was some secrecy within the four people-

pretty tight-lipped about this whole anchor stuff that made me not completely trust them. So far, none of them had harmed me, but it felt similar to raising

time is right. I am not authorised to tell you

he was sharing his

did not want to live alone in the mansion and. leave the others

“Why is that?”

as one of the guards opened the gate and we

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

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

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

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

awkward for me

he left

forest.

“Didn’t you ask

“I am not sure if it is the best idea to

show you around. Plus, now he would not even want

mansion”

hint of accusation in them when he said that

the rest of the people knew where I had been

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

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