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.

the ball, I did not

only for the leaders

friends and how they had made a

question lingering

anybody find a máte?”

nodded. “A few

could

while the curse is still in effect, but yes, he did

feel so relieved to

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

in the mansion.”

I asked,

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

Nee.” I

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the same time. Maybe it served as a

think of that. Why would Callahan abandon his people and come to live with me in a giant mansion? That would

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

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

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

authorised to tell you anything.” He gave a short answer and changed the

the way he was sharing his views about his leader and

know, it took us a great 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

“Why is that?”

one of the guards opened the gate and we continued walking

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

almost nobody 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

talk to, and he made me feel

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

would be awkward for

a little denser and he left the road to take a muddy path that

forest.

we going?” I asked, and he replied. “Didn’t you ask me where the pack house was?”

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

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mansion”

Callahan’s eyes had heated and there was a hint of accusation in them when he

of the people knew where I had been last night, or that Callahan

he had 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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