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

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 they were of age.”

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

reminded me of a question lingering in

anybody find a

nodded. “A

could not

one while the curse is still in effect, but yes,

did I feel so relieved to

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

in the

changed?” I asked, and Elijah shrugged.

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

I mumbled.

www

the same time. Maybe

abandon his people and come to live with me in a giant mansion? That would signify that I was some important person in his life, which

heard. Is that why I was brought to the mansion? To be

little weird, but there was some secrecy within the four people- Drusilla, Matteo, Elijah and Callahan.

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

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

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

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

“Why is that?”

looked around as one of the guards opened the gate

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

spent literally weeks fortifying the pack house and setting up advanced safety measures to ensure that nothing would get in without permission. He

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

Callahan, there would either be an awkward silence or tension that my body could not find a way to dissolve without wanting to kiss

for me to explain that.

we walked further, the shrubs and trees grew a little denser and he left the road to take

forest.

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

is the best idea to introduce me to them. Callahan never did.”

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

mansion”

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

I had been last night, or that Callahan had saved

asked me to stay in the mansion so would I

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