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.

ball, I 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 a pack, alpha, beta, gamma

they had made a big fuss about wanting to be chosen as Callahan’s mate.

of a question lingering

anybody find a máte?”

“A

the King?” I could not help but ask.

still in effect, but

I feel so relieved to hear

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 and meetings. Though, nowadays,

the

asked, and

to live

Nee.” I mumbled.

www

even you arrived around the same time. Maybe

Why would Callahan abandon his people and come to live with me in a giant mansion?

“The King needed an anchor, I heard. Is that why I was brought

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

whole anchor stuff that made me not completely trust them. So far, none of them had harmed me, but it felt similar to raising a chicken to be cooked for dinner

be informed about it when the time is right. I am not authorised to tell you anything.” He gave a short answer and changed

about Callahan and I noticed the way he was sharing his views about his leader

convince him. He did not want to live alone in the mansion and. leave the others unsafe. But it was Drusilla who pointed out that nobody would attack his

“Why is that?”

the gate and we continued walking outside the

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

attacks on the pack, but 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 trained us to the point that we

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

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

for me to explain that.

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

forest.

and he replied. “Didn’t you ask me

“I am not sure if it is the best idea

you around. Plus, now he would

mansion”

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

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

would I be going against his

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