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.

even in the ball, I did not

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

of a question lingering in my mind.

anybody find a máte?”

nodded. “A

could not help but ask.

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

did I feel so

rest of the werewolves and packs. But he

in the mansion.”

I asked, and

to live with the others in the pack house. But then, as the attacks

Nee.” I

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the same time. Maybe it

and come to live with me in a giant mansion? That would

heard. Is that why I was brought to

questions popping up in my head were a little weird, but there was some secrecy

them. So far, none of them had harmed me, but it felt similar to raising a chicken to be cooked for dinner

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

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

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 that nobody would attack

“Why is that?”

guards opened the gate and we continued

which was relatively empty, given the fact

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

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

would be awkward for me to explain

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

forest.

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

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

show you around. Plus, now he would not

mansion”

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

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

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

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