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.

in the ball, I did not see any

That was because the ball was only for the leaders of a pack, alpha, beta,

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

question

find

“A few did.”

I could not help but ask.

is still in effect, but yes, he did

so

the Lycan 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 there much either. He only uses it for work and meetings. Though, nowadays, he spends a

in the mansion.”

changed?” I asked, and

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

Nee.” I mumbled.

www

you arrived around the same time. Maybe it served

not sure what to think of that. Why would Callahan abandon his people and come to live with me in a giant mansion? That would signify that I was some

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

but there was some

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

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

his views about

did not want to live alone in the mansion and. leave the others unsafe. But it was Drusilla who pointed out

“Why is that?”

the guards opened the gate and we continued walking

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

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

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

an awkward silence 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

be awkward for me to explain that.

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

forest.

replied. “Didn’t you ask

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

do than show you around. Plus, now he would not

mansion”

hint of accusation in them when he said that

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

I be going against

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