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 see any of the pack members.”

did not see pack members of any pack, not just ours. That was because the ball was only for the leaders of

Cynthia and her friends and how they had made a big fuss

question lingering in

anybody find

nodded. “A few did.”

King?” I could not help

is still in effect, but yes,

feel so relieved

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

in the mansion.”

asked, and Elijah

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

Nee.” I

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arrived around the same time. Maybe it

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

heard. Is that why I was brought to the mansion? To be sacrificed in some ritual?”

but there was some secrecy within

none of them had harmed me, but it

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

noticed the way he was sharing his views about his leader and King,

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

“Why is that?”

guards opened the gate and

which was relatively empty, given

were a few 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

easy to talk to, and he

Callahan, there would 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 hoped he had not told anyone about me

be awkward for me

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

forest.

he replied. “Didn’t you ask me where the pack house

if it is the best idea

than show you around. Plus, now he

mansion”

a hint of accusation

I had been last night, or that Callahan had

mansion so would I be going against his orders

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