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 of the pack members.”

was because the ball was only for the leaders of a pack, alpha, beta, gamma and, in some cases, their kids too, if they

how they had made a big fuss about wanting to be chosen as

of a question

find

nodded. “A few did.”

King?” I could

cannot find one while the curse is still in effect, but yes, he did not choose anyone.”

feel so relieved to

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

the

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 then, as the attacks of the rogues increased, I and Matt literally forced him to live here.”

I mumbled.

www

same time. Maybe it served

sure what to think of that. Why would Callahan abandon his people and come to live with me in a giant

up in my head. “The King needed an anchor, I heard. Is that why I was brought to the mansion? To be sacrificed

head were a little weird, but there was some secrecy within the four people-

completely trust them. So far, none of them had harmed me, but it felt similar to raising a chicken

I am not authorised to

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

mansion and. leave the others unsafe. But it

“Why is that?”

one of the guards opened the gate and we

was relatively empty, given the fact that the mansion was closer to the forest.

and setting up advanced safety measures to ensure that nothing would get in without permission. He also trained us to the point that we

easy to talk to, and he

without wanting to kiss him. And I sincerely hoped he had not told anyone about

for me to explain that.

he left the road

forest.

and he replied. “Didn’t you ask me

sure if it is the best idea to introduce me to them.

show you around.

mansion”

gulped. 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.

people knew where I had been last night, or that Callahan had saved me from

I

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