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Chapter 23

Zenovia

Chapter 23

I gulped nervously as Callahan closed the door behind me. The door fell shut with a soft click and I could not help but suddenly realize that it was just us two in here.

“Take a seat” He pointed to one of the many chairs as he walked towards his desk.

I look around and found a notepad and pen lying on the desk. “May I?” I asked, and he nodded.

I took it, mostly to give my hands something to do than fidget nervously. I clicked the pen and asked,

“So, everybody tells me you do not love parties or fun. What type of event are you looking forward to in that case?” King Callahan pulled his big, plush chair and sat in it as I opened the notepad, waiting to scribble.

“I am not sure but something that makes everybody stop eating my head”

Okay, that was not the response I was expecting.

“Hmm, why do you hate socializing?” I asked, and he furrowed his eyebrows,

“I don’t hate socializing.”

I repeated. “I think you do”

Callahan placed his hands on the table and countered, “Did you not see the dozen or so people who were in a meeting with me?”

I shook my head as he mumbled, “Oh right, you did not. You were too busy dancing…in a towel.”

I looked away from him as I recalled the moment I had been doing my little happy dance and somehow ended

my stomach. on top of him. That memory was still enough to make butterflies riot in

I did not look up but merely threw in another question so that he would not elaborate on that towel dance again. “Either way, would you want the event to be held here or somewhere else?”

up naked

Callahan considered it, “Maybe, the front open grounds should be ideal. We can have it in the evening so not everybody is packed under the roof.”

I scribbled on my notepad – he hates partying.

I gave him a smile and looked up. “Great, anything that you absolutely don’t want to happen in the event. Like something you hate?”

Callahan scratched his chin, “Loud music. Please keep it soft”

I wrote down- he is boring.

down my nervousness

about his choices and preferences, likes and dislikes and he answered me without looking annoyed.

time to time, he seemed to slip in some other world and

have many friends as far as I gathered, he liked to keep to himself

Callahan was as ruthless to the rogues and his enemies. as he was kind to his pack.

anything but a growling, angry man hulk so seeing him talk about his

we talk about colors, what color co–ordination or themes would you want for

in his hand and

blinked at

We are not going to somebody’s funeral, you know.”

gave me a look and asked, “Well then

pen on my chin and muttered, “softer shades of

would be

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he gave me when I said pink was almost as if I had asked him to

by the way, was not too bad

head as he muttered,

It is a ball…a mating ball for Goddess

love.”

pen and gave me

You believe

his stare. “Of course I do. Why else would the moon Goddess give

mates.”

shrugged and replied, “I am not sure, maybe she is running a marriage

guy. He was making fun of

because you can’t love somebody does not mean the world is devoid of it. It is like saying

I kept clicking it anxiously. He noticed my furstrtiaon

someone? What makes you so

a breath to calm my nerves as his gaze held me in place. I felt transfixed as his golden eyes stared straight

felt my hands suddenly

don’t love someone does not mean nobody needs it…”

not buying it. He got up from his chair and walked

of me.

the chair and him standing in front of me, it felt as if I was

the

brought his face at eye–level with me and I gulped

like a lion to me, both handsome and deadly, a fierce predator who was mesmerizing to look at but also very dangerous

the light stubble on his jaw and my hand suddenly itched to brush the pad of my finger against it.

breathed and I blinked furiously.

read my mind and told me no, he can’t

would ask him what he meant and blabbered

said ‘you can’t love someone‘ not

face a hair’s breadth away from me. I gulped again as I saw his expressions and the

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