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Chapter 23

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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.

was helping me calm down my

him various questions about his choices and preferences, likes and dislikes and he answered me without

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

for a while as I got to know more about him. King Callahan did not have many friends as far as I gathered, he liked to keep to himself but adored his beta, gamma and Drusilla.

wealthy and was a self–made man. King Callahan was as ruthless to the rogues and his enemies. as he was

angry man hulk so seeing him talk

if we talk about colors, what color co–ordination or themes

was twirling a pen in his hand and answered, “I am

blinked at him.

We are not going to

me a look and asked, “Well then you

and muttered, “softer shades of pink and

would be

Chapter 23

was almost as if I

too bad at all as

my head as he

It is a ball…a mating ball for Goddess sake, pink and red are the colors

love.”

and gave me

You believe

felt unnerved by his stare. “Of course I do. Why

mates.”

not sure, maybe she is running

guy. He was making fun of the moon Goddess, a

not mean the world is devoid of it. It is like saying the world

fingers curled around the pen and I kept clicking it anxiously. He noticed my furstrtiaon

can’t love someone? What makes you so

held me in place. I felt transfixed as his golden eyes stared straight at me,

felt my hands suddenly grow clammy.

said ‘don’t…just because you don’t love someone does

it. He got up from his chair and walked past the large

of me.

was already quite tall so with me seated on the chair and him standing in front of me, it felt as if I was gazing at

lowered his head, and placed his hands on the armrests of the chair I had been

his face at eye–level with

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

stubble on his jaw and my hand suddenly itched to brush the pad of

He breathed and

he just read my mind and told me no, he can’t

he meant and blabbered something sheepishly, he added,

love someone‘ not ‘you don’t love

as I saw his expressions

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