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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.

calm down my nervousness

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

to slip in some other world and mull over about

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

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

never thought of him to be anything but a growling, angry man hulk so seeing him talk about his people with care was unexpected for me.

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

twirling a pen in his hand and answered, “I am not sure. How about

blinked at

are not going to

a look and asked, “Well then you tell me what

tapped the end of the pen on my chin and muttered, “softer shades of pink and white along with some flowers here

would be

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me when I said pink was almost

too bad

my head as he

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

love.”

stopped twirling his pen and gave me an

believe in

by his stare. “Of course I

mates.”

“I am not sure, maybe she is running a marriage bureau or something up in

fun of the moon Goddess, a deity we all

devoid of it. It is

I kept clicking it anxiously. He noticed my furstrtiaon

What makes you

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

queasy and felt my hands suddenly

love someone does not

his chair and walked past the large desk to

of me.

with me seated on the chair and him standing in front of me, it felt as

on the armrests of the chair

his face at eye–level with

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

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

breathed and I blinked furiously.

read my mind and told me no, he

he meant and blabbered

not ‘you don’t love someone…why is

gulped again as I saw his expressions and the way he looked at me expectantly, waiting for an

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