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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.

me calm down my

various questions about his choices and preferences, likes and dislikes and he answered

to time, he seemed to slip in

for a while as I got to know more about him. King Callahan did not have many friends as far as

as ruthless

never thought of him to be anything but a growling, angry man hulk so seeing him talk about

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

and answered, “I am not

blinked at

We are not going to somebody’s funeral,

then

on my chin and muttered, “softer shades of pink and white along with some flowers

would be

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me when I said pink was almost as

was not too bad at all as an

as

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

love.”

twirling his pen and gave me

You believe in that?”

I felt unnerved by his stare. “Of course I do. Why else would the moon Goddess give us

mates.”

sure, maybe she is running a marriage bureau or

guy. He was making fun of the moon

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

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

makes you so sure of that?”

held me in place. I

felt queasy and felt

because you don’t love someone does

his chair and

of me.

front of me, it felt as if I was

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

his face at eye–level with

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

his jaw and my hand suddenly itched to brush

breathed and

my mind and told me no, he can’t allow me

before I would ask him what he meant and blabbered something sheepishly,

someone‘ not ‘you

breadth away from me. I gulped again as I saw his expressions and the way he looked at me expectantly, waiting for

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