Chapter 81

For the next three weeks, all I did was train, force food down my throat and sleep. Callahan was a strict

teacher and, though I knew it would be impossible for me to gain superhuman strength in such a short

time, he did not cut me any slack.

Every morning I woke up at 5 am, ran to his gym where he kept pushing me until I could not move

anymore and then made me exercise some more.

He was a maniac, but I was beginning to see the results. Callahan would always be waiting for me in

the gym, wearing his shorts and a vest or loose t-shirt and we both fell into a routine of exercising.

At first, I hated him because he pushed me a lot, but when I began to see the changes in my body, I felt

it was worth the effort.

The full moon was inching closer. All my bets were on becoming strong enough to awaken my wolf.

I was not sure if it would happen, but I had to try. And Callahan was always strictly professional when it

came to my gym regime.

One such afternoon when I was lying on the gym floor, panting and sweating after having worked out

for hours. He was not in the gym and I waited and waited for him to show up, but he was probably tired

and just taking an extended nap.

I swear I never saw him mutter that he wished to sleep or just rest. He would either go to his meetings,

poke his face in the

files or train.

That man worked like the world would end if he stopped, so it was natural that at some point he would

feel a burnout.

And as much as I grumbled while training with him, his absence hurt me more than I wished to admit.

I had gotten used to our lessons together and would always look forward to seeing him. Somehow,

seeing his face the first thing in the morning, even if he put me through hellish training, made my heart

flutter.

My gaze flicked to the clock on the wall as I saw the time. It was almost time for lunch, and there was

no sign of Callahan.

My gaze drifted to my phone, that was lying on the side. I never quite worked up the courage to start

chatting with him.

I would always wonder what to text him and how to take the conversation ahead. Hence, I would only

send him a one word reply whenever he texted me.

Which he hadn’t this time.

Wiping the sweat off my brow, I stepped out of the gym. And the smell of something sweet and sugary

hit

My stomach rumbled at that.

my

nostrils.

I hastily went to the kitchen and saw that the kitchen was in full swing. There were a lot of preparations

going on. Maria was shouting orders at everyone who was busy doing something or the other.

I stayed by the door, looking at all of it with an amused smile. Maria turned around while giving some

more orders and her gaze fell on me.

“Oh, I am so sorry. Today is a busy day. I will get you your lunch soon.” She offered.

But my gaze was only on the tray in her hand.

Soft and creamy chocolate muffins that she had freshly taken out of the oven.

My stomach rumbled again at that sight, and my mouth watered.

“Can I have one?” I asked her, but she shook her head.

“Not if I want to stay alive. We have been ordered to give you a strict diet and I am sticking to that”

My face fell/It wouldn’t harm if I ate just one muffin, right?

But Maria was too busy to argue with me.

“Just what is the fuss about? Why is the kitchen so busy?”

Maria placed the tray of muffins on the side table to cool down and began pouring the batter in the

moulds.

“Nothing unusual. King Callahan does not like that the rest of the pack stays in the pack house and he

lives in this mansion. So occasionally he asks everybody to come over here for lunch or dinner.”

“I see” I muttered.

“Yeah, I believe he has been asking Elder Lina to come over since a long time but she loves the open

forest more than the mansion. Calls it a golden prison.”

Maria chuckled, and I could not find fault with that.

His mansion was opulent and filled with tasteful furniture, but there was a certain charm to being

surrounded by nature and

trees.

“So they are coming to lunch today?”

“I believe so. He went there to personally escort Elder Lina.”

That woman had been quite stern to me and did not look at me as if I was worthy of being a pack

member.

Maybe that was why Callahan had never introduced me to the rest of the pack, because he knew they

would not accept me easily.

“Great then. I will simply stay in my room and pretend not to exist. You can skip sending the boiled stuff

to my room. I am not that hungry either way”

I added, earning a glare from Maria.

“No, you are eating the stipulated diet. King Callahan and gamma Elijah both have given me ample

lectures of why it is important for you.”

I bit my lip nervously, and her gaze softened. She walked over to me and I saw the flour stuck to her

dress and hair.

Dusting it off with my hands, I helped her get rid of it as she took my hand in hers.

“I understand how you are feeling. But I am sure you will awaken your wolf this coming full moon. You

are working very hard for it”

So she knew it. Maybe that is why she was so adamant about not letting me get a cheat day.

I smiled at her and gently squeezed her hand, “alright. I will head to shower. I don’t want to cross paths

with Elder Lina”

I admitted, and she chuckled, “She is like a stern grandma, but she is a softie once you win her over.

Don’t hide from her. She won’t eat you.”

I let Maria walk back into the kitchen and took a sip of water from my bottle while turning around.

And from the main door, I saw Callahan walk in. i immediately hid behind a pillar afraid that Elder Lina

was with him.

I did not want to meet her. I would run back up the stairs when she had left the hall. However, Callahan

just walked in alone. There was no sign of Elder Lina or the other members of the pack.

“Hey King,” I heard a familiar voice call out to him.

Elijah walked in from behind the door, carrying a file in his hand.

“Hey El, what’s up?” Callahan greeted him, and Elijah closed the file. “I thought you went to pick Elder

Lina and the others. Are they not coming?”

Callahan replied, “They are. But you know how Elder Lina is. She wanted to sit in the open front yard

as the walls of the huge mansion make her feel claustrophobic. I just came in to tell the servants to

serve the lunch outside.”

Elijah chuckled, “She likes to make us run around”

Callahan nodded. “she does behave like a stern grandma.”

Elijah was quick to reply, “Which she is”

“But why are you still in your gym wear? Go get ready for lunch.”

Callahan rolled his eyes. “Now you are behaving just like her. Where is Matt?”

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“Here King” Matteo was climbing down the stairs.

“You asked me to check on the rogue situation. I have news and I was waiting for you in your office.”

“That can wait. You both have to do something for me.”

Callahan said and then turned around to meet my gaze, as if he knew exactly where I had been hiding

all this time.