Chapter 126


    Zenovia


    Cynthia sat beside Drusi in an awkward silence as Cahan and Matteo began talking about pack


    stuff.


    Meanwhile, I and Drusi focused on the food. She kept grinning at me from time to time and I tried not


    to chuckle.


    I whispered to her. “I did not know you hated her.”


    Drusi shrugged, “I don’t like gold diggers and anybody with even a shred of sanity can see that she is


    the poster girl for that.”


    Drusi only tried to keep her voice down, but I knew she was not making any real effort at hiding it.


    “What happened to ‘dont fall for Cahan”?” I asked her, recalling how she asked me several times to


    not harbor any feelings for her best friend.


    “My visions told me it would not be good for you. And I don’t need them to tell me what an arse he is. I


    have known him since childhood. Though, don’t keep too high hopes.”


    She suggested and returned to finishing the food off her te.


    I giggled. Did she indirectly permit me to fall in love with Chan? Or maybe she was okay if I ogled at


    him but kept my distance?


    I was unclear on that but I was happy she did not worry about me or my heart that much. Now, if only


    her best friend stopped pushing me away, it would be so nice.


    However, he was the least bothered by my feelings.


    My gaze flicked to Cahan. “But the Lycan King does not seem to mind


    her.”


    He was not blind enough to see how she would always try to woo him. But I could not, for the life of me,


    understand why he allowed to be so close to himself.


    He was the Lycan King, for Goddess sake, could he not just shun her or something?


    Drusi cut the piece of steak into a bite sized portion and ced the


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    fork in her mouth, letting her taste buds savor the appetising dish.


    “You should know one thing about Cahan. He does not mix business and personal life. She is only


    acting as his colleague at best. She knows he does not necessarily like her, but she is ambitious. And


    Cahan likes people who work hard to prove their worth.”


    I let out a sigh.


    That was true. I had often seen her in meetings and long discussions with the alphas and Cahan.


    Most girls would only focus on trying to woo him, but she would stand beside him, not just to please


    him, but also offered him suggestions on pack treaties and other tricky subjects I had no idea of


    I only hoped he really saw her just as a work colleague and nothing more. My gaze kept flicking to


    Cahan more often than I cared to admit, and I noticed the injury on his knuckles.


    It was almost gone and from the way he was sitting; it seemed that the injury to his abdomen was not


    hurting him much either.


    Cynthia gave me a side-eye once or twice, but other than that, she focussedpletely on Cahan.


    “Any leads on the Rogue King?” He asked Matteo, who stuffed a muffin in his mouth.


    “There was some suspicious activity recorded by one of our patrol guards near our border. I n to go


    there after dinner and check myself.”


    Cahan nodded, “I will join you too”


    Cynthia suddenly decided to butt in. “But King, you were going toe with me to my ce and talk to


    my father.”


    My heart skipped a beat. What was her father going to talk about to him?


    Had she already convinced Cahan in some weird marriage contract?


    “Oh about that. I believe there is no need for it” Cahan said, taking a sip of water from the ss.


    Cynthia’s face fell. “B-but why? We…we need to find a solution soon. And I think my father has the


    best solution to your issues.”


    She tried her best to hide it, but she was also eager to show off how she was doing something very


    important.


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    “Yes, we did have that discussion two nights ago, but the situation was different at that time. I had given


    up on finding another solution that Drusi had proposed. It was risky, but we finally did it.”


    Cynthia’s face paled further.


    “It must be risky, King. Please, what my father offered is a way better solutions.” She suddenly got


    restless.


    “And what is that, Cynthia?” Drusi asked pointedly.


    “Well, my father proposed a meeting with a very powerful witch from farawaynds. He is said to be


    able to find cures for the oldest ailments and bring people back to life, even if they are on the verge of


    death.”


    Drusi sped her hands and propped her chin on her knuckles. “Well, I hate to break it to you but


    Cahan is not on the verge of death. Plus, we sessfullypleted the ritual.”


    “We? What ritual?” She asked, her voice growing more and more small.


    “First you tell me what did your father ask in exchange for arranging the meeting. Oh, let me guess.


    Forcing Cahan into a marriage with you, right?”


    I was drinking water to give myself something to do and almost choked on it.


    Drusi was on fire today. Had Maria added extra spice to her dish?


    The look on Cynthia’s face was priceless. “It…it was not forcing. We just agreed…mutually. Did we not,


    Cal?”


    She turned to him for help. But Cahan did not rush to save the damsel in distress.


    “Look Cynthia. I had told you a few hours ago, and I will tell you now again. I don’t have any romantic


    feelings for you. You are smart and you work hard, train harder, but I would suggest you not tie yourself


    to me in a loveless marriage.”


    Cahan was being kind and polite, but her expressions worsened as if he had pped her in the face,


    hard.


    “I…I would make it work, make our marriage work.”


    Drusi sprang up from the chair as if there were springs attached to her feet.


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    “That is what you are after. Being married to Cahan. You don’t care about the curse or the cure. You


    just want to be his Luna and sit on the throne beside him.”


    At that, Cynthia too got up from her seat.


    “Look Drusi, I have been listening to your rambling for quite some time, but that does not mean I will


    continue doing that. You better not get on my wrong side.”


    There was a low key threat in her voice. Drusi rolled her sleeves up and mmed her ss on the


    table with more force than necessary.


    “Yeah? Or what?”


    “Or I will skin you alive.”


    “ENOUGH!!” Cahan’s voice rang out through the hall, silencing both girls in one clear order.


    “Ladies. If you cannot have dinner peacefully, take your catfight somewhere else,” He said in a cold


    voice that told him he would not tolerate their bickering.


    The two eyed each other like angry cats, but Drusi was the first to calm down and take a seat beside


    him.


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    And she leaned even closer to him than necessary, annoying Cynthia


    even more.


    I saw the way Cynthia tried hard to not flip out and directed her focus to Cahan. “King, I implore you


    to at least consider meeting the witch. It is never too bad to have more than one solution to a problem.”


    “I will think about it,” He said, giving her some relief.


    She eyed Drusi as if she had just redeemed herself, but Drusi gave her a coy smile and loudly


    said,


    “Even if she threatened your anchor under this very roof?” She said and Cahan’s gaze flicked to his


    best friend and then to me.


    “What?”