I felt bad lying to Cahan, but I had not liedpletely. I did need some stuff for myself and just being


    in the mansion felt restrictive to me.


    I had to go out on my own and look around. Not that we were in too remote of a location as this was all


    werewolf territory, but the human settlement was close by and I had not really interacted much with


    them except Harry, who left a sour taste in my mouth.


    Cahan asked me to take any car from the garage and asked one of the servants to drive for me. But I


    knew that was another ploy of him wanting me to be safe and secured, and probably also under his


    watch, so I politely declined.


    “No, Cal. As I said, I wish to go get stuff on my own.”


    “Yeah, it was just a suggestion”


    I shook my head and pressed a kiss to his forehead as he mumbled, “Thank you for being there for me”


    “I will always be”


    I replied as he got busy with his work and I left the office. I sprinted towards the garage and hastily


    grabbed one of the keys from the hangers, having all the keys by the wall.


    I nced at the watch and was relieved that I still had an hour. The taxi had taken not more than that


    time to reach the bar.


    Plus, I had a phone to follow the map instead of depending on strangers to guide me. So I hopped into


    one of the not too shy sedans, fastened my seat belt, and drove the car outside the gate, taking my


    first step outside the mansion on my own without any worries.


    My mind was not too nervous about meeting Sid. I knew I was strong enough to handle him. Plus, I


    sensed he was trying really hard to win my


    trust.


    Staying true to his word, he had not made any contact with me over months and only messaged me


    when he found some information about


    the Rogue King. My nails did dig into the steering wheel when I thought about him.


    There was not much to go on about him, no face, no name, nothing. He had appeared out of nowhere


    and was threatening not just the alphas but


    Cahan too. And he was aware of my existence and somehow knew I was linked to Cahan.


    I had one eye glued on the phone while the other was on the road as I drove through the bustling city


    streets. It was nice to see people go on about their daily lives, oblivious to the existence of werewolves


    or lycans or rogues.


    Sometimes, I wished I had reallye to stay in the human town and lived an ordinary life. But that


    was before I heard about Cahan’s true story. Now, I wished to stay with him and give him a peaceful,


    quiet life.


    And for that to happen, I had to eliminate his problems one by one. The curse and the moon Goddess


    were far from my reach, but the Rogue King wasn’t. So I focused my attention on him.


    I also kept checking if there was some car or suspicious vehicle following me by ncing in the rear


    view mirror from time to time. I would not be/ surprised if Cahan asked somebody to keep an eye on


    me from a distance.


    Thankfully, there was nobody following me. I also made a mental note to really buy some stuff for


    myself instead of returning empty handed.


    Despite my multiple protests, Cahan handed me his credit card. I had some money in my savings


    that I used to put in my piggy bank sinc childhood and was nning to use that.


    But Cahan insisted I take the card and buy whatever I wanted with worrying about the price tag.


    The drive to the bar was not that long, and I reached the bar pretty quickly. However, instead of going


    inside directly, I called Sid.


    “Where are you?” I asked when he picked up on the first ring.


    “On my way. Just give me five minutes”


    I could hear the sound of car honks from his side, thanks to my wolf,


    Thunder, who kept assuring me that she would pounce on him the minute he tried to touch me.


    “Don’t you think we should go somewhere else?” Thunder spoke in my head.


    “Why?” I asked.


    “Look at the ce. It is a bar that usually operates at night. It would be empty at daytime and the huge


    facade is made of tinted ss. We have no idea what is waiting for us inside it.


    At first, the bar looked like an ordinary ce but Thunder’s words made me rethink.


    Now that I looked at the bar from the outside, I did not feelfortable going inside it. It looked mostly


    empty and doubted who could be lurking behind those tinted ss walls. Thest time I came here at


    night, there was a lot of crowd and lights so I missed out on noticing it but now I could see it clearly.


    “Good observation, Thunder” I thanked my wolf and spoke to Sid who had yet to disconnect the phone.


    “I want to talk to you somewhere more open. Is there a restaurant or cafe nearby?”


    I asked.


    Sid was quick to reply, “I promise, Zen. I am not going to kidnap or harm you.”


    He kept trying to convince me while I browsed through my phone and quickly found a cafe that was just


    500 meters from the bar.


    “Meet me at Friends Cafe.”


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    “But-” He began, but I interrupted him. “I am noting to that bar. If you don’t want to meet me, fine, I


    will drive back home.”


    “No no, no, I aming to the Cafe”


    I disconnected the phone and drove to the Cafe, it was a small cafe but right on the street and there


    were few people having food.


    It would be harder for him to do anything suspicious with so many people watching. Thunder’s intuition


    had possibly saved me from a trap.


    Feeling much more reassured, I walked into the cafe and sat by a table, not too far away from the other


    customers yet not too close to them that they would hear our discussion.


    I was not really hungry as I just had breakfast, so I just looked around and within a minute I heard the


    sound of another car being parked outside.


    Sid walked in through the entrance, wearing a red shirt and ck pants. His eyes scanned through the


    area before they glued on me.


    I instantly saw the way his features changed. There was relief in his eyes. He waved at me and I gave


    him a cursory smile as he walked towards the table.


    I observed his face and noticed the way he looked. He seemed worried and nervous, not the usual


    pompous and carefree attitude.


    There were bags under his eyes, and he looked more athletic and rugged. The boyish look on his face


    had been reced by that of an adult.


    However I still had my reservations.


    He gave me a small smile and pulled up a chair in front of me.


    “Hi, are you hungry? This ce has some nice shakes, I hear. Is that why you chose the cafe?”


    Sid asked, cing his car keys and phone on the table.


    “No, I did not want to go into the bar, so I chose this cafe randomly.”


    He noticed the curt tone in my voice and nodded. “Right, would you like to have some coffee then?”


    “The Rogue King, Sid. I am not here to chitchat with you.”


    He let out a sigh and raked a hand through his hair. “I know you have no reason to trust me, and the


    only reason you are here is because you want to help him.”


    There was a slight jealousy in his voice when he said that. At least, he


    knew I was never going to fall for him,


    “That is correct”


    “I will tell you everything, but can you at least not be so…dry to me? I am trying to help you”


    I ced my hand on the table, a little louder than necessary, and looked around when I noticed one of


    the guests looking my way.


    Lowering my voice, I replied, “Then do that. Don’t waste your time and mine because we are not


    happening. Never ever.”


    Sid nodded with a defeated sigh. “I know that. And I realize it is my fault and the stupid behaviour that


    pushed you away from me. The only one to me in this case is me. I just wanted to say sorry to you


    again. I will not break your trust. Not again.”


    He looked me in the eye and his voice sounded earnest, but my past experience with him did not really


    allow me to trust him easily.


    “Only time can tell that. Now, can we please move to the Rogue King and what information you have?”


    He nodded and instead of saying a word; he reached for his phone and opened his phone gallery.


    Pushing the phone towards me, he pointed at the screen with the image.


    “I wanted to show you this”


    I peered at that image for too long to process what was going on in it.


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