Lycan king's substitute breeder novel Chapter 42

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Then, I think you should leave since we have settled the matter," I said, and she nodded.

"You're right," Vivian replied and walked towards the door. She turned back and gave me a shy smile before walking out.

I leaned back on the sofa and exhaled slowly. With a sigh, I mind-linked Stephen and requested his presence. A moment later, he appeared in front of me.

"You called?" he asked, his eyes meeting mine.

"Oh, okay," I whispered. "Could you set it for the evening?"

"You mean the meeting the elders requested?" he asked, sounding puzzled.

"Yes," I replied with a nod.

"Isn't it a bit soon to do that?" he asked. "I thought you were going to wait until the weekend."

I shook my head. "No, we have to do it as soon as possible," I said, my tone urgent.

He raised an eyebrow but didn't question me further. "All right," he said.

I snorted and shook my head. "You look quite curious, so I should tell you why I decided to set it so soon."

Stephen chuckled nervously and scratched his head. "Well, you do know me. I wanted to still ask questions, pressing further on the topic, but I felt you needed space. You seemed to distance yourself away from me since that day when you found out I secretly met your mother in her room."

I sighed deeply and shook my head. "I would prefer if you don't talk about it. I want to forget about it. In fact, I want to pretend like that never happened."

"Pardon me," he whispered.

"Anyway, the reason why I decided to pull this meeting so close is because I'm dying to know what those old men are up to. I'm curious… Besides, it has been so long since they requested a meeting. It makes me wonder what is up their sleeves," I said, rubbing the side of my face.

"I do trust you. You also have stunts to pull for them in case they try to overdo it," Stephen grinned, and I nodded.

"Okay then. I think I should leave now to let them know," he said.

"Yes, right," I nodded in agreement.

Stephen finally left the office. I stared at blank space and sighed deeply, lost in thoughts as I wondered why the men wanted to see me.

Evening came quickly, and Stephen rushed to tell me that the elders had received my message and were on their way.

"Really?" I asked, my voice sounding surprised. "That's odd. I thought they wouldn't rush or probably ask questions why the meeting decided to start so early. I guess they really wanted to speak with you."

"I also noticed the look on some of the few elders that came. They weren't looking so happy," Stephen said.

I scoffed and got up from the desk. "That's their business. You can leave now. Let me head to my bedroom, wash up, and dress."

"Alright," he said and turned to leave.

"Remember, you should go to the conference room and wait there for me," I said.