Babysitting The Amnesiac Lycan King

Chapter 2

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Who... Who are you?" I whispered, my voice barely audible as my hand hesitated in midair, trembling

The wolf-no, this thing was bigger than any wolf I'd ever seen-stared back at me. Its red eyes glowed like embers, cutting through the shadows of the forest. But there wasn't any fury in them. No bloodlust. Instead, it felt like... recognition. Like

it

knew me

My fingers brushed against its fur before I could stop myself. Soft. That's what threw me off the most. For a beast this size, its fur felt like velvet beneath my touch.

It leaned into my hand. Just a little. Enough to make my heart stutter,

"What the hell...I muttered under my breath. This was insane. It could rip my arm off in a second, but it didn't.

Instead, it let me touch it.

My hand slid along its neck, and for a moment, I forgot about the blood staining its muzzle. But when my eyes trailed lower. the sight hit me like a slap.

Blood. Crimson streaks glistening under the moonlight. Its teeth, its fur-hell, even the ground around it-were splattered with the evidence of its kill.

My hand jerked back like I'd touched fire.

The wolf's ears flattened against its massive skull, and its eyes dimmed. It took a step back, slumping slightly as if the rejection physically hurt.

Was it

sad?

No. Absolutely not. I wasn't going to pity a blood-soaked beast that just murdered my only source of comfort in this godforsaken pack-a damn deer. My deer.

"Great," 1 hissed, throwing my hands up. "As if getting rejected by Kallias in front of everyone wasn't enough, now I'm playing therapist to a homicidal wolf. Fantastic."

The wolf's ears twitched.

And then it stumbled.

I froze, watching as its legs buckled beneath it. It caught itself before it hit the ground, but the effort was written all over its trembling frame.

That's when I saw it.

The gash.

The fur near its side was slick with blood, hiding the wound until now. But as the beast shifted, the ugly, raw edges of torn. flesh became impossible to miss. Blood dripped from it, pooling onto the dirt below.

"Shit," I muttered, the word slipping out before I could stop it.

The wolf's gaze locked onto mine again, its red eyes still burning but softer now. Pleading.

And just like that, my panic took a backseat to something else.

"Why me?" I groaned, crouching down slowly. My knees scraped against the

rough forest floor as I inched closer. "Of all the Omegas in the pack, you pick the one who just got Jumiliated in public to deal with your furry-ass problems."

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move, it just

watched me

"This is so stupid," I muttered. My hands hovered over its side, trembling again. "Don't bite me, okay? I swear, if you so much as twitch wrong. I'll... -

The wolf huffed.

Huffed. Like I was the one being ridiculous.

"Oh, you've got jokes now?" I glared at it, but my hands kept moving. The fur around the wound was sticky with blood, and the gash was worse than 1 thought. Deep. Too deep for something this big to still be standing.

the fabric ripping easily. The wolf's ears twitched at the

warned, pressing the makeshift bandage

low growl rumbling in

wavered, but I didn't back

The growl stopped.

so." I tied the bandage as tightly as I could, ignoring the stickiness of its blood on my fingers. My stomach

I finished, I sat back on my heels and stared at it. The

welcome," I

its head, watching me with

you?" The

blinked slowly, its red eyes gleaming like

moment, just a moment, I swore

Its tail wagged faintly,

had done, but its gaze burned into me, waiting.

dimming. A low whine escaped its throat before it finally closed its eyes, curling up into the grass like it was giving

1 didn't dare linger.

hands found the lifeless body of my deer, its warm blood staining my fingers. My throat tightened, but I forced down the

nausea.

sorry, Silas" I murmured, scooping him up. Silas' weight sagged against me, but I couldn't just leave it

had my deer, but it hadn't. I didn't understand it, and that pissed me off more than anything.

clearing near my brother's grave, my knees buckling as I placed the

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sturdy. I grab

Don't think. Just dig

faster, harder. Sweat stung my eyes, but I refused to stop. My chest felt tight-full of something too big, too ugly to name. I pushed it down, down, as the dirt piled higher. The hole was deep enough.

deer into the grave, my hands shaking as I

said, my

fingers lingered on its fur before I forced myself to cover it with dirt. Each shovelful

grave, my hands caked with

my head. That wolf-why had it stopped?

hands. My legs moved before I could stop them, carrying me back toward the spot where I'd left it. The clearing

It wasn't there.

in the spot where the wolf had been. A man. His body was crumpled in the dirt, and blood pooled around him like he was trying to drown in it. His dark hair was matted, his

felt my heart skip

That was the wolf.

He's a rogue.

to say this, perhaps even more gorgeous than Kallias-sharp jawline, high cheekbones, and lips that could've been sculpted by a god. If he wasn't bleeding out,

I muttered, my fingers trailing down to the wound on his side. It was

low groan escaping his

came from the depths of hell

Rogues didn't get mercy the Riverstone Pack. And if they interrogated him, Goddess only knows if he's going to survive

responsible thing to do.

at him-his chest rising and falling shallowly, blood still

in

his side. If I didn't do something, he wasn't going

sunrise.

time for doubt. I had

regret this, I muttered under my

wasn't dying

Not today.

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solid. heavier than I expected, and reeked of blood and forest. By the time I reached the pack infirmary, my arms felt like they

didn't wait for an invitation before pushing the door open. The sharp scent of antiseptic hit me, stinging my nose as 1 stumbled

favorite," the pack doctor muttered,

a bun

the man into a chair, doing my best to position him without dropping him on the floor. “He's

eyes narrowing as they landed on him. "And who exactly is "he"?" she

calm expression onto my

in my chest. “He's...

No, of course I can't

relative? They know I have

Uh...

my boyfriend." Oh

clipboard snapped shut, and she

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