Babysitting The Amnesiac Lycan King

King Novel 3

Chapter 3

"What did you just say?"

The hallway reeked of disinfectant and had decisions. My boots scuffed the linoleum as I rounded the corner, heart pounding harder with every step. I should've been running-hell, sprinting-but the knot in my chest tightened the closer I got to Kallias's voice.

God, please let me have gotten out in time.

I was halfway down the corridor when a low, guttural growl stopped me in my tracks. My stomach flipped. I turned the corner, and there he was.

Kallias.

His hand was wrapped around Dr. Lisa's throat, her feet dangling inches off the ground, kicking weakly. His eyes burned. gold, sharp and feral, nothing like the indifferent blue that had stared through me when he'd rejected me.

His wolf had taken over.

"What did you just say?" His voice was raw, a brutal snarl that seemed to shake the walls.

Shit.

“Kallias, let her go!" I yelled, darting forward. My palms shoved against his chest, but he didn't budge. It was like trying to move a mountain.

Lisa's nails clawed at his hand, her face turning an alarming shade of red.

"Shit, shit-let her fucking go!!" I shoved again, harder this time, panic clawing its way up my throat.

His gaze snapped to me, those glowing eyes narrowing slightly. For a second, I thought he might actually listen.

He didn't.

"Fuck, Kallias!" I scream, hitting his chest now.

His grip loosened just enough for Lisa to crumple to the floor, gasping for air and clutching her throat. I dropped to my knees beside her, my hands trembling as I helped her sit up.

"You okay?" My voice was barely steady.

Her eyes darted to Kallias, wide and brimming with terror. "1-"

She didn't get the chance to finish.

Kallias's hand shot out, grabbing my wrist and yanking me to my feet. Before I could react, my back slammed into the wall, the impact knocking the breath from my lungs.

"Leave," he growled at Lisa without even looking at her.

She didn't need to be told twice. She stumbled to her feet, her heels clacking against the tile as she fled, her breaths ragged and uneven

I was left alone with him.

His golden eyes locked on mine, and the intensity in them made my stomach churn.

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"What the hell is wrong with you?" I spat, twisting against his grip. His hand was like iron, pinning me to the cold wall.

"Who is he?" His voice was low, dangerous, like the calm before a storm.

My heart skipped. "Who?"

"Don't play dumb, Taryn. His grip on my wrist tightened, and 1 winced. "Long distance boyfriend? Who the fuck is he?"

My mind scrambled for an answer, but all I could think about was that man in the room. His unconscious body, Vulnerable. If Kallias got to him in this state-

"None of your goddamn business!" I snapped, panic sharpening my tone.

His lips curled into a snarl, his face inches from mine. "It's every bit my business. You're still my mate." he growled.

"No, I'm not!" I shoved at his chest with my free hand, but he didn't so much as flinch.

His nose brushed against my neck, and I froze. He inhaled deeply, his hot breath fanning against my skin.

"You smell like him," he mutters, his voice a low rumble.

Oh, hell no.

voice cracked, raw

to mine, dark and menacing. "You're

I'm not-

of clicking heels cut through

what's going

Seraphina.

sickly sweet, the kind that made my teeth grind.

are you even wasting your time with her?," she added, her tone

snarl ripped from his throat. "Don't

of fear to

back to me. His hand gripped

hiding something," he repeated, his voice a

I whispered, my

at his arm. "Kallias, stop!

looking, he shoves her away. She hit the ground with a startled cry, her perfect

froze. If Seraphina couldn't pull him out of this, what the hell am I supposed to

fored it

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let me go

he inhaled

body went rigid, his golden

like him," he said, his voice a

My voice was barely

of the office I'd

Oh no.

carried and huddled him from the forest floor back to the hospital. I would

Shit

he turned toward the door, his

ran cold.

"Kallias, don't-"

faintly with the feral rage of his wolf. I

I could think, the words tumbled out. "I'll accept the

Fuck

froze mid-step, his head snapping back toward me like I just hit him. The gold in his eyes dimmed, retreating as

side seeped in. He blinked, once, then twice, as if

Kallins

out hoarse, raw, like I'd just ripped something vital out of

stare at him,

he paraded Seraphina around, staking his claim on her while he rejected

from trembling. The rejection. You don't want me as your mate, and I'm done holding onto something that... My voice faltered, and I forced the lump

was nothing but silence. Even his wolf seemed stunned, retreating entirely as his golden

mine.

his voice

off before he could say whatever excuse

him. "This isn't up

discussion."

everything. How tired I was of chasing after someone

look at me. every sacrifice I'd made-my sleep, my happiness, my damn sanity-had been

How

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him standing there, looking like

that would undo everything

cracked, and that

Why?

Why now?

years of being treated like I

"I'm

jaw tightened, and his fists clenched at his sides. For

argue, might try to pull me

But then he didn't.

blue eyes flickering with

Pain? No. It couldn't be. Not

on a chalkboard, trembling just enough to sound pitiful. She clung to Kallias's arm, tilting her head

trying to stir her woll up again, to mess with