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.

stop!" My voice cracked, raw and

mine,

I'm not-

sound of clicking heels cut through the

baby, what's going

Seraphina.

was sickly sweet, the kind that made my teeth grind. She approached cautiously, her

are you even wasting your

throat.

recoiled, her perfect mask slipping just enough for a flicker of fear to show. "Kallias,

snapping back to me. His hand gripped

something," he repeated,

I whispered, my tears spilling over

yanked harder at his arm. "Kallias, stop! I'm

away. She hit the ground with a startled cry,

him out of this, what the hell am I supposed

fored it out anyway. "We're already over, remember?

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let me go

he inhaled deeply again, his nose brushing

His body went rigid,

he said, his voice

voice was barely a

to the door of the

Oh no.

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

Shit

and he turned toward the door, his movements quick and

blood ran

"Kallias, don't-"

that man was lying unconscious, every muscle in his body taut, his golden eyes still glowing faintly with the feral rage of his wolf. I hadn't thought about what I'd say next, hadn't even planned to speak those

clawed at me, and before I could think, the

Fuck

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

of his human side seeped in. He blinked, once, then twice, as if trying to process the

real Kallins

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

at

staking his claim on her while he rejected me in front of everyone. So why was he looking at me

The rejection. You don't want me as your mate, and I'm done holding onto something

his wolf seemed stunned, retreating entirely as his golden eyes that slowly shifted back

mine.

he started, his voice lower now, almost

he could say whatever excuse he thought would

him. "This isn't

discussion."

to tell him everything. How tired I was of chasing after someone

every sacrifice I'd made-my sleep, my happiness, my damn sanity-had

How

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standing there, looking like he wanted to

would undo

His voice cracked, and that

Why?

Why now?

years of being treated

"I'm tired. 1-1

and his fists clenched at his sides. For a

argue, might try to

But then he didn't.

step back, his blue eyes flickering with something I

Pain? No. It couldn't be. Not

air like nails on a chalkboard, trembling just enough to sound pitiful. She clung to Kallias's arm,

her fingers tightening around his forearm. "Just leave her alone. She's probably trying to stir her woll up again, to mess with your mind. You know how Omegas