Babysitting The Amnesiac Lycan King

King Novel 6

Chapter 6

I don't believe it.

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"Are you sure?" I ask, barely above a whisper. My pulse is clawing out of my chest, trying to get out and confirm it myself.

She holds up the newspaper, her expression grim. "It's front-page news. Take a look yourself."

I don't. I can't. My legs move before I even realize it.

Dr. Lisa's voice still echoes in my head, even as I rush back to my room. The hallway feels longer than usual, with each of my step heavy with a million thoughts slamming into me at once.

Missing? The Alpha King? How?

my parent's

My dream-the one thing I've been clinging to, the reason I've been digging through every lead I can find to my death-it's slipping away.

I shove the door open and slam it shut behind me, my chest tightening as I try to catch my breath. I don't waste time-l go

notebook. straight to the dresser, yanking open the bottom drawer where I've hidden my

It's old and battered, the corners of the pages curling from years of flipping through them. Inside are notes, maps, and fragments of information I've gathered over the years about the Imperial Pack. About the Alpha King.

And about my family.

I flip through the pages, my eyes scanning the scribbled handwriting. The pieces don't connect, but I know-I know-there' something here. Something I've missed.

My brother's voice plays in my head, rough and quiet as we sat huddled together in the unclaimed lands back then, looking for food, only a few days before his death when we were attacked.

"The Imperial Pack did this. They killed him. They killed Dad."

I shake my head, squeezing my eyes shut. It's been years, but I still can't

remember everything. Just fragments-too broken to make sense of, too sharp to ignore.

This notebook was supposed to be my way forward. My ticket to finding answers. And the Alpha King was supposed to be my lead.

But now he's gone.

I sink to the floor, clutching the notebook to my chest as tears spill over. All of it crashes down on me-years of chasing shadows, of hoping for something more than dead ends. And now, it feels like it's all slipping through my fingers.

I let myself cry, for once not caring if anyone hears me.

When I finally look up from my soaked arms, wiping at my face, I see him.

Enoch is standing in the doorway, his broad frame leaning against the doorframe

it almost looks like he wouldn't fit. He doesn't say anything but simply watches me with that unreadable expression of his.

I sniff, wiping at my face with the back of my hand. "How long have you been standing there?"

He doesn't answer. Instead, he tilts his head slightly, like he's trying to figure me

out.

He looks like a kid. Are all people with amnesia like this?

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A shaky laugh escapes me as 1 push myself off the floor "Well, this is embarrassing,” I mumble, wiping at my face again. "You can't just sneak up on people like that, you kriose

He all doesn't say anything, and for some reason, that makes me feel calmer. Like

I don't have to explain myself

For an entire moment, I forget everything I cried over for simply with him-a stranger-being here

Enoch steps into the room, his gaze locked on me as I walk toward him. His face is still bruised, the marks from the kicks he received earlier standing out against

his olive skin. I reach up without thinking, brushing my thumb over a cut on his cheekbone.

"You're a mess," I say softly.

He doesn't move. He doesn't flinch. He just stares at me, his emerald eyes following every movement of my hand.

"I should clean this up," I mutter, but my voice sounds far away even to me.

The air is suffocating, thick with something I don't want to name. His breathing is uneven, shallow, each rise and fall of his chest pulling me closer. My hand is still on his face, my fingers brushing the rough scrape of his jaw. He hasn't moved, hasn't looked away.

What am I doing?

Those emerald eyes are a trap, it's dark and unyielding, and I know I should pull back, but I can't. He doesn't blink, doesn't

break

My pulse slams against my ribs, and I force a step back, feeling his gaze burning into me. “I'll, uh, grab the-

Before I can finish, his hand shoots up, grabbing mine.

"Don't stop." he murmurs, his voice low and almost... pleading.

He pulls my hand back to his face, pressing my palm to his cheek. His eyes flutter

shut, and for a moment, he looks... peaceful.

My heart stutters in my chest, and I feel like I've forgotten how to breathe.

"Enoch.."

"Taryn!"

snaps me out of it.

The sound of my name snaps me out

1 pull my hand back, stumbling a step away from him. "I-I have to go work!" I stammer, turning toward the door. "The head maid needs me."

my head to clear it. "That's...

go."

catch it-the flicker of red in his eyes. It's fast, like a

first saw him back in

his head. His voice is calm, like he's asking me if I want

I freeze. "What?"

says simply. "She's taking

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aside from Enoch has entered

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laughter.

over my shoulder, and sure enough, their eyes dart to

up. At least I'm not the one drooling

guy who doesn't know I

this-chores that never end, a hierarchy that doesn't even let you

of clothes in my arms, balancing the

the dryer.

of Seraphina's minions blocks my way, her fake- smile plastered

there.

dryer for Seraphina's clothes," she

waiting for

so hard I'm surprised my jaw

mutter under my breath, rolling my eyes as I grab another

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stepping back toward him. "Is killing

head! Are you

he shakes his head

None. Zero, You can't say things like

definitely can't mean

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both hands, forcing him to look

to their beautiful green, and for a

guilty

I say,

nods slowly, like a

calls again, this

dropping my hands. "Stay in the Infirmary with Dr.

and definitely don't go killing her

just watches me, his

the corner, my legs feel like jelly. I press my hand to my chest, feeling the frantic beat of

hell just

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the drying rack, wiping my hands on

there, isn't he? Kallias, running after some rogue wolf," one of

her tone

in. “How

borders?"

pricking

rogue aside from Enoch has

Taryn," the first one whispers, and they both burst

laughter.

with fake

my shoulder, and sure enough, their eyes dart

"Yeah, laugh it up. At least

guy who doesn't

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the dryer.

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there.

clothes," she says, snatching

without waiting for an

surprised my jaw doesn't

my eyes

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I don't wait for her response. I grab the

in the sun isn't ideal, but it's better

I step onto the grass. The only available clothesline is at

I want

close to the treeline, which