Babysitting The Amnesiac Lycan King

King Novel 9

Chapter 9

The smell of old books and varnished wood hits me as soon as we step inside the library, and for a moment, I almost forget the tall, brooding man-child trailing

behind me.

Almost

Enoch sticks out like a sore thumb in this space, his massive frame blocking out the light filtering through the high windows

His green eyes scan the shelves, lingering on the spines as if they're relics of some forgotten world.

"This,” I announce, spinning around dramatically, "is my sanctuary. The only place where no one bothers me." I gesture at the books though I've just revealed the Holy Grail.

Enoch doesn't say anything-he rarely does-but his gaze shifts to me, soft and curious.

He tilts his head, and it's the kind of gesture that makes him look more of a clueless puppy than a man who just ripped the throat out of a rogue.

"Come on, I'll give you the grand tour."

His footsteps are almost silent despite his size, which is honestly unsettling.

For someone who looks like he could tear down walls with his bare hands, he moves like a ghost.

I glance back to make sure he's still there, and he's watching me with this intense, unreadable look that sends a shiver down my spine.

"Stop doing that," I mutter.

"What?" His voice is low, raspy. He hasn't used it much.

"Staring like you're trying to decide if I'm prey or just really annoying," I snap,

pushing a book back into its place a little harder than necessary.

Enoch doesn't reply, but the corners of his mouth twitch, and for a second, I think he might actually smile.

“See, this is where I spend hours pretending to do something productive while actually just snooping into centuries-old gossip." I smirk, trying to lighten the mood.

Enoch pauses abruptly, his eyes locked on a particular book. Its leather cover is cracked, the gold title faded but still legible: The Royal Hierarchy of the Werewolf Kingdom.

"Figures you'd go straight for that," I mutter, stepping closer to him. "You always have to pick the most ominous thing in the room, don't you?"

He tilts his head, his fingers grazing the spine of the book. I take it down for him, flipping it open to a chapter I know too

well.

"Okay, here's the gist," I say, pointing at a page with a symbol of the Alpha King's crest.

"The Alpha King is the ruler of everything. The top dog. The big bad wolf. No one knows his name, no one's seen his face- except for his court. They say he's ruthless. He expanded the kingdom, annihilated rogues, and basically crushed anyone who dared to defy him."

I flip the page, the image of the Alpha King's symbol staring back at me. My throat tightens just looking at it.

"Taryn scared?"

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I glance at him started His eyes are on me, not the bok

I swallow fondo acaud, Taay pickly, even to my pulse doing its best impressive of

a drum solo I'm angry. He's

rauch je jammable for parent's death

Istoge myself, shaking my head ever mind, 1 por I need to meet him

Fooch ribs las head again, like he's processing my words "You meet him

"That's the plan" I mutter, closing the book with a sharp snap. "If Lever get the chance, love him a piece of my mind

And maybe get revenge for what me and my other had to go through when the park was attacked

"Why?" His brows former, and he looks genuinely puzzled, like the idea of me wanting to meet a man 1 clearly despice

don't compete

It's personal, I say shortly, shoving the book back on the shelf. My fingers tremble, and I hate that he notices

"Me"

blink at

chest puffs out, and he taps his own chest with a finger.

His serious

at my eyes. "You're going to waltz into the Imperial Palace and challenge the most powerful man in the kingdom. That'll

insists,

tear from my

patting his head like he's an overconfident toddler. "Alright, tough guy. Let's work on you not

Omega pokes her head into the aisle, impatiently glancing at me "Taryn,

groan. "Of course she

to Enoch, who's now staring at the Omega like she's the most confusing thing he's ever

sure hope he's not thinking of killing her just

For fuck's sake

TLOW.

guy has given me traumas

don't scare anyone, and for the love of all

don't rip anyone's

"Stay here. Behave. Don't touch anything that

important.

follow me all the way to

left a golden retriever behind

I sure hop he's going

are already buzzing when

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i swatches and flower arrangements. The air is

and nervous energy

The Mating Hall is my thing-the one time I get

chair

falter.

chair swivels, and there she is-Seraphina, in all

chair swivels slowly, and there she

into a smile that's more predatory than friendly.

her voice dripping

sweetness.

clears her throat, completely oblivious to the tension thick

with a knife. "Seraphina will be joining the

teeth. "I'm sure her... insight will

leans forward, her red lips curling into a predatory simile. "I've always thought the Mating Ball could use a touch

her 'elegance. Instead, I nod, my

hands.

going to be

or tell her to shove her faux elegance where the moon doesn't

inside, eyes wide

It's been, what, two hours since I dumped Enoch in the library? I don't even have time to correct her terminology before

“We'll take that as a decision to create our

so hard I'm surprised they don't shatter. Without a

her satisfied hum echoing in my

Fuck her.

library is a

floor like some macabre warning sign, and a man is curled up near the shelves, clutching his face, which is leaking red all over his shirt. Another one is slumped in the corner, looking like he's seen

And then there's Enoch.

on his knees in the center of

with unbothered calm, but

energy that

can see, but you feel it-down in your bones. As

just got ten times heavier, begging you to

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idiots aren't bowing. They're

the actual fuck?!" I yell through their lourd

stops. Fists keep flying, and Enoch just takes it, his head

testing how much

he breaks,

it's a

freak of a boyfriend!" one guy snarls, throwing another punch that lands with a sickening crack

jaw.

rushing forward, but another voice

"Enough."

but it doesn't

the self-important asshole

grateful for his

lighter now but no less tense. The group

scene as though inspecting his property