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

and he taps his own chest with a

I can stop myself. His serious expression doesn't budge, which only

I say, wiping at my eyes. "You're going to waltz into the Imperial Palace and challenge the most powerful man in the kingdom.

insists, his

a tear from

overconfident toddler. "Alright, tough guy. Let's work

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

"Of

the Omega like she's

hope he's not thinking of killing her just

For fuck's sake

TLOW.

this guy has

anything, don't scare anyone, and

don't rip

Enoch. "Stay here. Behave. Don't touch

important.

follow me all

I just left a golden retriever behind in

I sure hop he's

already

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and flower arrangements. The air

and nervous energy

years, this has been my dentiain. The Mating Hall is my thing-the one time I get to call the shots,

in my chair at the head of the

falter.

is-Seraphina, in all her smug, perfectly-

and there

perfect red lips curl into a smile

purrs, her voice dripping with

sweetness.

headmaid clears her throat, completely

cut with a knife. "Seraphina will be

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

lips curling into a predatory simile. "I've always thought the Mating Ball could use a touch of

where she can shove her 'elegance. Instead, I nod, my nails

hands.

to be a

the bridge of my nose. Before I can say yes, no, or tell her to

tumbles inside, eyes wide

the library? I don't even have

take that as a decision to create

teeth so hard I'm surprised

of her satisfied

Fuck her.

library is a

the shelves, clutching his face, which is leaking red all over his shirt. Another

And then there's Enoch.

his knees in the center of

chest rises and falls with unbothered calm, but there's

pulsing, suffocating energy that screams

but you feel it-down

got ten times heavier, begging you

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idiots aren't

the actual fuck?!" I

keep flying, and Enoch

he's testing how much damage he can absorb

he breaks,

it's

throwing another

jaw.

another voice cuts through before I can

"Enough."

but it doesn't

room like the self-important asshole

for his

lighter now but no

and Kallias's eyes sweep over the scene as