Babysitting The Amnesiac Lycan King

King Novel 26

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

GAMMA ABEL

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I've seen a lot of strange things in my time as Gamma, but this... Watching Taryn, an Omega no less, handle a man who looks like he could break her anytime soon, like he's a damn puppy is definitely climbing my list.

The man-a rogue, no less-stands there towering over her, built like he was chiseled out of granite and probably twice as strong. Yet, one word from Taryn, and he's nodding along as if she's the Alpha here.

It's unsettling how much power she has over him.

"Stick with Gamma Abel," she says, poking a finger into his chest. "Don't wander off, don't do anything stupid, and for the love of the goddess, don't eat anything raw while you're out there."

I've seen men submit before-hell, it's my job to make sure they do when the Alpha dermands it-but this isn't submission. This is something else entirely.

And it's not just the obedience. It's the way he looks at her, like she hung the moon, the stars, and whatever other celestial bullshit you could throw into the mix. If Taryn ever snapped her fingers, I don't doubt this man would burn the world to ash just to keep her warm.

But I've learned not to dwell too long on things that don't make sense.

"We're moving out," I bark, pulling my focus away from the odd pair. "Eyes open. Mouths shut."

The warriors shuffle into formation, but not without the usual grumbling.

"Why's he here?" one of them mutters under his breath, but loud enough for the group to hear.

"He wasn't even accepted by the goddess on his ceremony," another adds.

I whip my head around, silencing them with a glare. "You got time to gossip, you've got time to scout the area. Move."

That shuts them up, though I catch a few sideways glances thrown in Enoch's direction.

I glance at Enoch, expecting him to react. A snarl, a glare, maybe even a fist to someone's jaw. But he doesn't. He's walking along, calm as ever, as if the whispers are static on a broken radio.

It's unnerving. A man like him should be dangerous, and yet he looks...detached. The guy has no emotions. None. Unless Taryn's involved, then he's practically feral.

And that's the part that scares me the most.

The forest is damp, the air thick with the scent of wet earth and decay, the thick canopy above barely letting in any sunlight.

We're deep in the area where we suspect the attack happened. The ground is littered with broken branches and churned-up mud.

I signal for the group to stop, and we spread out, combing through the area. It doesn't take long to find the remains.

Or rather, it doesn't take Enoch long to find them.

"What the fuck?" one of the warriors croaks.

I turn, and there's Enoch, standing there as if he's just found the world's most interesting artifact.

Only it's not an artifact.

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It's the head maid's head.

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Her dead eyes stare back at us, frozen in terror, her blood-maned hair clinging to Enoch's fingers as he holds her head up by

starraforets

"Look," Enoch says, his voice disturbingly causal, like he's showing off a wildflower be picked.

One of the warriors pukes into the bushes. Another stumbles back, mattering something about needing a drink

"Enoch," I say, my voice tight. "Put it down"

He tilts his head, confused, but does as I say, lowering the head to the ground with the care of someone placing a precious

relic.

Kallias, of course, can't let the moment pass without making a scene.

"See?" he snaps, his glare fixed on Enoch. "I told you he's the one who killed her.

Who the hell else walks around holding heads like that?"

I step between them before this turns into another fistfight.

I

shouldn't even be here!" Kallias spits. “He's a danger to the

it's my job to decide who's a danger, not

tight, but

and gesture for one of the warriors to wrap the head. "Bag it. We'll

left of the head maid while I keep a close eye

exists, watching the scene unfold with that same calm

press on, the air growing heavier with every

stalks over to me, his jaw clenched so tight I'm surprised his teeth

insane," he hisses. "Why the hell

You

to argue but thinks

continue the patrol, the lingering anger thick enough to choke on. The metallic scent lingers in the

when we

say, raising

Everyone freezes,

tracks are faint at first, barely noticeable in the mud. But the deeper

marks rake across the bark of nearby trees, too high for any ordinary wolf to

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hell made these?" one of the warriors

crouch down, tracing the edge of a paw print with my fingers. The

to make my

isn't just a rogue," I

beside me, his face

you think

can answer, I glance at Enoch, who's standing off

expression unreadable.

you think, Enoch?"

"You're asking

my focus on

scanning the tracks with

had all day.

"Powerful," he says simply.

his arms. "Great. Real

him a look, and he falls

say, rising to my

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there. My

to

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to take a

glowing faintly as the warriors sit in a

to everything as a stubborn fog.

Enoch is

did he wander off to now?" one of the warriors grumbles,

ghost," Kallias mutters under

away. Standing, I grab my plate and head toward the cliffside where I spotted Enoch slipping away earlier. It's not unusual for him to disappear, but something about tonight has me on

find him sitting on a rock near the edge, the moonlight casting a pale glow over his shirtless back. The scars are the first thing I

out in my time to

those.

sit down beside him, keeping my distance. Up close, his

I ask,

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his gaze fixed on the forest stretching out below

back," he says, his voice low,

"Back where?"

"To Taryn."

It's a dry, humorless sound. "You're sitting

of nowhere, covered in blood, and all you can think

his expression blank but his eyes softening just

"Yes."

shake my head, leaning back on my hands. "You've got it

between us, broken only by the

his back, unable to ignore the scars

about those?" I ask.

his shoulders moving stiffly.

get the feeling he's telling the

a long pause, he speaks again. "Feels

me off guard. I turn

tightens, and he stares down at his