Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Callahan

1 had been seated in my office, papers, and files strewn all around the table and a few lying on the floor as well.

I had decided to drown myself in work just like I would work before. The innocent looking girl in my house was not going to

turn me soft.

I was spending some time thinking about her, fantasizing about her and thankfully, I realized it soon enough.

The ball could happen and she could even find a mate for all I cared, she was not going to matter to me.

“But then why are you avoiding her if she doesn’t mean anything to you?” least, my Lycan, asked in my head.

I mentally rolled my eyes at him and replied. “Because I am working. And it needs concentration.”

He chuckled, “At least you agreed that she distracts you.”

I did not wish to argue with Beast so I didn’t bother replying and instead focussed on the file in front of me.

I thought of having a meeting with all the alphas again and enforcing a few new rules since everybody would be around.

But it looked like nobody wanted to let me work in peace. The door of my office flew open and Drusilla was standing with her hands on her hips, glaring at me.

“How rude of the host to not attend the event!!” she huffed and came forward.

I flipped a page of the file without looking up at her. “I am not the host and it is not my event. Close the door on your way

out.”

That only angered her more as she flared her nostrils and came up to me and plucked the file out of my hands.

“Get up, now!!”

I let out a sigh. “Dru, I am working-”

She shook her head, “You work 24 by 7. Now, I want you to get up and come with me outside right now. Everybody is asking for you.”

find their mates, nobody would

she had already grabbed my hand and was pulling me out of the

head and got up from the chair as she put

“Out, keep walking”

“If people saw how such a minion orders the Lycan King around, who will even fear me? My reputation is

stake.”

about you walk out nicely with me? You made poor Zenovia slog so much and I dolled her up but you are not even going

my chest.

or not as your anchor? Why will she even agree if you

twenty minutes, I washed my face and stepped outside

gathered around me and I tried to be nice and polite. My eyes subconsciously scanned

I reminded myself about my earlier resolve and decided to focus on

deny

to the dance floor, and I let her. She began dancing closely, and I tried to feel something for her.

were begging me to touch her. I tried to focus on her, to not think about the girl with those innocent eyes who had said I could not

with Cynthia or tried to, my brain reminded me of the little happy dance Zenovia had done, wearing

wearing fashionable clothes and despite having Cynthia

Chapter 28

dapper today, my King” Cynthia complimented me and

“So do you

that and she kept dancing slowly but I could not keep up with the charade anymore.

what to do when suddenly there was the sound of a crash and the wooden frames

to spring into action but then my gaze slowly traveled to

sucked in

my eyes could only focus on her beauty. Zenovia looked absolutely ethereal in the dress. that

shoulders and the off shoulder dress gave me a

how soft her skin must be under

slit on her dress that reached her thigh was too tantalizing and all my earlier self resolve crumbled when

was letting her. Cynthia saw me being distracted and tried

continue

I could not. Not

have to go” and walked away from the dance floor. My feet automatically turned in Zenovia’s direction and I found myself standing in front of

this time?” I asked and she fumbled with her dress, trying to tug at it and pull

not help

just sitting here” She answered and I did not even know when I had held out my hand in front of her.

“Dance?”