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.”

mates, nobody would bother about me

she had already grabbed my hand and was pulling me out

from the chair as she put herself behind me and placed her hands on my back.

“Out, keep walking”

orders the Lycan King around, who will even fear me?

stake.”

“Then how about you walk out nicely with me? You made poor Zenovia slog so much and I dolled her up but you are

was an odd feeling inside my chest. I played with my cuffs and asked, “She

she is! Do you want her to help you or not as your anchor? Why will she

after twenty minutes, I washed my face and stepped outside the

to be nice and polite. My eyes subconsciously scanned the crowd

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

for a dance. I wanted to deny her, but she kept asking. me and with all the

She began dancing closely, and I tried to feel something for her.

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

her. While I danced with Cynthia or tried to, my

cuter than all these girls wearing fashionable clothes and despite having Cynthia so close to me, my eyes still kept looking

Chapter 28

look dapper today, my King” Cynthia complimented me

“So do you

dancing slowly but I could not keep up with

do when suddenly there was the sound of a crash and the wooden frames put up all around us

it was some rogue attack and was immediately going to spring into action but then my gaze slowly traveled to the source

sucked in

absolutely ethereal in the dress. that clung to her curves, giving me a delicious view of

hair fell in waves upon her shoulders and the off shoulder dress gave me a nice view

swallowed as my mind immediately began to wonder how soft her skin must be under that fabric.

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

I was letting her.

continue dancing?”

could not. Not anymore.

and walked away from the dance floor. My feet automatically turned

asked and she fumbled with her dress, trying to tug at

not help but stare in

know when I had held out my hand in front

“Dance?”