Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

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Chapter 42

Zenovia

Chapter 42

“Hey! I am right here!” A hand waved in front of my eyes and I looked up to see Elijah looking at me in confusion.

“Where did you transport yourself to? Some dreamland?” He asked and I buried the memory of my first kiss with Callahan.

“Nothing. I was just wondering how to defeat you in the laps.” I answered and he placed his hands on his hips.

“Oh, I see. The little wolf is preparing herself to fight.”

He wiggled his eyebrows playfully and I gave him an amused smile.

“Go, get your headstart. Stand at whatever point you wish to start running from, I will still defeat you.

I liked the playful challenge and stood a few feet ahead of him. Elijah had his hands folded upon his chest,

“Are you sure that is enough? Come on, go ahead a bit more. I don’t want you to cry again.”

I did a fake pout, “I did not cry okay? I play fair”

He mimicked my voice, “I play fair, ooh, El is the bad guy”

I chuckled at that and took the position as he announced, “On your mark, get set, go!!”

1 shot forward with as much speed as possible and began to run as if my life depended on it. I looked back and Elijah still had not started running.

I shouted, “You are going to lose!!”

“He mocked me, “Ha! We will see!”

I kept running as fast as my legs could carry me. The sun had already risen and the darkness had been replaced by the first rays of sunlight.

I almost covered half the distance of the lap when Elijah finally started to run. Upon seeing him run, I increased my pace, my lungs burning and my legs aching in pain as I kept pushing them.

But despite that, he was beginning to close on me. I was wheezing and panting but I kept pushing myself, kept running and I finished just a second before his foot touched the line we had drawnL

I could not stand anymore and collapsed on the ground as I coughed and wheezed. Even Elijah fell on the ground beside me and soon we both were laughing.

My entire body was covered in a faint sheen of sweat, my chest felt like burning and I also feared all the air in the world would not be enough to fill my lungs.

But despite that, I felt great. Running had been exhilarating and laughing and joking around with Elijah, even more so

really beginni

like his company.

spoke while lying

still ragged and

on his

my breathing to normal. Propping his hand on his elbow,

you won. What do you want as a prize?” He asked and I laughed while pushing a few strands of hair away from my face.

and he nodded his head. “Yes, it is not every day

you

defeat the

much last night and all the running was making

ask Maria to cook some breakfast for

the ground.

a gap. Maybe, I could help loosen those muscles a little.”

him to feel I was

I said and tried getting up but winced when

already taken my foot

I know how

at those legs. They are pumped. Let the massa for a while and

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stiff after I

I felt a bit of strength return in my legs. His touch was soft and warm and it did not send any tingles up my spine like Callahan’s

man before and now that I was around the second one in a time span of only two to three days,

on fire with

my body have the complete opposite reaction when I was around the lycan

no idea and for now, I only lay on the ground, letting him massage

better?” He asked and I nodded as he helped me get up again. About your

“Huh? What request?”

know why you are pushing yourself. I know how taxing it is on newly awakened wolves to get

gave him a nervous

wolf also needs to ensure she eats and does not faint.”

hand. There was a

dish.” He lifted the

making me reach for it with both hands and gobble it like a gorilla.

while eating the food and Elijah smiled

He asked and I nodded, “Of

little, “I knew it. After all, I am an expert cook.”

was the best morning I had in the recent weeks. and all of it

who was a warrior

had only eaten bland and tasteless food all my