Chapter 56

The way Callahan said those words made me shudder. Had he said that only because he was angry, or had he really meant.

it?

Did he truly care for me, or was simply trying to threaten Sid into giving him more information?

I had no idea, but I felt certain that I had heard his voice crack and his eyes had shone with worry upon seeing me plastered on the wall. I had definitely not imagined the relief that had escaped his body when I snuggled into his embrace.

But then why had he become so cold to me all of a sudden?

“P-please. King. I…I will do as you say,” Sid was begging to Callahan, but Callahan was the least bothered.

He only came near me and looked me in the eye.

“I want you to trust me on this, okay?”

I blinked in confusion. “On what?”

But before I could ask him further, he gently pulled me up from the couch and brought me near Sid. I recoiled when Sid’s hand fell on my feet, or more like Callahan grabbed Sid’s collar and dragged him towards me.

“She is the one you have to apologize to,” Callahan muttered, and Sid looked up at me with pleading eyes.

“Please Zenovia, we lived together. You know how much I cared for you.”

like he was radiating his confidence and

found my

sold me? Telling father that

who

to croak, “I told you Mom wanted you out of the way. I could not say no to her. She wanted to sell you to the highest bidder at another auction, but I took Lycan King’s name before she could send you to a

breath of

on his feet, but Callahan merely pushed him back, making him fall

on the ground

have to show the rogue King that

clenched his fists. “So you wanted to ‘rescue’ her from me and throw her at this self-proclaimed rogue king?”

shook his

is not strong or fit enough to be of any use to him and make him drop her topic.”

towards me. “But I wanted to speak to you first and clear our past confusion.”

of doubt entered my

mind

believe you?” I asked pointedly, folding my hands on my chest.

best bet was me, someone who has lived with you for a long

whirring as he

risk, I see, Callahan added, and Sid’s face

“Is that what you were trying to do with the injection?”

the tip of the

wishes,” I replied instead of Sid, who hastily

I was going to take you to the place I was supposed to deliver you to and then bring you

By trying to force yourself upon her?” Callahan

was not thinking straight. I thought if I marked her, I would have the first claim to her, not

sister, for fuck’s sake. How can you even think of

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