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.”

was infectious. He stood beside me firmly and I felt like he was radiating his confidence and charisma, some of which seeped

as if I suddenly found my voice that was

father that I was the one forcing myself

one who had this reaction. Callahan

you Mom wanted you out of the way. I could not say no to her. She wanted to sell you to the highest bidder

took a breath of relief. glad that Callahan

getting up on his feet, but Callahan merely pushed him back, making him

stayed on the ground while trying to beg for his

Lycan King. I have to show

clenched his fists. “So you wanted to ‘rescue’ her from me and throw her

shook his

her, but she is not strong or fit enough to be of any

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

doubt entered

mind

sure that he would believe you?” I asked pointedly, folding my

not strong enough to attack the mansion and take you all by himself. So, his best bet was me,

I could see the cogs of his brain whirring as he came up with one crazy

to save your sister and put the King at risk, I see, Callahan added, and

that what you were trying to do with

and studied it, the tip of the needle gleaming in the

wishes,” I replied instead of Sid,

told you I was going to take you to the place I was supposed

yourself upon her?” Callahan asked, and he pointed the injection at Sid’s face.

I was not thinking straight. I thought if I marked her, I would have the first claim to her, not the fogue King But I really wanted to save

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

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