Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

Chapter 58

Zenovia

“What everybody else does. You are a ruthless Lycan King.”

“And?”

He straightened his back. “And…and you rule the kingdom and everybody is your subject.”

“Why did you try to run away from me?”

Another question. This was getting awkward.

“I just wanted to have my freedom” I answered, mustering some courage that I did not believe I had.

“So, have I chained you? Are you imprisoned?” Callahan demanded and I could feel the way he was trying really hard to keep his anger at bay.

“Ino…but……you….I don’t know” I finished lamely and I could feel the helplessness in his eyes.

“So

you thought a random stranger would offer you money, and promise you to take you somewhere and you blindly believed him? What are you? Four?”

I widened my eyes at that. He had been busy with the shop owner and the flock of girls talking to him.

When did he see Harry slipping me the money?

“You know?”

Callahan gave a mirthless chuckle and raised his hands in the air before they fell limply by his sides, smacking his thighs.

“Do I know? Of course, I do. What do you think I am? A stupid fool? That guy was trapping you and you fell for his trap like

an idiot.”

I felt hurt by his accusations but I could not argue much because it was true.

“I know and I am sorry. I just wasn’t thinking”

head. “I bet you weren’t. So tell me what made you wish to do that? You have been living with me for almost a month, you had all the chances to run away so why now?”

just wanted to go to the human world and

came closer, his tall frame towering over me and looked down at

not the answer to my question.”

gulped, “I. I was sold to you as a breeder or a slave or whatever. I did not want to live my life like that.”

way the

I ever treat you like that?” He

you did not but…”

what?” He

was not working. He inched even closer and the urge to

to me. Arguing with him while he was so close was a mammoth task.

I had had too many drinks to hold a

His

eyes

as if they had the ability to look at my

I made a mistake

you have any fucking idea what would have happened if I was a second late? That injection…he would have..he…” Callahan could not even finish the line and it made me feel horribly guilty at my stupidity all over

touch you when you were in heat. And now you want to run

them on the

had fallen on his face, partially

close to me, too close and his intoxicating scent was filling

the mad urge to lean in and capture them in my

to step away from him before I did something stupid. So I tried to move away from him

cage.

going anywhere before you

I lick that nerve and possibly trail my tongue down all the way towards his chest?

shook the thought

His voice rose just a little and I

want to see

my mouth but it was too late. The words carrying my deepest fear had already left my

now was own them.

Callahan repeated with a blank stare

leak from my eyes. I did not want to give him the satisfaction of knowing how it hurt me to see him with someone else, how much I yearned for him, craved his touch.

and a failed shifter. Not even an alpha would want me, forget about the supremely handsome lycan. king. I had to keep reminding myself of that but it still hurt nonetheless.

I swallowed while answering. “I went in heat and I begged you to mark me, pleaded with you to touch me but you were always in control, you just did the task as if you were used to it, just like your files that