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”

to do that? You have been

my family. I just wanted to go

over me and looked down at

not the answer to my question.”

to you as a breeder or a slave or

the way the air left

ever treat you like that?” He demanded.

did

what?” He bellowed.

breath to calm my nerves but it was not working.

me. Arguing with him while he

too many drinks to hold a straight conversation for

His

eyes

me as if they had the ability to look at

I know I made a mistake

happened if I was a second late? That injection…he would have..he…” Callahan could

say ‘begged me to touch you when

coiled his hands into fists and slammed them on the car’s bonnet, making me

hair had fallen on his face, partially covering the golden

and his intoxicating scent was

the mad urge to lean in and capture them

before I did something stupid. So I tried to move away from him but his hands trapped me

cage.

anywhere

making me feel incredibly nervous. Could I lick that nerve and possibly trail

blinked and shook the thought away.

me!!” His voice rose just a little and I blurted out without thinking-

don’t think you want me and I did not want to see you with Cynthia for the

but it was too late. The words carrying my deepest fear

I could do now

think I wanted you…” Callahan repeated with a blank stare but it felt more like a question.

my eyes. I did not want to give him the satisfaction of knowing how it hurt me to

about the supremely handsome lycan.

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 you read one