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”

tell me what made you wish to do that? You have been living with me

family. I just wanted to go

came closer, his tall frame towering over me and

is not the answer to my question.”

breeder or a slave or whatever. I did

in his jaw ticked and I saw the way the air

ever treat you

you did

He bellowed.

calm my nerves but it was not working. He inched even closer and the urge to lean into him was maddening.

me. Arguing with him while he

drinks to hold a straight conversation for

His

eyes

the ability to look at my soul and find out

I know I made a mistake and Lam

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

I should say ‘begged me to touch you when you were in heat. And now you want to run

fists and slammed them on the car’s bonnet, making me

fallen on his face, partially covering the golden

too close and his intoxicating scent was filling every fiber

I had the mad urge to lean in and capture them in my

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

cage.

anywhere before you answer me”

making me feel incredibly nervous. Could I lick that nerve

and shook

rose just a little

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

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

now was own

not think I wanted you…” Callahan repeated with a blank stare but it felt

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

a loser, and a failed shifter. Not even an alpha would want me, forget about the supremely

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 after the other. I don’t want to be a file.”