Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

Chapter 74

Callahan

This girl was mad, quite literally.

The more I tried to run away from her, the more she pulled me close. And she did it so subtly, so unknowingly that it would always drive Beast mad.

Zenovia was becoming a drug, an addiction I had gotten used to.

Her little frame lay in my hands and she relaxed visibly in my arms when I touched her. As if her body knew instinctively that she was going to be safe, that nobody would ever harm her while I was around

That made me feel euphoric and wanted.

Cynthia had been challenging her to a race and I did not interfere just to see how she would react. I knew Cynthia did not really like her and I was eager to see their interaction.

But surprisingly, Zenovia proved me wrong.

Strength mattered in a person, always, but it was never just physical strength. It was the strength of the spirit, of the soul.

And Zenovia might be physically weak but she had the heart of a warrior. 1 liked that quality about her. I never took strangers in my pack, I would send the weak and injured to the hospital and ask El or Matt to look for a suitable pack for them.

But when I first saw her back at her school, hurling her bag at Matt, I knew she was a fighter.

And then again when she had just woken up from her sleep in the hospital and I asked her to walk towards the door to prove she was fit enough.

She had crumpled down on the floor midway but given her condition she should not have been able to even take a step.

Somehow, I liked that she never tried to please me, never acted coy. She was headstrong even if she had been bullied all her life.

Пler cute little body in that tight track pants and tee, though completely covered, did not hide her well enough from my

eyes

Especially because I knew how those legs moved, how that skin felt under my touch, and how she whimpered and moaned when I kissed her, when my hands caressed her.

while running on the treadmill, she had been out of breath long ago but I just stood by the side, waiting to see how long she could go on, how long would it be before the warrior in her would give up.

was not disappointed. Hell, I was proud of

face of an angel but the tenacity and grit of a

for her, hoping that she would win, and was delighted

did not have the strength of a wolf. Plus. Cynthia had been training for years, was the daughter of the most powerful alpha in my kingdom, and

even if this treadmill race was a small thing, for Zenovia,

wolf, and shift. The thought turned me on to see her wolf

temptation, especially after what Drusilla had told me a few days back. The thought had left me truly shaken and worried about Zenovia. Since then I

safe in my arms and I could not help but gaze at her as I carried her up the stairs to her room.

quickened. She had passed out but I knew the determination that she showed would soon help

see her transform into the glorious she wolf she would become. I reached the floor of her room, gently pushed the door away with one of my legs, and

to wake her, I slowly put her on the bed and went to throw open the windows. The A.C. would be too cold for her and she had to cool down at a natural speed so

put her feet together

herself and her muscles would be stiff and sore if she

was passed out,

a small massage but Maria

your hands

creep to touch her when she is asleep” I retorted to my

slowly reached for her feet and took her

so I began gently massaging her feet and heels. I heard the sigh leaving her lips and the way she twitched in her sleep, her body

her skin and allowing

up her

began massaging her calf too. It felt rigid and stiff like a board so hopefully this massage would allow her to walk a

back, shoulders, and legs along with most of the pain points I

done. I got up to leave, not wanting to stare stupidly

spark ignite in me when her fingers curled around mine. Was she really passed out or was she just

human would have the energy

that. A weird fluttering sensation erupted in my

second as she let go of my hand and then moved her head to the side, some of the hair falling on her face. The sweat had dried away a hit but some of it was still on her face, making her hair stick to her

it,” Beast remarked as if challenging me to do the

wasn’t going

made an indignant sound and I ignored it as I slowly walked out of her room and closed the door behind.

eat something healthy and filling so that she does not pass out

climbed down the stairs and