Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

Chapter 85

Zenovia

The thought of finding my wolf was already making me nervous so if she saw me struggle with shifting or saw that I did not even awaken my wolf, then I would not even bother going to the meeting.

I would simply hide in my room. If Callahan got angry or wanted to punish me for defying his orders, I was okay with that instead of parading myself in front of all the alphas and never awakening my wolf.

I would have no face to show. It would be humiliating.

Multiple such thoughts churned through my head and I waited anxiously for Drusilla to speak.

“I would only hope that you awaken your wolf soon.”

I wanted that too but she was clearly not telling me everything.

“Drusilla, please,” I begged and she let out a sigh.

“The Lycan King… what do you think of him?” She asked me and I was surprised by the sudden change of topic.

“Why are you suddenly asking that?”

“Answer me please”

I shrugged, “I find him to be obnoxious and a little rude but he helped me train so I will not declare him as the worst person ever.”

She chuckled at that. “And?”

“And?” I repeated.

“That’s it?” she asked and I tried to hide the way my heart raced as if she knew exactly what I was thinking.

“And nothing else” I answered.

She kept looking at me intently for a while and narrowed her eyes but I did not break eye contact.

After a while, she replied, “Well, just know that you were brought here for a special purpose. You do know of the curse on the Lycan King, right?”

I nodded. Everybody did.

“Well, let us just say that my visions tell me you could free him of his curse.”

“Me?” I gave her a shocked look.

of the opinion that you

“What responsibility?”

Callahan will tell you when he deems it fit.

but her words made me think about everything that had

others would stare at me when I was not looking, whisper something secretively but when I showed up, they

sure I am not being used as a sacrificial lamb,

some ghastly way to please some unknown

could be a reason why they fed me and kept me well…as if I was

told you Callahan does not believe in Gods or Goddesses. He would only need your help in breaking the curse. You are NOT going to be sacrificed in any way.”

he has to… why not sacrifice the rogues?

joke did not make me feel any more

know this- your and Callahan’s fates are intertwined. You are

reassuring” I said but then she held my hand, making me look up

him.” she abruptly added and I could

Stupid of me.

have blurted out

want to fall for him. Drusilla made a grim face, all the smile wiped away from her face.

either

off. “If looks alone made me fall for someone, I would be worried. Glad that is not the

about it, Zenovia. If we don’t manage to break the curse, he will forever stay trapped in his lycan form. Would you want someone like

didn’t reply,

mean you would want a mate. A loving caring one. And you yourself said

could not understand why she was saying all this.

did not ignore my words like before but this was the first time she said something bad about Callahan. Well, it was not necessarily bad but she always painted him

said was a bitter fact. There was no known solution to the curse and whatever they

made me want to ask something.

Callahan…” I trailed off but she seemed offended.

some jealous friend who wants you out of the way. I just…well…just go

me in front of everyone. He did not treat me like I was

crush. It was something that would fade away over time if he continued

told that to myself repeatedly.

created in my head, at least, she was the first one to give me some answer instead of

he lost control of

she came up with? That

and look like a princess for once, meet my wolf, and finally not be labelled with

and I agreed on one thing-falling for Callahan was a bad

own family abandoned me and threw