Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

Chapter 92

Zenovia

“I…I felt something,” I muttered, and subconsciously pulled Callahan toward me. He let me as I almost bumped into his

chest.

“That is great,” He said and added, “Close your eyes and keep trying. Focus on that feeling”

I nodded excitedly and closed my eyes again. I tried to sense it again, my mind searching for that tug I had felt in the back of my stomach as if something was pulling at me.

But there was nothing.

I focused hard, but again I felt emptiness. Feeling nervous, my eyes flew open, and I blurted out worriedly,

“It… it is gone. I can’t feel anything. I…can’t”

“Shh,” Callahan responded, placing a finger on my lips to silence me.

The gesture was so intimate that I shuddered involuntarily. He didn’t seem to notice it.

“It will come to you. Believe in it. Believe in yourself. Keep trying. I am right here”

Callahan said in a soothing voice, and I let myself calm down. This was a new side of Callahan to me.

I had never seen him speak so gently to anyone, and I had never imagined him doing that to me.

His voice was soft like a caress, bathing me in a warm feeling.

I closed my eyes as my fingers held onto him tightly and tried searching for that pull. I had begun praying to the moon goddess again. I had definitely not imagined it.

“Please, please, let it happen” My mind was chanting and suddenly out of nowhere I felt a bolt of current pass through me.

It seemed to emerge from the base of my stomach and travel up, shooting straight towards my spine and traveling upwards.

“Aah,” I winced and grabbed onto Callahan’s hand tightly.

The next few moments were something I would never forget.

Pain, blinding and visceral, tore through me. It was as if a beast that had been in a deep slumber was awakening from its slumber, shaking the cave it had been resting in for so long.

“Aah,” I cried again and felt my knees wobble. My entire body was shaking and I couldn’t find the strength to keep standing.

I crashed to the ground, and I felt a much larger thud resound beside me. Despite the pain, I noticed a pair of hands were still holding me tightly, not letting me go.

But the pain was too intense to let me focus on anything else.

head back and my eyes flew open as I stared at the moon. It appeared blurry at first, as if it was enveloped by a hazy cloud, but then it swam into

when another bolt of pain shot up my spine.

I let go of the

clawed at the earth to get a grip on myself as my body seemed to convulse and bend. My stomach was rioting as if

happening?” I asked

shifting, Zee. You can do it. Fight it.

gave me a moment of relief. I was doing it, I could do it, I tried to

doubled back and fell on the ground, my face eating dirt. The pain was so intense that I clawed at the grass viciously, trying to dig into the earth, trying

I was feeling extremely hot. As if I had been thrown in a blast furnace. My bones

as the pain almost rattled me. No amount of training could have prepared me for this.

my veins, replacing blood and melting my bones and flesh.

Was I dying?

Callahan didn’t sound too worried. I had to trust him.

no signs of stopping. It felt as if someone was cutting my skin could do nothing except watch and endure.

it go

open

and I

familiar scent of Callahan’s cologne reached

and pushed the hair plastered to

a strong girl, Zee. I know it. You know it too. Fight,

How could he believe in me when I was literally screaming on the forest

“It’s hurting”

hand reached to my belly as

you need to get rid

“Do it”

took my skin away too. I just wanted the pain to

away.

hesitated, and I repeated, “DO IT”

hand went to the sleeves of my dress and he gently tugged at it,

next, he pulled

he tore the front of my dress. It was as if my chest was caged and it was finally

He patted my back as I bent down, my head touching the forest ground and taking

sweat and muck, and no amount of air seemed to cool me

hot,” I mumbled and tugged at my hair, not knowing

She is trying to force herself out. Tell

not heard her voice in my head

you,

the heat go down a little. Had that been because of her furious attempts to break out of

it was taking so long. But then I had

show up?” Callahan asked, and I shook my head.

what to speak. I felt like a failure. All of this training and rigorous dieting

seemed like my wolf was stuck behind