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.

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

got a moment to breathe when another bolt of pain shot

eyes watered, and at some point, I let go

earth to get a grip on myself as my body seemed to convulse and bend. My stomach was rioting as if I would- throw up and

happening?” I asked and Callahan

are shifting, Zee. You can do

his soothing voice gave me a moment of relief. I was doing it, I could do it, I tried to recite it but another wave of pain shot me.

pain was so intense that I clawed at the grass viciously, trying to dig

thrown in a blast furnace. My bones began to snap, and

point, tears began streaming out of my eyes and I cried as the pain

through my veins, replacing blood and melting my bones

Was I dying?

worried. I had to trust him. I had to trust

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

make it go

open

and I

me close. The familiar scent of Callahan’s cologne reached me and my mouth watered.

pushed the hair plastered to my face with the other.

girl, Zee. I know it. You know it too. Fight, my little

he believe in me when I was literally

“It’s hurting”

to my belly as I tried

Probably you need to get rid

“Do it”

At this point, I wouldn’t mind if somebody took my skin away too. I just wanted

away.

hesitated, and I repeated, “DO

of my dress and he gently tugged at it, careful not to hurt me

next, he pulled the other sleeve off

took in lungfuls of air when he tore the front of my dress. It was as if my chest was caged and

my back as I bent down, my head touching the forest ground and taking in deep, raspy breaths.

and no amount of air seemed to

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

to force herself out. Tell her

my head yet, but I did

for you, my wolf. Take it slow”

Had that been because of her furious attempts to break out of

taking so long. But then I had never really seen someone awaken

Callahan asked, and I shook my head.

speak. I felt like a failure. All of this

my wolf was stuck behind some