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.

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

a moment to breathe when another bolt

eyes watered, and at some point, I let

seemed to convulse and

I asked and

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

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

fell on the ground, my face eating dirt. The pain was so intense that I

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

the pain almost rattled me.

liquid fire running through my veins, replacing

Was I dying?

had to trust him. I had to

the pain showed no signs of stopping. It felt as if someone was cutting my

it go away!!”

open

and I

begged, and I felt two hands pull me close. The familiar

the hair plastered to my face with the other.

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

skin shiver. How could he believe in me when I was literally screaming on the forest ground, sweaty

“It’s hurting”

hand reached to my belly as I tried

Probably you need to get

“Do it”

hesitation. At this point, I wouldn’t mind if somebody took my skin

away.

and I repeated, “DO IT”

my dress and he

next, he pulled the other sleeve off

my dress. It was as if my chest was caged and it was finally free.

bent down, my head

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

hot,” I mumbled and tugged at my

to force herself out. Tell her to be slow and that you are helping her”

heard her voice in my head yet, but I did what

I am here for you, my

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

not know why it was taking so long. But then I had never really seen someone awaken

Callahan asked, and I shook

unsure of what to speak. I felt like a failure. All of

was