Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

Chapter 103

Zenovia

I had barely managed to lift the spoon when Elijah’s question made me look up at him with wide eyes.

Cynthia too tilted her head, apparently interested in my answer

“Uh, not much really. It was just like the usual.” I mumbled, trying to focus on the soup.

Elijah did not seem convinced.

“Come on, there must have been something different. I missed being around you for your first shift. At least, tell me your experience and how you felt.”

For the first time in my life, I hoped Elijah would stop talking to me. I tried to force some food down my throat and thought of an answer.

“Uh, the alphas and betas were all in a big meeting yesterday so Drusilla helped me get dressed. Then I shortly joined the meeting and left to get some open air.”

I answered and forced some more food down my throat.

“That’s it. You just went outside and suddenly turned into your wolf?” Elijah asked and I had the urge to just poke him with my fork.

I did not dare look at Callahan who was staring at the two of us with an amused expression.

Cynthia tried to divert his attention from us.

“I am sorry I took so much of your time. I think you should get some rest. You look tired.”

She said and Calahan merely grunted. He was busy chewing on the piece of meat. “No, I…struggled a bit to be honest. For some time, I felt I would not awaken my wolf today.”

Elijah smiled, “Happens. Though it was good that you had the King around you, right?”

I hastily put a small piece of meat in my mouth to keep myself from answering directly.

“Yeah.” I managed to answer.

…

“Callahan really goes a long way to ensure that first time shifters have it easy. I am sure he made you comfortable.”

Oh, you have no idea, El.

I nodded, feeling that I did not have the mental capacity to form words.

Elijah seemed oblivious to my plight. And from the corner of my eye, I definitely saw a hint of a smirk return on somebody’s face. The King seemed to enjoy seeing me squirm and struggle to explain everything.

Grrrrr.

“Y-yes” I managed.

I hoped now he was done with the interrogation but apparently not. Cynthia too wanted to know more about it.

So she jumped in, “So, were you able to shift completely in the first attempt? Or did you require more time?”

a question

I mean the King and he advised

cut

like I don’t know, in the

the chair, letting me fight for my life.

just feeling claustrophobic so….so I went outside for some fresh

grew hysterical.

the mansion? Do you know how risky it is? There could be

the

he would support my claims. Not that I was daring enough to admit to others that I was stupidly crushing on the King…or that I had to beg him to sate my

maybe” I offered, letting them arrive at their

ran outside the security of the mansion and Cal had

made her

into Callahan’s arms,” Thunder said in my head, half-yawning,

me and just speak in

her reply. Cynthia’s eyes narrowed when she

shift again,” I answered in a

around to serve the second round of helpings and I hoped the discussion would

were beginning to get clammy and the rats running in my

ask just immediately launch into

that memory. Thunder was quite sassy and had a quirky personality unlike me.

a stabbing pain all over my body when my wolf was trying to take

Really?” Elijah’s eyes twinkled

really in a condition to think of a

overwhelming. You have to loosen your muscles to help ease the tension”

to help me with a

for the first time he sat on that awfully big chair of his.

tell them what my comment was…all of it” Thunder supplied, amused by the change in his

is great. So what did you finally name your wolf?”

Callahan and his eyes seem to glare at me. I

too confused

snorted in my head, “Really?”

Callahan almost stab the

Rose and

of laughter, “Rose? That is even ancient

muscle tick in

skin. Why was only he

telling them the

with laughter and his laugh was so infectious that Cynthia began to laugh too.

would have simply snapped his gamma’s neck for laughing at him but I guess Elijah received a free

and suddenly went quiet. Callahan only stared at him pointedly and he immediately

from the table, apparently done with lunch and walked away

last few bits from her plate and

wait for

Cynthia stabbed her toe and tripped. She would have almost smacked her face on the floor if not for Callahan

And I felt a hot wave of jealousy course through me. It was unlike the

was much more intense, much more deeper.