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 could

struggled a bit. First I felt something and told Cal-, I mean the King and he advised me to stand directly below the moonlight

abruptly cut me.

like I don’t know,

on the chair, letting

feeling claustrophobic so….so I went

voice grew

mansion? Do you know how risky it is? There

outside in his car. I also kissed him in the office

I was daring enough to admit to others that I was stupidly crushing on the King…or that I had to beg him

them arrive at their

the security of the mansion and Cal had to run

but her tone implied I made

wanted you to run into Callahan’s arms,” Thunder said

around me and just speak in my head out of

chuckle at her reply. Cynthia’s

be around people in case I failed to shift again,”

round of helpings and I hoped the

beginning to get clammy and the rats running in

just immediately

sassy and

my wolf was trying to take

eyes twinkled in excitement.

I was not really in a condition to think of

overwhelming. You have to loosen your muscles to

offered to

from his face and his gaze flicked to me for the

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

did you finally

Callahan and his eyes seem to glare

too confused with

snorted in my head,

Callahan almost stab the potato with

Rose and Thunder.”

in a fit of laughter, “Rose? That is even ancient than my great

at Callahan and saw a muscle

was only he supposed to

added, “You are not telling them the

his laugh was so infectious that

neck for laughing at him but I guess

the tears off his face and suddenly went quiet. Callahan only

up from the table, apparently done with lunch and walked away mumbling that

tailed him, hastily finishing the last few bits from her plate and drinking water from a

wait for

smacked her face on the floor if not for Callahan turning around

hands grazed her skin when helping her back on her feet. And I felt a hot wave of jealousy course through me. It was unlike the

more intense, much more deeper.