Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

Chapter 113

Zenovia

Callahan wiped his hand on the back of his trousers when he saw my gaze land on his knuckles.

I peered at him intently and, sure enough, he did look a bit more haggard and worked up. He was still in his work clothes, his full sleeves rolled up and the top two buttons of his shirt open. His hair was tousled, and I^ imagined how many times he must have raked his hands through them. He had a habit of doing that whenever he was annoyed or worked up.

But the injury was new. Even my injuries, despite being a newly awakened werewolf, had healed pretty easily. There were just a few scars left.

So it was a wonder that his knuckles still looked a bit bloodied.

Callahan noticed the way I was thinking about it and cleared his throat. “I asked, what is it that you want?”

I looked at his face and tried to speak. “Would you really give it to me?” Callahan shrugged. “Depends on what you ask.”

I added, “The trials only say that you are allowed to ask something to the Lycan King directly. There is no mention of whether the King would really give whatever is asked.”

He gave me a small smile. “Were you always this intelligent or this Thunder working her magic?”

Thunder let out a whoop in my head the moment she heard him call her smart. But I asked her to rest or that I would make us train harder again.

tomorrow.

She was in no mood for that, so she thankfully went quiet.

“That is not the answer, your majesty,” I replied, and he debated what to say in response. I shook my head and slowly tried to get up on my feet. Thunder could heal my wounds to an extent, but exhaustion was not something she could make disappear right now.

I gingerly moved my legs to the bedside and slowly tried placing my feet on the hospital floor. It was cold, and I felt an involuntary shudder creep up my spine the moment my skin came in touch with the cold floor.

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“You are not strong yet,” Callahan said, but I still tried to put some weight on my feet. And the moment I let go of the bed for support, I swayed a little.

Callahan was quick to rush towards me and break my fall.

“If you want me to just be near you, say that directly,” He scoffed, and I pushed my hair away from my eyes while he plopped me back on the bed.

hours you said?”

And I heard the opposing team was a bit fierce

little. Maybe,” I answered.

not expect you to last until the

silent. That was all the

then I did not expect you to leave the mansion and show up at the arena

there he was, back to snapping at

ignored his attempts to distract

want from you,” I

there was a knock on the door. “Come in”

door and I saw a

disturb, your majesty. But I am here

his hand,

open my mouth, shone a torch on my eyes and turned my head left and right.

to Callahan. “Participating trials on an empty stomach after training

wolf helped and adrenaline kept her running.” “Hey, I am right here,” I grumbled when she spoke to him instead of

before she is fine to

she has to keep a watch on her diet- and workout less for a

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can be arranged,” He

right away then,” Calahan said after studying through

he was flicking through the page, my

blood had stopped oozing out of his

still red.

him. Meanwhile, the nurse came

I realized they had put me back into one of those oversized hospital gowns. She carried my bag towards me

shook my head.

traveled down my thigh, but she had not commented on it and

a mark, and I did not want anybody questioning why I had

it is okay, I will change on my

outside, I could still

adjacent to the entrance, so while I struggled with putting on my tight t-shirt and track pants on, I heard Callahan and

responded, “I guess I will just keep