Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

Chapter 122

Zenovia

We stared at each other, Callahan’s eyes boring into mine as Drusilla gathered her ritual supplies.

“Okay, now I want you both to be standing in front of each other….here,” She said, pointing to a spot just in front of the statue.

I nodded and went to stand where she had asked us to. Callahan shook his head and followed suit.

Drusilla brought out another book from her bag and began reading something.

“I just have to make sure I am not doing it wrong” She mumbled. My gaze flicked to the book in her hand and I noticed it to be a pretty old and worn-out book. It had a leather outer cover and the pages seemed yellowed.

“What trick shop did you buy that book from?” Callahan asked, noticing my questioning gaze.

Drusilla flipped the pages and muttered, “I know you don’t believe in fate or destiny. The least you can do is stay quiet when I am working.”

Callahan raised his hands in mock surrender and stood in front of me while Drusilla pulled out a white powder and began drawing a circle around us.

“You are a witch as well?” I asked, just to not be caught looking at Callahan’s face when he was staring so intently at me.

Even his gaze was telling me how this was a stupid idea.

“Partially. I am learning. And I had to make a few deals just to lay a hand on this book. So it better work.”

“What deals?” Callahan asked sharply but she ignored him.

After she completed the circle around us she pulled a small dagger and held it in front of us.

“What? Now I have to nick her with that? I have claws you know,” Callahan added but Drusilla rolled her eyes at him.

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He was suddenly being too chatty, probably an attempt to disguise his nervousness as a carefree attitude.

and muttered some incantations in a language I did not

back to

the median cubital vein. Then you too, Zenovia. Then you both hold your wrists over

scoffed, “English

pointed her index finger at my wrist. “The

not to shiver as he gently reached for my hand and held

tingle but I decided to blame it on the

caressed my wrist and I felt goosebumps appear on my skin. “This might hurt a bit”

and

Lycan wounds typically heal faster than the average wounds. This knife would keep the wound open just a bit longer

it and you know

His wounds

dice you with my claws, which I don’t have.

golden eyes bore into

at me”

still while looking into his eyes and with his hand

began chanting something as Callahan

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hypnotic and he did not even have to look down

chants filled in the silence that was otherwise only punctuated by my shaky

not to show the disappointment in my expressions with the way he quickly let go of

reached for his left hand. The tip of his nails were chipped and I could see the wounds under his nails and on the knuckles.

a human already. I looked at the small wounds and dread settled in my heart as he tilted

you going to do it

my own while repeating what he had done to my hand. Blood had pooled around the small incision he made, just enough to make it ooze out gently and

the wound. “Relax,

is a basic

injuries and scars that I had not previously seen. He would seldom sit still for me to observe his wounds or his face for that matter. And his eyes would always be glaring

cut on his wrist. Red blood squeezed itself out of the nick

as if you are shaking them but grab each other’s elbows, not the palms, the wrists

said and then she stepped forward to tilt our

and began chanting something as I tried not to focus on the way his fingers were lightly brushing my skin.