Chapter 56

The way Callahan said those words made me shudder. Had he said that only because he was angry, or had he really meant.

it?

Did he truly care for me, or was simply trying to threaten Sid into giving him more information?

I had no idea, but I felt certain that I had heard his voice crack and his eyes had shone with worry upon seeing me plastered on the wall. I had definitely not imagined the relief that had escaped his body when I snuggled into his embrace.

But then why had he become so cold to me all of a sudden?

“P-please. King. I…I will do as you say,” Sid was begging to Callahan, but Callahan was the least bothered.

He only came near me and looked me in the eye.

“I want you to trust me on this, okay?”

I blinked in confusion. “On what?”

But before I could ask him further, he gently pulled me up from the couch and brought me near Sid. I recoiled when Sid’s hand fell on my feet, or more like Callahan grabbed Sid’s collar and dragged him towards me.

“She is the one you have to apologize to,” Callahan muttered, and Sid looked up at me with pleading eyes.

“Please Zenovia, we lived together. You know how much I cared for you.”

But Callahan’s confidence was infectious. He stood beside me firmly and I felt like he was radiating his confidence and charisma, some of which seeped into my body.

I suddenly found my voice that was shaken.

Telling father that I was the

the only one who had this

only managed to croak, “I told you Mom wanted you out of the way. I could not say no to her. She wanted to sell you to the highest bidder at another auction, but I took Lycan King’s name before she could send you to a place

me from?” I asked, and Sid took a breath of relief. glad that

but Callahan merely pushed him

not try getting up, but stayed on the ground

show the rogue

wanted to ‘rescue’ her from me and throw her at this self-proclaimed rogue king?”

his head

him that I met her, but she is not strong or fit enough to be of any use to him

me. “But I wanted to speak to you first and clear our past confusion.”

of doubt entered

mind

were you so s sure that he would believe you?”

you all by himself. So, his best bet was

could see the cogs of his brain whirring as he came

the King at risk, I see, Callahan added, and

Callahan snarled, “Is that what you were

hand and studied it, the tip of the needle gleaming in the dim

me compliant to his wishes,” I replied instead of

I was going to take you to the place I was supposed to deliver

to force yourself upon her?” Callahan asked, and he pointed the

thinking straight. I thought if I marked her, I would have the first claim to her, not the

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