Found by the Lycan King

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 answer.

really. As I said, I struggled a bit. First I felt something and told Cal-, I mean the

cut me.

What clearing? Didn’t you not shift like I don’t know, in the huge backyard of this

almost sprawled on the chair, letting me

I…I was just feeling claustrophobic so….so I went outside

voice grew

the mansion? Do you know how risky it is? There could be rogues lurking in the forest and you simply ran off outside.”

him in the

not look like he would support my claims. Not that I was daring enough to admit to others that I was stupidly crushing on the

them

security of the mansion and Cal had to run behind you to ensure you

tone implied I made

wanted you to run into Callahan’s arms,” Thunder said in my head, half-yawning,

everything around me and just speak in my head out of

her reply. Cynthia’s eyes narrowed when she saw

be around people in case I failed to shift again,” I answered in a lame attempt all the while

and

were beginning to get clammy and the rats running in my

immediately launch into

memory. Thunder was quite sassy and had a quirky personality

felt a stabbing pain all over my body when my wolf was trying

eyes

really in a condition to think of

is overwhelming. You have to loosen your muscles to help ease the tension” Elijah offered while sipping on his orange juice.

King Callahan even offered to help me with a name.

to me for the first time he sat on that awfully big

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

So what did you finally name your

seem to glare at me.

confused with the

in my

Callahan almost

and

a fit of laughter, “Rose? That is even ancient

smiled too sweetly at Callahan and saw a muscle tick

to get under his skin. Why was only he supposed to get to enjoy my

telling them the entire stuff, girl”

his laugh was so

neck for laughing at him but I

quiet. Callahan only stared at him pointedly and

done with lunch and walked away mumbling

Cynthia tailed him, hastily finishing the last few bits from

wait for

her toe and tripped. She would have almost smacked her face

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