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 King and he

cut

shift like I don’t know, in the huge backyard of this mansion?”

letting me fight for my

was just feeling claustrophobic so….so I went outside for some fresh

grew

it is? There could be rogues lurking in the forest and you simply ran off

also kissed him in the office

but it did 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 King…or that I had to

maybe” I offered, letting them arrive at their

security of the mansion and Cal had

but her tone implied I made

to run into Callahan’s arms,” Thunder said in my

could hear everything around me and just speak

her reply. Cynthia’s eyes

shift again,” I answered in a lame attempt all the while Callahan

serve the second round of helpings and I hoped the discussion

and the rats running in my

wolf…did she ask just immediately

memory. Thunder was quite sassy

pain all over my body when my wolf was trying

Really?” Elijah’s eyes

in a condition to think of

You have to loosen your muscles to help ease the tension” Elijah offered while sipping on

offered to help me with a name.

disappeared from his face and his gaze flicked to me for the first time he sat on that awfully big chair

of it” Thunder supplied, amused by the change in his body language.

So what did you finally name

glare

too confused

in my

a laugh as I saw Callahan almost stab the potato with a fork.

Rose and

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

a muscle tick in

Why was

are not telling

already cackling with laughter and his laugh

alpha would have simply snapped his gamma’s neck for laughing at him but

quiet.

from the table, apparently done with lunch and

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

wait for

and tripped. She would have almost smacked her face on the floor if not for Callahan turning around and breaking her fall in

on her feet. And I felt a hot wave of jealousy course through me. It was unlike the short pangs