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

felt something and told Cal-, I mean the King and he advised me to stand directly below the

abruptly cut me.

like I don’t know, in the huge backyard of this

on the chair, letting me fight

feeling claustrophobic so….so I went outside for some fresh air.”

grew

is? There

drove me outside in his car. I also kissed him in the office and he kissed me back.

Callahan but it did not look like he would support my claims. Not that I was daring enough to admit to others

I offered, letting them arrive at

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

simple but her tone implied I made her precious Callahan run behind me instead of herself.

run into Callahan’s arms,” Thunder said

I forgot she could hear everything around me

reply. Cynthia’s

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

of helpings and I hoped the discussion would steer in

to get clammy and the rats running in my

ask just immediately launch into a

sassy and had a

felt a stabbing pain all over my body when my wolf was trying to take control but could not. She wanted me to name

eyes twinkled in

not really in a condition to think of a name.”

your muscles to help

even offered to help me with

gaze flicked to me for the first time he sat on that

it” Thunder supplied, amused

great. So what did you finally name

glare at me. I looked at Elijah and

confused with

snorted in my head, “Really?”

I saw Callahan almost stab the potato

and

in a fit of laughter, “Rose? That is even ancient than my great grandmother’s name. Please tell

and saw a muscle tick in his jaw. The smirk was

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

not telling them

laughter and his laugh was so infectious that Cynthia began to

his gamma’s neck for laughing at him but I

his face and suddenly went quiet. Callahan only stared

got up from the table, apparently done with lunch and walked away mumbling

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

wait for

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

I saw the way his hands grazed her skin when helping her back on her feet. And I felt a hot wave