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.

told Cal-, I mean the King and he advised me to stand directly below the moonlight amidst the clearing. But then-”

abruptly cut me.

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

chair, letting

no. I…I was just feeling claustrophobic so….so I

voice grew

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

outside in his car. I also kissed him in the office and he kissed me back. And we just didn’t stop

Not that I was daring enough to admit to others that I was stupidly crushing on the King…or that

I offered, letting them arrive at their own

security of the mansion and Cal had to run behind

I made

run into Callahan’s arms,” Thunder said

hear everything around me and just

a chuckle at her reply. Cynthia’s eyes narrowed when she saw that.

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

and I hoped the discussion would steer in some

and the rats running in

ask just immediately launch into a run?”

memory. Thunder was quite sassy and had a

wolf was trying to take control but

Elijah’s eyes

I was not really in a condition to think of

understand. The pain is overwhelming. You have to loosen your muscles to help ease the tension” Elijah offered

King Callahan even offered to help me with a

gaze flicked to me for the first time he sat on that awfully big chair of his.

comment was…all of it” Thunder supplied, amused

great. So what did you finally name

at Callahan and his eyes seem to glare at me. I looked at Elijah and

was too confused with the

my head, “Really?”

I saw Callahan

Rose and Thunder.”

is even ancient than my great grandmother’s name. Please tell me you chose

saw a muscle tick in

under his skin. Why was only he

are not telling them

already cackling with laughter and his laugh was so infectious that Cynthia began to laugh

snapped his gamma’s neck for laughing at him but I guess Elijah received a free pass on almost everything.

his face and suddenly went quiet. Callahan only stared at him pointedly and he immediately

from the table, apparently done with lunch and walked away mumbling that he had work to do.

finishing the last few bits from her plate and

for

and tripped. She would have almost smacked her face on the

his hands grazed her skin when helping her back on her feet. And I felt a