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

said, I struggled a bit. First I felt something and told Cal-, I mean the King and he advised me to stand directly below the moonlight amidst the clearing. But

cut

like I don’t know, in

the chair, letting

so….so I went

grew hysterical.

the mansion? Do you know how risky it is? There could be rogues lurking

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

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

offered, letting them arrive at their

gaze narrowed. “So, you ran outside the security of the mansion and Cal had to run behind you to ensure

tone implied I made

she wanted you to run into Callahan’s arms,”

right. I forgot she could hear everything around me and just speak

to suppress a chuckle at her reply. Cynthia’s eyes narrowed when

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

to serve the second round of helpings and I hoped

hands were beginning to get clammy and the rats running in my stomach had suddenly

wolf…did she ask just immediately launch into a

memory. Thunder was quite sassy

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

eyes twinkled

a condition to think of a name.”

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

indeed. King Callahan even offered to help me with a name.

flicked to me for the

them what my comment was…all of it” Thunder supplied, amused by the

did you

at Callahan and his eyes seem to glare

too confused with

in my

I saw Callahan almost

Rose and Thunder.”

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

at Callahan and saw a muscle tick in his jaw. The

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

“You are not telling them

laugh was so infectious that Cynthia began to laugh too.

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

suddenly went quiet. Callahan only

the table, apparently done with lunch and walked away

tailed him, hastily finishing the last few

wait for me”

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 of jealousy course through me. It was unlike the short pangs I had felt