Found by the Lycan King

Chapter 135

Zenovia

Pushing the hair away, he continued when I stepped back.

“So…it took me a while, but I realized I was not going to die no matter how much I fought and pushed myself. But those around me were dying…at an alarming rate. I had to change that. I could not save all of them but a few whom I could, I tried my best to care for them. Slowly, I found the survivors and gathered them to form a pack. I devoted my life to their betterment while silently hoping every day that I would not open my eyes the next morning. But guess what?”

He asked, smiling like a madman.

My heart broke to see him like this and I went towards him, trying to calm him down, but he stepped away again.

“I…I never fucking died. Aisy died, but I am still alive. And… I would not have wanted to live…until I found you.

Callahan said, the last four words leaving his mouth in a pained whisper. I felt as if somebody was squeezing my heart in a deathly grip and I could not breathe anymore.

This. This was his way of telling me that I mattered to him. That he found the will to live…because of me. He had never been good with words, but his admission told me I was not just a random girl crushing on him.

It told me that he felt something as well. And the burden of so many deaths, along with the guilt of staying alive with those memories, made him think he was unworthy of love.

I could not bear to see him so vulnerable.

“I would never let you die, Cal.” I began sobbing bitterly, and ran towards him, my hands holding him tightly. This time, he did not step away or push me back.

And I held onto him like he was the last breath of air I needed to survive.

fear of losing him made my heartbeat race, and I gripped his

let the steady rhythm of his heartbeat calm my nerves. I could not bear the thought of not hearing his heart beat like this. He had to live.

changed me.” He said, and I

around my heart to not let anybody

my actions speak rather than words. He pushed the hair sticking to my temples behind and wiped the tears with the pad of his thumbs.

him to tell me everything from day one, yet he took so much time. I plotted running away from him, hated him and bickered so

had just admitted he loved

if I could jump upon this chance of making him realize just how much he wanted me, and loved me with the

still haunts me to this day. And I did not allow myself to fall for anyone. I was afraid I would lose you, too. So it was better to

“We both

saw the first signs of relief cross his

still not second guessing your decision? Mirabel literally showed you what happened to her own daughter, Zee. I cannot

gasped. This was my Callahan. The Lycan King who was cold and cruel on the outside but was a sweetheart on the inside.

cold and unreachable, but I could not have ever

a loved one leaves wounds and pain that seldom goes away. I had lost my mother, so I knew how that felt. But I had not seen the light in her eyes dim as

live, Zee. I don’t

it away and continued to talk. “I could not protect Aisy and…and I attacked you, too. That is why I was not letting you become my anchor. I feel…I feel I will not be able to do justice

had been living with so much burden

his fault that Aislynn died,

Drusilla or anybody else spoke about fate. He never

created by and left to rot. How could Selene

my life and worshiped her, thought of her as my own mother. There were countless nights I would keep staring outside the window, looking at the moon and wondering if she was listening to me,