Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

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Chapter 23

Zenovia

Chapter 23

I gulped nervously as Callahan closed the door behind me. The door fell shut with a soft click and I could not help but suddenly realize that it was just us two in here.

“Take a seat” He pointed to one of the many chairs as he walked towards his desk.

I look around and found a notepad and pen lying on the desk. “May I?” I asked, and he nodded.

I took it, mostly to give my hands something to do than fidget nervously. I clicked the pen and asked,

“So, everybody tells me you do not love parties or fun. What type of event are you looking forward to in that case?” King Callahan pulled his big, plush chair and sat in it as I opened the notepad, waiting to scribble.

“I am not sure but something that makes everybody stop eating my head”

Okay, that was not the response I was expecting.

“Hmm, why do you hate socializing?” I asked, and he furrowed his eyebrows,

“I don’t hate socializing.”

I repeated. “I think you do”

Callahan placed his hands on the table and countered, “Did you not see the dozen or so people who were in a meeting with me?”

I shook my head as he mumbled, “Oh right, you did not. You were too busy dancing…in a towel.”

I looked away from him as I recalled the moment I had been doing my little happy dance and somehow ended

my stomach. on top of him. That memory was still enough to make butterflies riot in

I did not look up but merely threw in another question so that he would not elaborate on that towel dance again. “Either way, would you want the event to be held here or somewhere else?”

up naked

Callahan considered it, “Maybe, the front open grounds should be ideal. We can have it in the evening so not everybody is packed under the roof.”

I scribbled on my notepad – he hates partying.

I gave him a smile and looked up. “Great, anything that you absolutely don’t want to happen in the event. Like something you hate?”

Callahan scratched his chin, “Loud music. Please keep it soft”

I wrote down- he is boring.

down my nervousness and

the next few minutes, I asked him various questions about his choices and preferences, likes and dislikes and he answered me without

to time, he seemed to slip in some other world and mull over about something.

have many friends as far as I gathered, he liked to keep

wealthy and was a self–made man. King Callahan was as ruthless to the rogues and his enemies. as he was

never thought of him to be anything but a growling, angry man hulk so seeing him talk about his

what color co–ordination or themes would you

twirling a pen in his hand and answered, “I am not sure. How

blinked at

are not going to somebody’s funeral, you know.”

look and asked, “Well then you tell me what

my chin and muttered, “softer shades of pink and white

would be

Chapter 23

said pink was almost as if

too

shook my head as

“Of course, pink. It is a ball…a mating ball for Goddess sake, pink and red

love.”

twirling his pen and gave me an even look.

You believe in that?”

by his stare. “Of course I do. Why else would the moon

mates.”

shrugged and replied, “I am not sure, maybe she is running a marriage bureau or something up

guy. He was making fun of the moon Goddess, a

mean the world is devoid of it. It is like saying the world does

I kept clicking it anxiously. He noticed my furstrtiaon but

someone? What makes you so sure of

as his gaze held me in place. I felt transfixed

shivered and felt queasy and felt

fumbled, “I…I said ‘don’t…just because you don’t love someone does not

was not buying it. He got up from his chair and walked past the

of me.

me seated on the chair and him standing in front of me, it felt as if

lowered his head, and placed his hands on the armrests of the chair I had been

face at eye–level with me and I gulped

like a lion to me, both handsome and deadly, a fierce predator who was mesmerizing to look at but also very dangerous to attract attention of

the light stubble on his jaw and my hand suddenly itched to brush the

breathed and I blinked

me no, he can’t allow me to touch his

him what he meant and

can’t love someone‘ not ‘you don’t love someone…why

again as I saw his expressions