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.

calm down my nervousness and frustration.

his choices and preferences, likes

to slip in some other world and

a while as I got to know more about him. King Callahan did not have many friends as far as I gathered, he liked to keep to himself but adored his beta, gamma and

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

anything but a growling, angry man hulk so seeing him talk about his people with care was unexpected

color co–ordination or themes

was twirling a pen in his hand and answered, “I am not sure. How about black?”

at

We are not going to somebody’s funeral,

me a look and asked, “Well then you tell me what you

tapped the end of the pen on my chin and muttered, “softer

be

Chapter 23

said pink was almost as if I had asked him to strip for me.

by the way, was not too bad

shook my head as he muttered,

head and said, “Of course, pink. It is a ball…a mating ball for Goddess sake, pink and red are the colors of

love.”

and gave me an

You believe

and I felt unnerved by his stare. “Of course I do. Why else would the moon Goddess

mates.”

am not sure, maybe she is running a marriage bureau or

He was making fun of the moon Goddess, a deity

you can’t love somebody does not mean the world is devoid of it. It is like saying the world does not need chocolates because

I kept clicking it

can’t love someone? What makes you so sure of

me in place. I felt transfixed as his golden eyes stared straight at me, right into my soul.

and felt queasy and felt my hands

‘don’t…just because you don’t love someone does not mean nobody needs

got up from his chair and walked past

of me.

me seated on the chair and him standing in front

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

his face at eye–level with me

fierce predator who was mesmerizing to

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

breathed and I

me no, he can’t allow

ask him what he meant and blabbered something sheepishly, he

someone‘ not ‘you don’t love

I gulped again as I saw