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.

helping me calm down my nervousness and

asked him various questions about his choices and preferences, likes and dislikes

to time, he seemed to slip in some other world and mull

him. King Callahan did not have many friends as far as I gathered, he

was as ruthless to the rogues and his

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

about colors, what color co–ordination or

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

at him.

to

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

pen on my chin and muttered, “softer shades of pink and

would be

Chapter 23

me when I said pink was almost as if I had asked him to

was not too bad at

shook my head as he

is a ball…a mating ball for

love.”

stopped twirling his pen and gave me an even

You believe

gaze was hot, piercing and I felt unnerved by his stare. “Of course I do. Why

mates.”

she is running

was appalled at this guy. He was making fun of the

because 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

and I kept clicking it anxiously.

love someone? What makes you

took a breath to calm my nerves as his gaze held me in place. I felt transfixed as his golden eyes stared straight at me, right into my

and felt queasy and felt my hands suddenly grow

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

from his chair and walked past the large desk to

of me.

quite tall so with me seated on the chair and him standing in front of me, it felt as if I was gazing at the

hands on the armrests of the chair I

face at eye–level with me and I gulped nervously.

lion to me, both handsome and deadly, a fierce predator who was mesmerizing to look at but

light stubble on his jaw and my hand suddenly itched to brush the pad of my finger against

and I blinked

mind and told me no, he can’t allow me to touch his face?

what he meant and blabbered something

love someone‘ not ‘you don’t

again as I saw his expressions and the