Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

Chapter 118 Zenovia | could feel the hunger in them, the need.

And | was more than ready to let him devour me. His kiss was explosive, spontaneous as if a can of explosives suddenly caught fire by the smallest of a spark.

His lips consumedas his hands roamed over my back, making my skin prickle with the heat traveling from my core to all over my body.

My body was tingling, bustling like a livewire. Only his kiss could do that. Only he could ignite that spark in me.

There was nothing tender about the way he touched me. It was like he owned me...like | only belonged to him.

| gasped as his lips opened mine and his tongue explored my mouth while his teeth softly bit into my lower lip.

| felt ecstatic, | felt | was alive.

All the weakness | had been feeling suddenly disappeared and | felt as if my body was infused with energy.

Callahan's hands went up my hair and he played with it, inhaling sharply while pullingeven closer.

Every single touch of his left a spark and every single grunt filledwith euphoria. He could deny needingall he wanted, but he could not deny wantingjust like | wanted him.

| wanted him as if my life depended on it. | was a moth that was ready to burn in the flof his anger, his passion, and his curse.

So | kissed him back, hungrily, wanting our bodies to fuse into one. The kisses were frantic, heated, and very, very sexy.

His mouth left mine after claiming it and his lips began roaming over my cheek, traveling down. His teeth bit into my skin and | let out an audible gasp.

I wanted more of this, more of him.

But then he went still and | felt the absence of his lips kissing my skin. My eyes flew open and | looked at his face.

There were a lot of emotions visible on his face, in his eyes but desire had left.

“What happened?” | asked and | saw the way his breath hitched.

“I hurt you again, didn’t I?” He asked and | furrowed my eyebrows.

| wondered what he was talking about. “No...when?” He leaned back further and his hands went to the walls. “Right...right now?” I shook my head and cupped his face, “No you did not, Cal. | want you, | want this. You are not hurting me.” But he did not seem convinced.

“This thing...this thing that we have between us. What is it?” He asked, searching my eyes as if they held an answer.

“I... don’t know, Cal. | was honest with you when | said | have a crush on you.” “Even now? You saw me....yesterday. When the curse takes its full effect, | would be ten times worse, Zee. | won't be able to stop myself. So as much as | would want to kiss and devour you, it 1/5 08:54 is better that you leave.” “No, Cal. Please, we can find a solution to this.” Callahan shook his head, “I don’t know what | feel for you. But | do feel something. | don’t think I am an ideal mate for you. Or for anyone for that matter. You deserve better, Zee. You awakened your wolf so you might find one soon. Then you will forget all about me.” He was trying so hard to convincebut | could not even think of wanting someone else. | daydreamed about his smile, about the way he charmed others and just about everything that was related to him.

“I won't, Cal. I love you. Thunder loves you.” | said automatically and then realized what | had said out loud.

“You think you love me. It is just an infatuation, Zee. A stupid crush like | folded my hands, “Then why do you kissback?” you said.” “I could do more too. | could not just kiss you but take you to bed too. If that is what you want | can do that.

Every. Single. Night.” | saw the way his gaze heated when he said those last three words.

“I will make you scream and cry my nand keep begging for more. You can be the breeder everybody assumes you are” My face fell. “You don’t mean that” “You were honest toso | will be honest to you. | am trying to. | cannot risk letting you tie to myself, knowing how feral | can go. Yesterday was just the tip of the iceberg. | don’t have a mate, | don’t think | will ever have one. Is this the life you want for yourself?” He asked, leavingstaring at him with wide open eyes.

“I don’t want you to think you have no chance at living a normal life. You won't even tellwhat the issue is nor would you let others open up to me. How can | help without knowing everything?” | whispered.

“Look, Dru is my best friend. She would want my safety. She gets these visions which are not even true sometimes. She just cup with this weird idea that if | find an anchor to stabilize my feral instinct, she could buy stto break the curse. That's all she has been speaking about since the day she saw you.” “She saw me? Where?” I-asked.

Callahan began to step away but | pulled him close. “Answer me, please.” He rubbed his temple. “In one of her visions. She saw you...or rather a blurred image of a girl taming my feral instincts down. She also said that the odd pain | felt in my chest upon seeing you was an indication that she was right.” | furrowed my eyebrows. “You felt pain upon seeing me?” “Drusilla was the one to askto go start looking for you when she thought all her attempts to find a cure without finding out the girl aka you were futile. We kept driving through the territory for hours but when the car passed by your school, | suddenly felt suffocated. An extrunease suddenly overcme, makingwant to get out of the car.” | recalled the day | had been walking towards school, and seeing a line of cars and bodyguards standing outside the gate and wondering what the fuss was about.

“Drusilla suggested we go sit inside the Dean's office and get srest before resuming our journey. And | also saw the way you stood up to Matteo.” Callahan chuckled at that.

“I...I didn’t know you were watching.” | answered lamely.

2/5 08:54 “You did not even knowback then, | think. But that does not matter. The entire crowd had been watching you. And you went ahead and hurled your bag at Matteo who is twice your size.” “He was hurting my friend. | did not have many friends but | wanted to help Cole because he was nice toat school.” Callahan nodded in understanding.

“It was funny the way you stood up in front of Matteo. Not many would try to pick a fight with the beta of a Lycan King.” | shrugged.

“I've been holed up in this mansion for days. The real reason | keep a distance from even my pack is because | fear | would go feral any instant and hurt them. | don’t want that. | tried hard to make Elijah and Matteo leavealone too, but they won't leave my side. Neither does Drusilla or Maria.” | took a step forward and cupped his face again. “That is because all of them love you. They all believe in you and have faith that one day a cure could be found. Why don’t you believe in it too?” | asked. This was probably the first the was opening up toabout his reasoning and rationale. Callahan never told the reason why he did anything and the best we could do was guess and assume.

“Because we have been trying for years. Drusilla keeps traveling in search of a cure, sometimes alone, and sometimes she also sends Elijah and Matteo on secret missions. They think | don’t know. | do. | just don’t want to break their hearts by not allowing them to do what they want.” “Then why would you askto do the opposite?” | countered.

“Because | have not known you for long. Parting ways with you would be easy. | don’t want you to get attached tolike them and be miserable for not being able to find a cure. It both saddensand makesvery angry to see them return from their secret missions and turn up with gloomy faces. They try to not show it to me, but | know how it affects them.” | pulled him closer again. Callahan was being vulnerable in front offor the first time. Maybe, having lost his control like a true feral beast had made him doubt himself and his strength.

He was always in control of himself and never let his true emotions show. Today was different.

He was confused, and nervous and it was breaking my heart to see him suffer like this.

“Letdo it, Cal. You said Drusilla’s visions are not always true, but that means they aren't always wrong either.

| wish to help her in whatever she plans to do. If | could really stall for tor break the curse, wouldn't it be great?” Callahan shook his head, “It is risky, Zee.” I placed a finger on his lips, “Shh. Let that risk be mine.” “But” He began but | pressed my finger on his lips harder, “I know what | am doing. It waswho held you back yesterday while Elijah went to bring Drusilla. At least, letlisten to what she plans to do. Then you can askto not do it and I will listen.” He raised an eyebrow, “Are you sure?” | nodded, “100%” Author's note: | do plan to keep uploading more chapters but the updates might not happen on Christmas/New Year's weekend.