Chapter 97


    Zenovia


    “Huh, what?” I muttered or tried to as I felt something or maybe everything shift inside of me instantly.


    There was fur all over my body and I grewrger. I was now on all fours and I felt too disoriented with


    the changes urring inside of me.


    The clouds above were crackling with thunder and I saw them all gather above us, hiding the stars and


    the moon.


    I felt an energy bubble inside of me, raw and carnal. I felt my bones elongate a bit more and snap in


    ce while my vision grew sharper.


    The information overload was too much to bear. I tried to shake my head and saw a long snout in front


    of me. I had four paws now, strong and lethal.


    And when I opened my mouth, a loud, deafening growl left my lungs.


    It was as if I was reborn again. Reborn as Thunder, my wolf.


    Words failed me to describe the feeling I was going through. It was exhrating, and liberating.


    I lowered my head and tried to get a good understanding of the surroundings around me. My head


    snapped to the right when I heard a faint rustling of leaves.


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    I peered at the thick foliage of leaves, high up in one of the trees a few feet away from me, and noticed


    a bird sitting on it.


    My gaze focused on it and even from this distance, I could see its varying colors of feathers-ck,


    blue, and purple.


    Its feathers glinted when it rustled in the wind and took off. The wind was blowing softly, just like the


    waterpping at us in theke.


    “Zenovia” I heard Cahan call out my name cautiously.


    My head flicked to his face and it was as if I saw him with a new rity. Every sharp feature of his stood


    out to me much more prominently.


    I saw the way his eyes crinkled when he smiled at me, the fine lines disappearing in the sides and the


    light stubble dusted on his jawline though he was a few feet away from mè.


    But the most prominent feature of his was his eyes. I could see a thousand shades of golden and


    honey, each and every speck highlighted in those orbs. They literally looked like liquid gold mixed with


    honey.


    “Aww, you can’t stop staring at him with those puppy eyes, can you?” My wolf, Thunder, spoke to me in


    my head.


    “I thought it was you who was staring at him” I teased and she blinked in surprise.


    Cahan was sitting on his knees and tried reaching for us, for me. Thunder did not want to budge at


    first.


    He saw the way Thunder was hesitating and looked us in the eye. A warm, weing smile appeared


    on his lips.


    “Wee to this world and wee to my pack. Though there are not other members here but know


    that every member of my pack is valued and treasured. You would feel no different”


    He said, tipping his head a little.


    Did he just bow to us? Well, it was not a proper bow but he did lower his head ever so slightly.


    Thunder had been staring at him smugly but then I nudged her, “He is the Lycan King, and as he said


    we are a member of his pack. Don’t be so rude.”


    Thunder rolled her eyes at me and repeated, “Are you saying that just because he is handsome? He


    definitely is a looker. And bare chested…mmmm”


    “Thunder!!” I warned her as she teased me.


    Looking at him through her eyes was certainly rewarding. His torso was nothing short of a work of art.


    Every muscle rippled with strength whenever he moved and a hard six pack donned his abdomen.


    If seeing him with my human eyes was a treat, seeing him through Thunder’s eyes was nothing short of


    a true delight.


    The way his hands moved and the way his hair flitted in the soft breeze, everything about him was


    picture perfect.


    I tried not to sigh at that beauty of a man and nudged Thunder again, “He is waiting. He is our King,


    Thunder. Show some respect!”


    She gave me a smug look and slowly stepped forward, letting her heade close to Cahan’s


    outstretched hand.


    He slowly and carefully brushed his hand over the fur and I felt a bolt of electricity jostle me. His touch


    was gentle but due to Thunder’s heightened perception, I felt his skin caress not the fur but my very


    soul.


    Goddess, why was I so attracted to this man?


    Thunder slowly nuzzled against his chest and he ruffled through her fur, patting her head lightly.


    And I was not mistaken that she would like it when he stroked her fur. I felt her melt at the touch and


    push her head on his chest, demanding more pats.


    Cahan chuckled and scratched her fur a bit more making her whimper.


    “Mmm…right there” She spoke in my head as he rubbed her head and I tried not to chuckle. She had


    been all smug and mighty just a moment ago and now she was being just a regr wolf.


    Thunder then opened her maw and began licking Cahan who closed his eyes and kept smiling.


    “Thunder, what are you doing?” I said to her, worried that Cahan would find her too clingy. But he did


    not seem to mind. He ran his hands through her thick fur and muttered,


    “You are a beautiful wolf. Zenovia is lucky to have you”


    Thunder let out a low sound that sounded something like a cross between a moan and a growl.、


    I wished to see Thunder too. I had met her but had no idea what my wolf looked like.


    So Cahan got up from the ground and began walking, “Come with me”


    He said and Thunder did not take even a moment to fall in step beside him.


    All the time, she kept grazing her muzzle against him and she was purring as if she had never seen a


    man before.


    Well, technically she hadn’t so I really could not find fault with her behavior.


    The dark clouds thundered asionally but it did not rain like I thought it would. They only crackled


    with a loud sound and lightning that shone through the dark clouds every now and then but it did not


    rain except for a few drops.


    Not that I had an issue with that. I had already experienced a sensory overload with the transformation


    and I was not sure if I was ready to run in the rain. I feared I would slip and make a fool of myself in


    front of Cahan.


    We reached the edge of theke and he looked for a boulder nearby and pointed at it.


    “Hop on it to get a better look”


    Thunder let out a sound of approval and climbed up the boulder. And we both saw the reflection in the


    water.


    Thunder truly looked majestic. Her dark brown fur almost seemed ck in the night as it rippled due to


    the wind..


    “You are beautiful, Thunder” I mumbled in her head and she looked up at the sky to see the moon


    shining amidst the stars and let out a howl.


    Cahan chuckled again as she climbed down the boulder and nudged at him, rubbing her head upon


    his knee.


    “What is it, girl?” Cahan asked, she looked at the forest in front of her and then straight into


    Cahan’s eyes.


    He got the message.


    “Oh, you want to race?”


    She grunted and Cahan asked, “Are you sure? This is your first transformation. I don’t want to wear


    you down and-”


    But before he couldplete the sentence, Thunder took off.


    “Hey, that’s not fair!” I heard him grumble and Thunder giggled in my head.


    “You are forgetting he is our alpha and King” I reminded her and she purred, “Ohe on, I was


    confined for so long. Let me have some fun.”


    I could only shake my head. My wolf had the exact opposite personality of me.


    She was sassy, bold, and spoke without thinking while I was more of a timid, shy girl.


    “Doesn’t that make us a great team?” She asked with a grin and the sound of footsteps beside us


    made us look to the left.


    Cahan was running with us, in his human form.


    Thunder wanted to challenge him and shot off, increasing her speed a lot but Cahan had no problem


    catching up. She did not like that he could still match her despite still being in his human form so she


    ran hard, much harder than she


    should.


    And I began to feel the pain in her joints. I had recently shifted and all the training Cahan had given


    me on how it would be good to have my bone strength when my wolf would get tired came rushing


    back to me.


    Thunder was soon panting and I felt her leaning on me, trying to borrow strength from me. And no


    amount of training would have prepared me for this- the real deal.


    “Thunder, it is alright. We should go back home” Cahan said while slowing down, hoping that she


    would too, but Thunder did not want to listen.


    “Thunder, please. We can run againter. I promise I will let you out soon” I insisted but her eyes were


    fixated on a huge tree with a densework of roots.


    A particrly thick root had twisted and turned, rising up a few feet. I.could sense what she was about


    to do and shrieked, “No, Thunder. Listen to me”


    I said or tried to, but she shook her head, let out a grunt, and jumped up as we reached the root


    system.


    Thunder jumped up in the air, aiming to pluck,off a fruit hanging down a branch a few meters above the


    root by using the thick root as a stepping stone.


    But she miscalcted and her back right foot got stuck in the small gap between the roots and I felt her


    body or mine m upon the root, hard.


    She let out a whimper and would have fallen to the ground and hurt herself even more but fortunately,


    Cahan simply caught her in his hands.


    Thunder let out a pained whimper as Cahan shook his head.


    “I forgot newly turned wolves are a little childish”


    She made a disgruntled sound of denial but she did not have much energy to go on. I was beginning


    to, feel the weight of her pain and bones too as she began to borrow more strength from me than I


    could provide at that moment.


    Cahan looked into Thunder’s eyes and spoke, “Zee, I think it is time you shift back”


    I was thinking the same thing but Thunder did not agree. She still wanted to be in the open ground and


    y around some more but she was losing stamina quickly.


    “Thunder, it was a delight to meet you. But now, I really need you to give me control.”


    Thunder muttered, “Whatever” and the next instant I felt a thousand needles stinging me from all the


    sides as I felt my bones snap and my muscles go taut and rigid again.


    In the next minute, I had shifted back to my human form. There was only one problem though- I was


    lying stark naked yet again in Cahan’s embrace.