Chapter 119
Zenovia
I hated the way Cahan had a grip over himself, hated the way he would start talking about something
right when we were kissing, and when I felt that he would devour me whole.
I also hated the way the hunger in his eyes would switch in an instant to mild intrigue. How could he
have such control over himself while being so close to me, while kissing me?
I would not be even able to think of anything else other than the way his lips caressed my skin and the
way his hands roamed over me.
Cahan put some more distance from me, stepping away and grabbing a towel to give his hands
something to do.
I too tidied my clothes and hair and let my raging breathing return to normal. I tried to focus on the fact
that after all this time, I would be finally getting some answers.
Based on our little ‘talk’, I could feel d that he did feel something for me. At least, I knew he was not
toying with my emotions or he would have forced himself upon me and tossed me away like a
discarded tissue.
Cahan was the Lycan King so nobody would bat an eyelid if he did that. But he only touched me or
devoured me when I asked for it, when I begged him to do it.
It both annoyed me and turned me on.
Letting out a huff, I tried to focus on the fact that Drusi was going to share everything. I hoped she
would and that Cahan would not find another way to stop me from doing what I wanted.
When Cahan was done, he only tilted his head and looked at the door, asking me to leave with him. I
got the message and walked with him as he led me to his office. The walk was silent but I did not mind
it as it gave me some time toe up with doubts and possible theories.
Drusi was waiting for us in his office as Cahan pushed the door open. She had a pensive look on
her face.
Drusi was staring outside the window, thinking about something. She had a diary clutched in her
hands and it looked like she had been chewing the base of the pencil.
Drusi was wearing ck jeans, a white crop top, and a ck jacket. Her hair was open and like
always she looked like she was ready to conquer the world while I looked like I got off a 12 hour flight.
She gave me a small smile as I walked in and waved at her.
“How are you?” I asked.
Drusi replied, “I should be asking you that question.”
I shrugged, “I feel fine”
Cahan walked towards his table, giving me a wide berth.
“Seeing that you are here, I guess Cahan failed to convince you to note talk to me.”
Cahan did not say a word and neither did I. She had warned me not to fall for Cahan earlier but the
ship had already sailed.
Though I was not aware if she knew my crush had intensified further with the arrival of Thunder or the
fact that I knew how Cahan’s lips felt on my skin.
“Very well.” She cleared her throat and began.
“As you know Cahan is cursed and what you saw yesterday is just the beginning of the effects of his
curse. We have been looking for years for a cure but so far, I only found you. My visions told me you
would somehow help him stay grounded and not let Beast’s wild instinctspletely take over his
mind.” I nodded.
“So, I proposed that you be his anchor. I have been asking him for months to tell you all of it but
he kept postponing it saying that you were a human and that he did not want to put that responsibility
on
you. He stopped us from divulging everything to you as well. But looking at the way things unfolded
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yesterday, I cannot stay silent anymore.”
She threw him a look as if to challenge him to deny it. But again he did not say a word.
“What does being an anchor mean exactly?” I got straight to the point.
“As I said, we need someone with a strong connection to him, someone who could tame down the
beast within him when he loses control. That could have been any of his existing pack members but
trust me, when I tried that, it did not work.”
“How do you know it would work with me?”
Drusi put her diary in her bag and replied, “Yesterday, it was just you and him. You somehow
managed
to not let a single person get hurt while exhausting his Lycan until he got tame enough to fall asleep
just by throwing a sleeping draught.”
I recalled how I had run around for my life and Drusi had thrown something on him. I had just
assumed it was water.
“It was a brilliant idea, mind you. It takes courage to face a Lycan who is in his senses, but it takes
more than courage to face one who is not himself anymore. You bought us enough time while Elijah
drove like a madman and got me here on time.”
“Elijah, how is he?” I asked.
“He is fine. He would readily sacrifice his life for Cahan. He is just a little bruised, so he is resting for
a while.” I nodded.
“So, if I be his anchor, I can stop him from going wild?” I asked.
“I believe so. My visions tell me that you are strong enough to help him. With the arrival of your wolf,
you have gotten stronger. We just have to perform a small ritual, and then you both will have
established the anchor bond.”
“You make it sound so easy,” Cahan grunted, staring pointedly at Drusi.
“I am not done, Cal. And I am not going to throw her into a fire. She is my friend too,” Drusi snapped.
Pushing her hair behind her ear, Drusi continued.
“Through the anchor bond, you would be able to sense the changes in his emotions whenever they get
heightened. So, if you sense that he is losing it, you can inform us all and we try to stop him before he
destroys the garden and backyard like yesterday.”
Well, that did not seem all that bad to me.
“If you are calm enough and don’t panic, you could channel some of your calmness into him and
thereby stop the transition.” She added.
“She barely awakened her wolf, Dru. How do you expect her to control the rage of a beast like me
when I go mad? Elijah almost got snapped into two yesterday.”
“That was because he is bound to you. He is loyal to you. So, he would not fight you even if you went
for his life. He would let you kill him and you know that.”
Cahan had opened his mouth to speak, but closed it abruptly.
“Look, Zee, I know I am asking a lot from you. But we needed someone who was not blindly loyal to
Cahan. His entire pack is and so neither would fight him when he goes out of control. That would be
counterproductive to the guilt of having killed members who would never raise a hand in defense or
retaliation…it would break him. I believe it all happened for a reason. He sensed an odd feeling in his
chest when he first saw you, but against my advice, he let you go.”
She then looked at Cahan, who only looked at her pointedly. “But then when you identally
bumped into his car, it was fate telling him to take the chance. And that time he did.”
“You are ignoring the part where Matteo almost drove the car upon her.”
Drusi let out a sigh, but I had another question for her.
“So you think if the Lycan King is not himself or his rage is intense, I will not only stop him but put up a
fight against him?”
She smiled, “You are quite stubborn, in a good way, I mean. So far, he has given you many orders, but
I hear you follow none of them and just do what you want.”
I grinned, but the smile disappeared when Cahan red at me.
“Don’t make it seem as if what she does is the right thing,” he snapped at his best friend, but she
ignored him.
“I am just saying she is brave enough, as it is to stand by her words and beliefs. Even before she
awakened. her wolf, she stood up against you. Not many would live to tell the tale.”
“By standing up against me, if you mean running away with a stranger and almost getting drugged and
sold to the rogue King, yes, she did a fantastic job.”
Cahan added smugly.
My smile disappeared again.
“And from what I hear, she also is the winner of the trials held yesterday. Aren’t you, girl?” Drusi
continued to speak positively about me. I nodded.
“So, all of the points I stated lead me to the conclusion that she is our best bet. The only thing that
matters now is if she would agree to it.”
Both Cahan and Drusi’s eyes flicked to me at that line.
“Well, I won’t allow her to do it. She is my subject and pack member, so she is bound to obey me. And I
won’t permit her to do this.”
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