A Mate For The Last Lycan-Chapter 56: OBSESSION

The first time Khaos saw Zuri was when she was twelve. It was the first time her father took her to the palace.

There was nothing about her that caught his attention, since what could a twelve year old girl do to get his attention?

The second time was when he saw her in Lumicen city. Apparently, she was there with her father for a business deal. They went there incognito, but he recognized her as Alpha Roland's daughter.

Her presence there was questionable at best because someone like Alpha Roland wouldn't bring his daughter over any of his three sons for a business trip, since it didn't look like they were there for a vacation.

The third time was when she was sixteen.

That night, Bryden went to kill Elder Jason. The beta lost it when he learned that his destined mate had been abused by him.

It was winter, one of the coldest nights and eighteen year old Zuri was hugging herself under a maple tree, rocking herself back and forth wearing a thin dress that didn't do much to ward off the coldness.

He wondered what that girl was doing there, but obviously, stopping his beta took priority before he could go on a killing spree and cause further trouble.

However, the image of Zuri that night kept coming back to him when he spent his time in the Three Deadly Ways. The young girl, who was hugging herself. Defenseless and vulnerable. He felt the urge to go back and pat her head. She looked like a lost puppy.

And now that same girl was stretching her legs on the couch, as she found a comfortable position to fall asleep, despite the fact that they were going to attend her father and mate's execution.

They would be hung in the public, along with all the traitors that had conspired with them. Some elders from Dacre's court were among them too. That was why his court was in an uproar right now. freewebnσvel.cøm

Not only that, they caught more than a thousand warriors from the Great Lunar kingdom. They beheaded them all and sent their heads back to their kingdom. Khaos would expect retaliation from the Great Lunar kingdom for this.

But, everything was in line with his predictions and plans; Zuri was the only surprising element.

"Do you hate your father and mate so much? You look very relaxed even when you know they are going to meet their demise soon."

Zuri put her head on the pillow and cradled Shadow, which snuggled to her.

"No. I used to hate them, but not anymore." Zuri scratched the back of Shadow's ear. "They don't deserve my hatred." A smile bloomed on her lips. "Instead of being sad, I should celebrate. I am finally free."

"How so?" Khaos found it interesting to know what was on her mind.

"When I mated with Xaden, I thought I would finally be free of my father's control, but as it turned out, he planted spies in the Blackthorne pack and I was still within his clutches. I thought my life would change for the better after getting together with Xaden, but he was a piece of shit. He left me for a month right after he marked me."

Khaos knew that, because he was the one who made a request for Xaden to leave for Mount Eve on a monster hunt.

"Not only that, he was sleeping around too." Zuri shrugged nonchalantly. "I think it's normal for men to sleep around. All men in my life have done it. I am only grateful that I didn't carry his child to full term."

And Khaos had a part in that as well.

"Don't you think that I will sleep around as well?" Khaos crossed his arms, he watched her expression. "You are not officially my mate, Zuri. I have never agreed to make you my mate."

Hearing that, Zuri sat down and Shadow opened his eyes, because she stopped scratching the back of its ear, the wolf behaved like a cat now.

Zuri didn't say anything; she simply walked over and straddled Khaos. Instinctively, he secured her in his lap, aware that the moving carriage could cause her to fall.

"What are you thinking?" Khaos asked when Zuri didn't say a word after she straddled him like this. Her hands were on his shoulders.

"I am thinking, whether I have to kill you or those women that you are with."

Khaos laughed when he heard that, but it didn't change Zuri's expression at all. She still looked very serious, as if she was really considering her options.

"Are you obsessed with me?" Khaos asked, he tucked strands of hair behind her ear and caressed her cheek.

"Yes."

"Why?"

Zuri didn't answer his question immediately, she pressed her lips, refusing to answer. She wasn't sure if her answer would be correct, even though there was no right or wrong in her reasoning.

Seeing the stubbornness in Zuri's eyes, Khaos coaxed her. He kissed her lips to make her speak. "Why?" He prodded again.

The coldness in her expression thawed when a single tear ran down her cheek. Khaos kissed it and pulled back to see the pain in her eyes.

"Because you are the first person who didn't call me crazy. You said I was just hurt. I am not crazy. They all called me crazy."

Khaos probably didn't even remember when he said that, since that was not a significant enough moment for him. It was not like he was reciting a poem for her. He only voiced his close observation, but it meant the world to Zuri.

Once again, her mother was right. She had attached herself to someone who showed her the slightest affection because she craved it, and now she was obsessed with him.

He touched her in a way no one had ever done.

His touch was not cold or painful. His touch was not laced with lust or anger, let alone disappointment. It was light and innocuous. She liked it. She longed for it.