The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

Amused with Blair, I couldn't help smiling. To be fair, he did help me a lot this time and I felt sincerely grateful.

"Seriously, thank you. You can have anything you want."

"Really?" The playful expression on Blair's face disappeared and he looked serious. Casually, he put his hands behind his head and leaned back. "So, who on earth is this little Sylvia? What did she do to make the most elusive Prince Rufus care about her so much? She's not just any slave, is she?"

"It's Sylvia's potential that caught my eye." I gave a blunt remark. In respect of the agreement between me and my father, I couldn't tell Blair that Sylvia and I were mates.

"You noticed it too?" Blair nodded seriously. "Yes, indeed. Let me tell you, when Sylvia broke that test rock, I knew that outburst of power was something else. Although she couldn't explain it herself afterward, i was still very strange."

"The only explanation the doctor could give was that Sylvia is very malnourished and weak. Her body could not take such a wild burst of strength. She's going to need time to recover," I said lightly. I looked up at the door, my heart aching. Sylvia really used to live such a hard life.

kind life she used to live," Blair said, as if he had read exactly what was on

by execution. Right now, I'm helping Sylvia with her mother's case. There was a witness during the trial who has since disappeared and I have already sent out some men to reinvestigate the whole thing, but I haven't gotten any news about

smart and closed all loose ends. The same could probably be said about how premeditated the plan was to frame Sylvia's mother in the first place. Originally, I was just planning to wait until hopefully the mastermind slipped up and showed themselves. But having this matter out in the open was putting Sylvia in grave danger. Anyone

one over to Blair as well. "That's why I was hoping I could use your manpower as

all," Blair agreed almost instantaneously. He took out a lighter from his pocket and lit up our

in

Nibbling on the cigarette in my mouth, I allowed myself to get lost in my thoughts. Blair smoked silently as well, but I couldn't

the heat of the cigarette on my fingers that I came back to my

sure to keep a low

shouldn't

given it some thought already?" I gave Blair a

wanted to refuse. But since I got to meet Sylvia already, I think

tried not to give him a warning look. Although his tone sounded like he could be teasing, I had a feeling he was serious about what he just