Sylvia's POV:

The landslide trapped me so fast that I didn't have the time to react.

Just as I was about to be swallowed up and lost forever, a strong hand wrapped itself around my arm tightly and pulled me from the surging mud. Before I knew what was happening, I had fallen into a warm embrace. It was Rufus!

I looked at him in shock. "What? Why are you here?"

"Saving your life, obviously." Rufus frowned but held me tightly.

Only then did I realize that we were standing on a high branch. The landslide surged below us violently.

I steadied myself on the branch and looked at him with a smile. We had just been apart for a short time, but it had felt like a lifetime.

Rufus's hand reached up to cup my cheek. He looked terrified. "Sylvia, I almost lost you."

his big hand and pressed it to my lips. Then I rubbed his palm against

broke out of prison," he explained

"What?!"

calm, as if he was simply commenting on

forbidden forest and was planning to kill you all, I went crazy. So I broke out of prison regardless of anything." As he explained,

anxiously. After all, Rufus was in a precarious situation to begin with. Now that he had broken out of prison, I was scared

his lips pursed slightly, as though he was

at a loss for

Rufus pinched my hand slightly, bringing me back to reality. Frowning, he asked, "Are you mad at

"What? No-"

as I could. I couldn't imagine what

pressed my lips against his. My tongue slipped past his lips and touched the tip of his. Instantly, my body went limp, as though I had been electrically shocked. Rufus was stunned at first, but he quickly

arms around his neck

began to wander around my body, a

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