Rufus' POV:

Geoffrey had sent a lot of men after me.

But they didn't wield any weapons. It was clear to me that they were just trying to stall for time, preventing me from saving Sylvia.

I was getting more and more irritable. I was so anxious that my instinct to slaughter everyone nearly reared its ugly head.

It was Warren, the constant voice of reason, who stopped me. He said that I had to take the interests of the whole into consideration.

Fuck the interests of the whole! I just wanted to see Sylvia safe and sound!

Thinking about Sylvia, I channeled all of my energy into my fighting and attacked the damned guards with all of my might.

But there were so many of them. With every minute that passed, I grew more anxious.

All of a sudden, the sounds of fighting from the other side of the wall stopped.

Flora and Warren seemed to have noticed this, too. We all exchanged nervous glances.

been standing outside the encirclement,

enough." Geoffrey beckoned at his soldiers to

had a sinking feeling that something

to

Flora followed closely at my heels.

my horror, outside the wall was a

the ground. Seeing this,

be Sylvia's." Warren grabbed

I won't hurt him, at least not yet." I

deep into my eyes to see if I was telling the truth. Finally, he nodded and

walked to Geoffrey as calmly

know? Prince Rufus, she's your mate, not mine." Geoffrey smiled that same infuriating smile and pretended

grabbed him by the neck and shook him. "I'll ask you one last time. Where is Sylvia?" Geoffrey remained stubborn. "Think hard before you kill me. If

just now, but all of a sudden, only you know of her whereabouts?" I couldn't stand it anymore.

cunning old fox was

Prince Rufus. Someone's over there!" Flora called me and pointed to

pulled out someone hiding in the corner. It was a

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