Sylvia's POV:

I was so terrified that I started shaking. The monstrous fear swaddled me, making it difficult for me to draw in a full breath.

Fortunately, the black thorn only grew slightly before it stopped.

"What's wrong?" Rufus turned his head and asked.

I reflexively hid the reason from him. "No, nothing..."

"Nothing changed?" He looked a little perplexed. "Do you want to try again? With a little more blood?"

"No! There's no need!" I was so agitated that I refused without a second thought.

Rufus was startled and spun around instantly. "What's wrong? Is the change bad?" he asked in a worried voice as he placed his hand on my forehead. "Sylvia, are you alright?"

Realizing that I was behaving erratically, I took a small step back. "I'm fine."

"Really?" His eyes narrowed as he watched me suspiciously.

doesn't work, so I guess this is not Noreen's curse." "No, Sylvia, you're not telling the truth." Rufus didn't believe

and said, "Fine, I'll tell you the truth. I didn't sleep a wink last night, so I feel a

could see Rufus trying to rein in his temper. He picked me up and placed me on

saw Rufus' thunderous expression, I didn't dare to

going to sleep. You carry on

face and cajoled me. "Just take a good

body gradually relaxed. In

arrived by the time I

grabbing lunch with Rufus, I

had to admit that sleep certainly had a therapeutic effect. My nerves had eased considerably after my nap, but the

on Rufus' back was slowly corroding his blood and

about the curse before

soon as I arrived at the library, I began to search for

there were no two same leaves in the world, there were also no two same black thorns. Everything was shrouded in mystery, and I couldn't find a single lead. Noreen appeared and disappeared with no explanation. If I hadn't

wanted to stay hidden from us, she would definitely conceal her whereabouts

Rufus' back did finally attack him, he would be utterly helpless. Sᴇaʀch

in front of a bookshelf, I

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