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.

to be unaffected and gave him a smile. "I think I was just hallucinating right now. My blood doesn't work, so I guess this is not Noreen's curse." "No,

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

He picked me up and placed

saw Rufus' thunderous expression, I didn't dare

I'm going to sleep. You

cajoled me. "Just take a good nap and you will feel

relaxed. In his

by the time

with Rufus, I rushed to the

had to admit that sleep certainly had a therapeutic effect. My nerves had

back was slowly corroding his blood

find the relevant information about the

I arrived at the library, I began to search for information about

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 randomly landed up at her lab, I feared that she wouldn't even have been on my radar

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the curse on Rufus' back did finally attack him, he would be utterly helpless. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access

me for a moment. Standing in front of a bookshelf, I was

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