Leonard's POV:

Rufus and I were in a conversation in the corridor. As I watched the bustling scene outside, I was in a good mood.

Now that Alina was going to get married, she could look forward to a lifetime of happiness.

Subconsciously, I reached into my pocket and pulled out a chocolate bar. But a hand snatched it out of my fingers just as I was ready to bite into it.

"You shouldn't eat sweets." Rufus looked very serious as he tossed the candy into the bin.

I feigned a cough to cover my embarrassment. Rufus didn't treat me with any respect even though I was now his father-in-law.

"What's wrong?" He turned to me with a serious look.

Awkward, I cracked a grin. "Nothing. It's just you have been with Sylvia for a long time now, and I want to give you an anniversary gift."

As he frowned, Rufus appeared to be at a loss for words. He examined me as though there was something wrong with my brain.

"What do you and Sylvia like? Tell me." I bit the bullet and continued to ask.

kept silent for a while before saying in a

ask what

stammered, "Well, it's... it's not like that. I just want to do something

was at

Alas...

end quickly so I could see Sylvia again and tell her I was

the door. One of my subordinates hastened

prepared to go

pushed the door of her lounge open and rushed out. She was disheveled and pallid from fear. "There are enemies! They took Sylvia away!" Without waiting for Alina to finish her

while for me to come

in

transformed into a wolf and began to

about to follow him, but I suddenly had a relapse. My heart was numb, and the smell

spat out a

around me. The impact sent me tumbling to the floor before

"Leonard!"

could only see pitch black, and I had no idea who was calling my name. It took a while before

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