The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Sylvia's POV:

When Noreen explained how the black thorn grow bigger with love, I couldn't help but think about the nightmare I had about Rufus being penetrated by sharp thorns.

I trembled and grabbed the collar of my shirt, trying to calm myself down, but it was useless. I felt suffocated and couldn't breathe.

"When your mother saw the thorn forming on Leonard's back, she cried and begged me to remove her from Leonard's memory. As long as Leonard didn'tloveher anymore, he wouldn't die."

As Noreen spoke, there was a hint of remorse in her smile. "I ended up agreeing to your mother's request. In exchange, she needed to come back and stay with me forever. But Olivia betrayed me again!" Noreen raised her voice all of a sudden. The resentment in her voice made her look like a ferocious beast. "I shouldn't have softened my heart!"

put my guard up and carefully stepped back. "How did she betray you?" Noreen didn't answer me. Instead, she glared at me as though she was looking straight into the eyes of an enemy she'd been

shiver down my spine,

took a step towards me. Then, she suddenly calmed down and looked at me with glazed eyes as though

talking about my mother, so

at her robe, revealing my mother's pendant on her neck. Her

by those closest to you? It's so painful that you can't even make a sound. It's even more suffocating than

I could tangibly feel her hopeless loneliness. She was like an ancient well that had been abandoned for many

against me!" When Noreen got emotional, her voice became high and shrill. She clutched at her heaving chest and

take the pain and relive the