The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Sylvia's POV:

I was stunned. My keen intuition told me that this wasn't a simple, silly question as it sounded. Soon, the corners of Rufus' mouth curved into a smile. He extended his hand to wipe away the bubbles off my face and said, "I was just kidding." I breathed a sigh of relief. I wasn't sure why, but I had a feeling that Rufus was being really serious just now. I had the impression that if I had continued nodding, I would be shackled and imprisoned in this palace, to be his own doll.

Rufus washed me clean and carried me to bed, treating me like a fragile piece of glass.

I felt even more uncomfortable. I grabbed his hand and wrapped myself in the duvet.

"Your clothes are wet, Rufus. You should take a shower too. I'll get dressed on my own."

Thankfully, Rufus refrained from insisting. He set my nightgown down and walked to the bathroom.

put on the nightgown and dried my

I said to Yana, "Don't you

at me to continue. She had been in a bad mood recently and would always ignore me. And now that I was speaking to her, she just

still contemplating how to coax Yana, the blow dryer was

see Rufus, shrouded in mist with his damped hair dangling on his forehead. I quickly crept up on my tiptoes and rubbed a towel through his hair. "It has been

with me lately, but I feel flustered the moment I can't see you.

and said, "Don't be silly. If you haven't fully recovered, how come

touched my belly, and feigned a cry. "Baby, your daddy is

as I quickly considered a possibility. "Rufus, perhaps you're having a daddy syndrome out of your excitement to be a father!

to normal. He then held my hand and repeatedly kissed it. His face seemed calm but I still sensed something unusual, as if he had something to say to me. However,

I wanted to ask him why he had been acting weird, but I didn't know where to