The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Sylvia's POV:

After hesitating for a moment, I slowly made my way towards Rufus, reaching out to hold his outstretched hand. Rufus stared at me unblinkingly, as though he was scared I'd disappear in the blink of an eye. My mind seemed to stop working. All I could think about now was him. At this moment, I was about to compromise.

Just as my fingertips were about to brush against Rufus', a fierce gunshot rang out.

I looked at Rufus in horror as he slowly knelt down on one knee. Then I saw a bullet hole in his shin.

"Rufus!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. The blood all over my body seemed to run cold and my heart seemed to stop beating in my chest.

Without a second thought, I threw myself at Rufus. I didn't expect that Blair would pick me up and run away at that moment.

had managed to drag me to a hidden cave. I struggled to free myself from Blair's grip and saw

in the face. I grabbed

said, "It's just an ordinary gun. I avoided any the vital organs and just hit his leg. A werewolf's body is already strong,

black and blue, and it was so red and swollen that it almost looked

but to give him the ointment

of the wilderness and I could hear birds chirp from time

furtively applied the ointment on his face and groaned in pain. "If I hadn't grabbed

better than hurting Rufus," I said coldly. Even though Blair was right and he had helped me escape successfully, he shouldn't have hurt Rufus. While Rufus had been shot with just an ordinary bullet, he'd still be hurt. Moreover, the fact that Blair brought a pistol with him and even shot at Rufus so decisively showed that he was already prepared to hurt his friend. Perhaps in his eyes, Rufus was

come to this, I knew in that moment that everything

my heart ached again. He was in pain

never be able to leave the imperial palace for the rest of your life." Blair turned on a flashlight and aimed