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.

to my senses, Blair had managed to drag me to a hidden cave. I struggled to free myself from Blair's grip and saw that he was holding a

the face. I grabbed his collar and shook him, roaring,

chest. He thrust the gun into my hand and 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, let alone

wounds were torn open again. His face was beaten black and blue, and it was so red and swollen that it almost looked like a pig's head. Rufus clearly

smiled bitterly and coughed up some more blood. I had no choice but to give him the ointment I'd brought with me. Then I sat at the mouth of the cave and

of the wilderness and I could hear birds chirp from

I hadn't grabbed you away, Rufus would've taken you back and

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 things had come to this, I knew in that moment that everything was going south. Rufus was

this, my heart ached again. He was in pain and I wished

this for your own good. Didn't you want to escape? If you were taken back, you'd never be able to leave the imperial palace for the rest of your life." Blair turned on a flashlight and aimed it at me. It seemed that he was in much better