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.

managed to drag me to a hidden cave. I struggled to free myself

and punched Blair square in the face. I grabbed his collar and shook him, roaring, "How dare you

just an ordinary gun. I avoided any the vital organs and just hit his leg. A werewolf's body is already strong, let alone a lycan's. He'll recover in a few days.

beaten black and blue, and it was so red and swollen that it almost looked like a pig's

but to give him the

hear birds chirp from

and groaned in pain. "If I hadn't grabbed you away, Rufus would've

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.

had come to this, I knew in that moment that everything was going

in pain and

the imperial palace for the