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.

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 small

face. I grabbed

organs and just hit his leg. A werewolf's body is already strong, let alone a

beaten black and blue, and it was so red and swollen that it

I had no choice but to give him the ointment I'd brought with me. Then I

from time to time. Sitting there in a daze, I had never been in such a bad

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

he shouldn't have hurt Rufus. While Rufus had been shot with just an ordinary bullet, he'd still be hurt.

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

again. He was in pain and I wished

Didn't you want to escape? If you were taken back, you'd never be able to leave the imperial palace for the

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