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.

I struggled to free myself from Blair's

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

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. I'm the one who was almost beaten to death by

swollen that it almost looked like a

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

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

on his face and groaned in pain. "If I hadn't grabbed you away, Rufus would've taken you back and imprisoned

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,

things had come to this, I knew in that moment that everything

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

be angry. I did 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