The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

It was good to know that the doctor was already waiting at my palace upon our return.

The girl hit her head hard. She earned a moderate concussion coupled with a high fever, so she had to be put under constant observation until her condition stabilized. It was also noted that a thorough check- up would be carried out once the child came to.

The report in my hand spawned an inexplicable irritation, resuscitating from the grave an impulse to destroy something immediately. I now regretted that I hadn't done enough; I shouldn't have been too lenient on the robbers and should have given them at least a broken rib or two. Perhaps, it would even be ideal to cripple them.

At this time, the soldiers, who were sent to scour the forest, came back and brought back the survivors of the accident. However, to my grave disappointment, there were not many of them.

One could make out how brutal the robbers were just by looking at the number of survivors, and here I was, more dismal than ever about how sparing I had been on punishing them.

"Twelve passengers died during the robbery. Only six survived, but they were all seriously injured. These people were all headed for the border pack for business and to transport gemstones. Perhaps someone in the group was too high-profile and booked the whole hotel, attracting the robbers' easily-tempted eyes and always perked ears. That was most probably what got them into trouble."

cold face and listened to the report from my subordinate. There was an inkling of distaste on my visage

"a little boy was said to be with her. Apparently, they're siblings, but no one knew them when I asked around among the survivors. I assume they only sneaked

boy?" I asked, devoid of any

got separated during their escape. We've searched the entire forest, but there was no sign of the boy's body." "Bring the two robbers here," I ordered in a

sir." He slightly bowed before finding his

just by the mere sight of their condition dic not dissipate the urge to kill that was rushing through my veins. I intended to

pleas for mercy while telling me everything that had happened today. Had they realized sooner how desperate they were to live, they shouldn't

groveling; I, too, was occupied with fiddling the ring in my hand. Even as I asked, I didn't lift my gaze. "There's something missing about your confession. It seems you haven't told me anything about a little boy, yet. Or is it that you don't want to tell me?" S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access

right. He was so nimble and quick-witted that he chose the small pathways. There were areas in the forest that

peed on his pants! Where had his guts of robbing a group of merchants

sculpted on my face grew deeper. My mood was completely spoiled. The robbers cried more desperately upon noticing how unamused I

to die with their necks hanging on the gallows or through a slow death on the garrote, I couldn't care less. Their two insignificant lives would