The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

The she-wolf's violent reaction made me feel somewhat regretful. Just now, I had an overwhelming urge to see her real face.

But maybe she really cared about her appearance, more than anything. The second my fingers brushed against the cold metal of her mask, her eyes went wide with fright. I could've touched her head or anything else, but now, I had scared her, and I could see that she had her walls up again.

I was a little upset. I didn't want to scare her. I just wanted to see her smile...

"Sorry if I offended you." I lowered my eyes. My mood soured instantly because of the way the she-wolf looked at me with hostility.

Her earrings had gotten stuck in her hair again. Without thinking, I stretched out my hand to fix it, but withdrew it on second thought. Doing so might frighten her further.

"Your-"

I wanted to tell her about the stray earring, but before I could get another word out, she turned around and ran away.

her, but the music started playing again. Now that the first dance was over, people could choose their partners freely.

came at me again, which

couldn't stop thinking about Crystal. For a split second, I felt that she was very familiar, as though we had

she-wolves' voices interrupted my thoughts. I

boring she-wolves only made me feel like a

to excuse myself. By the time I got rid of the she-wolves, Crystal was

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this, I walked towards the garden in the back. Compared with the lively banquet hall, it was much quieter here and I felt more at peace. The guests who were mingling in

quieter, leaving only the sound of the running water in

fact, I was happy to see Crystal here, even though I didn't really understand

askew when

needed

annoyance grew. She had to forgive me, no matter what. I was

looked around in the garden but there was no one else here. I was about to head back to the banquet hall when I heard the

shouting, saying something about a