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.

started playing again. Now that the first dance was over, people could choose their partners freely. The guests flooded on the dance floor, eager to dance with

came at me again, which made

felt that she was very

interrupted my

a sudden, I realized that this ball was a terrible idea. These boring she-wolves only made me feel

By the time I got rid of the she-wolves, Crystal was nowhere to be

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much quieter here and I felt more at peace. The guests who were mingling in the garden noticed me and greeted me one after another. Then they all went back

them gone, the garden became even quieter, leaving only

to see Crystal

emotions so askew when it came

and felt even more depressed. I needed to find Crystal right away and

to forgive me, no matter what. I was her king

no one else here. I was about to head back to the banquet hall when I heard the

she-wolves were shouting, saying

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