The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

After putting Beryl to sleep, I left her room and went downstairs. I swept my eyes around the living room, but didn't spot the she-wolf I was seeking.

"Who are you looking for? Crystal left." My mother was sitting at the table and leisurely sipping her coffee.

"I'm stepping out for a while." After saying that, I quickly marched out of the lycan king's palace.

My mind flashed back to seeing Crystal sneaking around the forbidden forest today, and I had no clue about what she was doing there. So I would have to go to the forest again.

the

and asked, "Your Majesty, are we going the wrong way? This path leads to

destination. I need to confirm something,"

some unknown deed in the forbidden forest. I quickened my steps and reached the entrance. The sun had already set. Except for a few lamps at the entrance of the forbidden forest, everything else was

afar, pulling me into the forest. My spirits lifted and I focused on finding its source. After a long hike, we finally came upon

of the forest was eerily quiet and weird. All living creatures seemed to deliberately avoid this place. Even the birds who fluttered

cautiously took a couple of steps forward, and the stench of death

stopped in my tracks and scrutinized the ground around me. It was much softer than the rest of the forest floor I'd encountered on my way here. It seemed that someone had cleaned this place a little while ago and covered it with dirt. Although the perpetrators had tried to conceal something, the color of

heard that an ominous place existed in the forest. I can

clearly visible on his face, and said, "It must be true. I heard that Queen Mother Laura had killed Noreen and buried her bones in the forest. Perhaps this is the burial spot.