Rufus' POV:

The invisible barrier shielded me from the outside. No one could set up such an enchanted barrier except for witches and wizards.

I took a couple of steps back and closed my eyes as I willed the lycan power in my body to feel around my surroundings and take in whatever detail was worth noting. I could tell that the barrier had just been set up, and that the air inside was much denser than in other areas.

I opened my eyes and had a theory of my own. It was probably Crystal.

No outsider was allowed to step foot in this place, and it was far away from the imperial palace. Crystal said she just got lost and stumbled here? What a big fat lie!

If it hadn't been for my informant, I would never have guessed that she would come to the forbidden forest, either. But why had she come? And how could a person who had lived at the border for most of her life be so familiar around this place?

to suspect that the she-wolf had something to do with the witches, after all. Otherwise, why was there a new

into the matter more closely, I suddenly heard

vigilant. "Who is there?" I called

the trees. It didn't look

breath and sharpened my senses, and

quiet save for the soft rustle of the leaves above me. If I hadn't seen the shadowy monster

next thing I knew, the huge beast had jumped out of

that it was a gray wolf with thick fur. I

wolf made no attempt to pounce on me again. Instead, it stood at the very spot

wolf, Omar, was yelling excitedly in my mind. "Rufus, let me out! I'll take care of that wolf! I haven't seen such an interesting prey in a long time. Although,

kill this wolf. Despite Omar's

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