The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

Through the crack in the door, I spotted Crystal rushing away. For some reason, my chest felt constricted.

I reflexively touched the bandage that covered my wound, thinking that perhaps the pain was a result of my injury.

Mom asked me in a surprised voice, "Get married? Are you sure you want to be so hasty about it?"

Just as I was about to answer affirmatively, the dull pain returned to my chest, and it was even worse than the last time. I felt as if a needle had suddenly been plunged into my wound. So my hand automatically flew to my heart.

I called back the doctor who was getting ready to leave. "Don't go yet. Come and check if my chest wound is inflamed or something. Why does it keep paining?"

with a confused expression, "Is the

the gauze and examined my wound. Meanwhile, I turned my attention to my mother and said, "Now that I'm supposed to get married soon, and I have happened to meet the mate designated to me by the Moon Goddess, I think this is my fate. That being said, Adela and I should get

she wanted to say something but stopped after

finished examining my wound. "It's fine. Maybe your sudden

nodded indifferently and asked the doctor to leave. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access

gaze to Adela, who was standing by the bed, and calmly asked, "Did you

quiet for quite a while, abruptly asked Adela, "Since you came to the ball we held the last time, didn't Rufus and you

so I left before the ball began and His Majesty didn't get a chance to meet

again. Every time she answered Mom's or my questions, she got an overcautious and uneasy expression on her

her timid

with her over and over again last night, another apologetic wave of guilt toward her washed over me. Although I