The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Crystal's POV:

The wire boy's performance drew widespread applause. My fingers were tightly curled around the armrests of my seat and I was scared out of my wits.

I instinctively turned to Rufus, who pressed his lips into a thin line and shot me a reassuring look.

I responded with a nod and turned my attention back to the stage.

The armless boy walked on the wire and did a dangerously exciting somersault at one end before making his way back up the wire. When he returned behind the curtain, I realized that the back of my shirt was soaked in cold sweat.

After the boy walked off the stage, my anxiously racing pulse slowly calmed down. Although he had been the one performing, I felt as if I had walked the wire myself and my heart was still thudding with nerves. The deafening applause around me made me feel uncomfortable, and I reflexively bent over.

As my seat was very close to the stage, I could sense his fear while he was performing.

I slightly narrowed my eyes to watch the next few performances.

The dark red curtains parted again, and a lion tamer with only one leg appeared on the stage with a lion.

It was a strange combination, and the lion tamer didn't have any crutches. After hopping twice, he regained his balance and stood beside the majestic golden-maned lion.

put

open mouth, from which saliva was dripping. The atmosphere

the

in my head, waiting for the lion tamer to pull his slender neck out

lion chomped down hard, and a few screams rang out,

breath, thinking that the next second, I would witness

lion tamer's limp hand, which hung on the side, reached up and patted the lion's head. The

cheer went up

the lion

bowed to

S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters

paw to acknowledge

vowed to myself to thoroughly investigate this

clearly observe the whip marks on these children's bodies. No

seemed like an ordinary circus performance hid a

mind flew back to

deeply, I turned