The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Crystal's POV:

Rufus' imitation skills had been excellent, and our little encounter went through without a hitch.

I patted his shoulder and nodded at him in amazement. "Impressive. The Lycan King is truly talented. I never imagined you to have mastered voice imitation, of all things!"

His lips curled into a smile. "It's just a trick of the sound. I won't be able to fool anyone in close proximity."

"Still, very impressive." I pressed my lips together, feeling somewhat salty at Rufus' talents. The man was capable of anything! There seemed to be nothing he couldn't do, and even the most monumental tasks ended up being a walk in the park with him by my side.

Even now, if he hadn't offered his help, I would probably still searching aimlessly for my son, all caught up in a frenzy to think logically.

"Even if you weren't a king, I'm sure you would have made a successful businessman, or a scientist, even," I found myself muttering in a sullen tone. "You're so intelligent, after all. You learn almost anything in no time."

Rufus chuckled and patted my head. "All right, enough of that. Let's hurry to the meeting place."

lid closed and lifted the box, surprised at how heavy

the box from me

specified the back door as part of the location, so we couldn't take

performances, and all that filled the waiting rooms was an

we struggled to find the way to the back door. The building's emergency exits seemed to have all been converted into dressing rooms or storage areas, and there wasn't even a freight elevator

leaving through the front door. Fortunately, there weren't many people around, and Rufus and I were in costumes-practically the staffs uniform-so we didn't attract any

for a bit,

someone with a

I quickly followed his trail, knowing that he was

boarded the elevator and went down. The doors opened straight to the back door, which we learned was used to transport kitchen wastewater

my sleeve and nodded in a certain

followed his gaze and spotted four large, yellow trash bins standing in a row. And beyond that was parked a long

anything," Rufus whispered

to fall in step behind him when I noticed the she-wolf

direction. With her was a child wearing a similar clown mask. Even with