The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

Some of the kids screamed, their fear raw and palpable in the air.

"Be quiet," I said in a hushed voice.

Thankfully, most of them did as told. Their sobs became quieter, though they never really stopped. I felt a pang in my chest as I realized that the poor children were doing their best to stifle their weeping. "Remember, you must not tell anyone that I was here, okay? If we meet again in the future, just pretend that you've never seen me before."

I paused, unable to leave despite myself. "Don't be afraid," I added. "I promise to come back soon and save all of you. But for now, I need you to wait. Can you do that for me?"

I saw several heads bob timidly, and that was all I needed. I pushed past the door and walked out of the room.

After wandering down the hall for a while, I heard some noise coming from one of the open rooms.

and stealthily poked my head through the doorway. The room was filled with the clown goons, who were mostly pacing around

had a more slender build, and was wearing a pink mask. It must be the she-wolf they had

interest, however, was the

was wearing a mask, too, so I had no way of seeing his face. But from what I could tell,

as Arron. It hit me then-there was a high chance that this was

She never put him down, even as she moved around the room.

second floor as well. I was mulling over my options when the clowns squabbling grew louder, and I couldn't help but listen

the she-wolf said angrily. There was a sharp quality to her voice that made

long nails being

res-masked clown Jack

so himself. Are you saying that he

upon hearing that, and he shut his

By all accounts, he seemed to be a very dangerous enemy. He found out about our presence in such a short amount of time. Sᴇaʀᴄh

it's