The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

Due to the sudden and intense pain, the bowl fell from my hand and shattered on the floor.

Startled by the noise, Crystal rushed over to me. She was so clumsy that she tripped on her own feet a couple of times.

In the end, she practically fell onto me.

Thankfully, I acted quickly and caught her before she did any more damage to herself.

"You scared me just now," Crystal said as she patted her chest. I watched her face as she realized that she was in my arms, and the alluring shade of pink creep into her cheeks. She pushed me away.

I didn't know whether to be amused or angry. But my headache did fade at her touch.

Then again, this she-wolf was proving to be more troublesome than a simple headache.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Seeing that I stayed in place, Crystal tried approaching me again. "Are you all right? Do you need a doctor?"

"No." I shook my head. "I'm fine."

"Are you sure? Still, it might be good to get a check -up. Ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine. Who knows, you might have an underlying disease."

I was in turmoil. Even in this state, she was still concerned about me.

She reached out to touch my forehead, but I gently pushed her hand away. "You should be worrying about yourself first," I said in the lightest tone I could muster.

mouth, but I interrupted her before she could say anything. "Take

a guard came into the room with a report. "Your Majesty,

to the guard and took the

short discussion, after which I gave him a few instructions. When we were done, I turned around to find Crystal staring at me, her eyes wide with amazement. "So you are the lycan king!" I almost drowned in those eyes

still in a bit of a daze as I took the fresh bowl of porridge that the maid

gaze unsettled me a little, but it excited me,

she had ever shown

porridge, thinking that

be so bad for her to turn into a Simpleton, after all. At

at me in ways me immense

thank

anything, she would mock and make fun of me at every chance

king?" Crystal suddenly

that, the romantic notion I had been harboring

my head to look at her. Crystal still had that same look of reverence in her

with a silly woman. I repeated the thought in

you haven't finished your meal

away the bowl from my hand and sat down to eat

had no choice but to stay put and watch

if she never recovered?

stayed this way for the rest

so what, then? I