The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Crystal's POV:

Rufus was so mean!

I was so pissed off that I turned my back to him and snorted.

"Crystal, wait! Are you mad at me?" Rufus asked in a panic, reaching out to shake my shoulder.

I bit my lip and ignored him stubbornly. He kept making fun of me, so I made up my mind not to talk to him for the rest of the night.

"Say something please. I was just kidding, okay?" Rufus made me face him and tried to coax me.

I closed my eyes and pretended not to hear him, although his tender advances made my heart softened somewhat.

"Crystal, if you don't say something, I'll kiss you."

Rufus's deep, masculine voice echoed in my ears. My heart skipped a beat at the thought of being kissed by him, but I didn't take his "threat" too seriously.

However, the next second, I felt his warm, soft lips pressed against my forehead.

couldn't help but shiver under

gently. Then he kissed me on the eyelid and the tip of my nose. Finally, his lips wandered to the corner of my

to take a peek at him, but Rufus caught me. He pinched my

to be stubborn and muttered, "Fine. Go to sleep already-" Before I could finish my sentence, he suddenly pressed his lips against mine. His kiss was gentle but possessive, and

any sense of timidity, I basked in this rare feeling of pleasure

of our night together. I fell asleep with my head resting on his chest,

over the past

to ask Rufus about our current relationship,

myself for now. Forgetting everything else, I indulged

following day, I woke up alone in

hurriedly put on my clothes

to look for him, but just as I was reaching for the doorknob, the door suddenly swung open.

and

me to the dining room

breakfast.

then

bread on the table, I knew that it was