The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

As soon as Crystal opened the coffin, Noreen's dried -up skeleton came into sight. The greyish-white bones stood out sharply against the coffin's black velvet interior.

It looked as though Noreen had died holding a crystal ball, because her skeletal hand remained outstretched.

I was confused. Didn't it take a long time for rigor mortis to set in after death? Why did Noreen's body stiffen immediately after she died?

Was this what happened to black witches when they died?

With a grim expression, Crystal walked around the white coffin.

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew, and the crows lurking on the tree branches took off.

Only then did I realize what Crystal meant when she mentioned that things were looking ominous.

Anything related to Noreen was ominous.

Using my flashlight, I studied Noreen's skeleton carefully from afar. It was no different from a skeleton of a human being. But one thing stood out to me the hair.

flowed from Noreen's skull, but I noticed that the ends were charred and black from the attempted burning. I could only imagine how much

pair of tweezers from one of my men and plucked up a strand of

the coffin, it suddenly

possible that Noreen's actually

existence was completely eliminated from this

of wind. Didn't that mean that Noreen was really gone? Crystal walked up to me

on the forehead in an effort to comfort her. "Don't worry. We'll figure it out. Trust me. Even if Noreen has been reborn, she can't possibly

my chest and whispered, "I know. I'm just afraid that you and the

king of the werewolves. What can a rotten witch like her do to

felt relieved to see her smile. After giving her hand a reassuring squeeze, I

coffin was about to be closed, Crystal suddenly stopped them. She bit her lower lip and looked at me. "Can I have

nodded and followed her to the coffin

out to touch the skeleton, but

her. "It's

want to get a closer look." Crystal shook off my hand and insisted on touching Noreen's

fell into darkness, and only the area surrounding the coffin was illuminated by our lamps. I held the

turned to ashes

immediately pulled Crystal intel.net

my