The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Crystal's POV:

Without a moment to lose, Rufus and I rushed to Laura's palace. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Since Ethan's death, Laura had been living alone in a smaller structure in a secluded corner of the garden.

Only a few lanterns were on, and there were no guards patrolling the palace.

It looked oddly quiet from a distance.

I couldn't shake off the bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.

I couldn't imagine what kinds of horrible things Noreen would do to Arron.

If Laura wasn't on her guard, Noreen could easily fool her.

I stopped in front of the door nervously and reached for the door handle, but Rufus quickly grabbed my wrist and pulled me behind him protectively. "Let me do it."

Then with a cold, dark expression, he decisively pushed the door open.

The faint sound of a child's laughter came from the end of the corridor.

was undoubtedly

at the end of the corridor. Arron liked to hide there

and I exchanged glances and simultaneously sighed

Fortunately, Arron was okay.

a sudden, we heard him

skipped a beat. I rushed to the end of the corridor and yanked the curtains out of the way. A

around and found that Beryl was approaching Arron with a strange-lookingbug in

"What are you doing?!"

him away from Beryl, checking to see if he was hurt. Laura, who was drinking tea at a small round table nearby, stood

no time to explain. I turned to glare

up the bug in her hand. She pursed her lips and stared at me

be an evil soul living in this child's body, any semblance of tenderness in me was destroyed, leaving only a mother's instinct to

What were

fear. She

into tears, crying, "It's a cricket! I just wanted to play with my brother. That's all! Mommy, why

warning look, Rufus

tightly, while still eyeing Beryl

patted her back to comfort her while she sobbed. My heart

act created by Noreen.

Beryl?" Arron wrapped his arms around my neck and looked at me in confusion. "Beryl was just playing. Besides, I'm not