Fated To The Cursed Lycan Prince

Crystal’s POV:

What Rufus did was infuriating me. He was even more cautious than he had been five years ago.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

I writhed in an attempt to get rid of the chains, but it was all for nothing. The chains were harder and firmer than I thought. It seemed that Rufus had put a lot of effort into perfecting them.

“Enough, Crystal. Give it up. I won’t let you go.” Rufus held me in place by pressing my arms, preventing me from hurting myself. His eyes glinted with extreme helplessness.

I had no choice but to fall into his embrace, trying to ease him by showing him affection. “Rufus, just let me go. I promise I won’t do anything stupid.”

“I don’t even believe it. Do vou think your mate would? Don’t you remember?

You two have a connection that’s beyond emotional. Your mate would know your every trick.” Murray enjoyed watching the drama and cut in.

I wanted to drill holes into Murray’s body and shut him up by glaring at him, but Rufus” broad chest blocked my view of him.

I pouted and looked at Rufus with pitiful eyes. To complete my appeal, I said in a broken tone, “Can’t you just trust me one more time?”

“Crystal.” Rufus whispered my name, his voice laced with helplessness. The affection in his eyes almost drowned me, and then guilt slowly seeped in his eyes.

“Keeping you in shackles is my last resort. I don’t care if you call me selfish or cruel, but I can’t just stand by and watch you die. I love you, so please try to understand me.” Rufus’ voice was becoming gentler and softer, so much so that I had to lean closer to hear his words filled with worry.

My heart ached, and I was growing anxious. My eyes stung and I was on the verge of tearing up, but I persisted in my decision. After calming myself, I said,

“Rufus, this is the only way to save Beryl. She’s your daughter too Would you rather see her die? I can’t even compose myself for a moment knowing that Beryl’s body is in possession of Noreen’s soul.”

“I understand.” Rufus placed a tender k**s on my forehead as he comforted me.

“I’ll find another way. Just leave it to me, okay? You don’t need to worry about anything Beryl will be safe and sound.”

Rufus was trying to calm me down, but it just was not enough to pacify myself.

Both my heart and my thoughts were hurled in a mess. I looked up at him, pain slowly registering on my countenance. “You’re aware of the thorn on your back Then you must’ve noticed that it’s constantly growing. When it reaches your neck, you’ll die. Five years ago, I worked hard to free you of the curse, but now it reappeared. Do you think I’d let you die like this? That will be the biggest punishment for me. brefuse to accept it.”

Rufus reached out to me and wrapped me in his arms, his voice heavy. “I’m sorry, Crystal. I know you’re in great pain, but know that I want to share your pain. You don’t want to see me die, and I don’t want to see you die either.” A sob betrayed me. “But as long as I sacrifice myself, you and Beryl can both live in peace.”

Rufus stroked my hair lovingly and whispered, “Honey, trust me. I’ll make all of us safe and sound.”

Noticing that nothing I said went through to Rufus, I felt my b***d boiling and felt like I was close to exploding. I ran out of things to say, so I just turned my head away and ignored him.

At this moment, a soldier rushed into the room to report, “Your Majesty, it’s an emergency! Vampires have invaded the palace and they’re coming in full force.” Rufus settled me back on the bed, lowered his head, kissed me on the lips, and said, “Stay here. I’ll be back soon.”

He then ordered a few soldiers to watch over me, not even bothering to deal with Murray.