The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia) novel Chapter 914

Crystal's POV:

Rufus struck me suddenly, leaving me with no time to react. Seeing that I almost fell down, his conscience seemed to kick in and he caught me in time.

But as soon as I heaved a sigh of relief, he tossed me to the ground again.

Was he serious?

I was furious. I rubbed my aching back and nearly cursed out.

But my common sense held me back. This man was now the lycan king. I would have to show him some respect.

But this thought aggrieved me. I never had to think this much before telling him off before.

"Get to your feet. You're a dignified Alpha, but your reaction time is slower than a new student's at the military school."

His voice was icy, and no emotion was visible in his eyes when he stared at me, as if I was good for nothing. I was truly afraid that he would blurt out, "Your Alpha appointment was bought with money, right?"

I pursed my lips and stood up unhappily. I was so enraged that I wanted to argue with him.

"Why are you quiet? Did I say something wrong? You're the Alpha of your pack. How could you be knocked down so easily? If I were a vampire, I would have taken your life already,"

Rufus reprimanded me harshly, leaving me unable to meet his eyes.

As my helpless gaze remained fixed on my toes, I inwardly cried out that I was being wronged. When had I ever been on guard against him?

Normally, no one put up their guard against their close friends or loved ones. As my mind flashed back to the past, I remembered how Rufus wanted to be around me all the time. If I ever displayed indifference or defensiveness toward him, he would have definitely felt hurt and then lost his temper.

Only a few years had passed, but now he wanted me to be wary of him.

Rufus shot me a final look and left after telling me to rest well.

Once he was gone, both my man and I sagged with relief.

If he had continued to stay here, I was afraid I would have lost my self-control and fought him.

I pinned my gaze to my subordinate and asked, "Why are you so agitated?"

He answered, "Beryl and Arron are missing!"

"What?" I was shocked and thought I'd heard it wrong.

"As soon as our convoy left, both the kids disappeared from the camp. The people from the camp tried to call you, but they couldn't get in touch. They had no choice but to keep calling around till they finally got a hold of us," my subordinate blurted out anxiously.