The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia) novel Chapter 933

Crystal's POV:

Laura caught sight of me as soon as she walked in. We exchanged glances for a brief second. And although I was wearing a mask now, she knew it was me.

Rufus asked in surprise, "Mother. What brings you here?"

"I heard that you saved a little girl, so I came to have a look." Laura had not lost any of her grace. Her tone was calm and deliberate, so that no one could infer real her thoughts and emotions.

As she spoke, she pretended to glance at Beryl and raised her eyebrows. "So... is she the little girl?"

Her voice was quite calm, but I could feel the flutter of excitement in her eyes. She almost had trouble keeping a smile from spreading across her face, and she was definitely ready to reach out and hug Beryl.

"Yes, her name is Beryl." Rufus held Beryl and didn't move because the little girl was standing on his lap, with her hands around his neck. Beryl's chubby cheeks stiffened as she eyed Laura with suspicion.

Laura chuckled and joined Rufus on the couch. She gave Beryl a long, hard stare before declaring, "She seems to be quite terrified of strangers." "Yes, she was injured. It's probably just her stress response." After saying that, Rufus lifted his chin in my direction and continued, "She is the little girl's mother, Crystal, the Alpha of the border pack."

Laura pretended to be unfamiliar with me and just smiled politely. "I remember meeting you briefly when Ethan handed you the appointment letter. I don't think you were hiding your face behind a mask back then."

"I was unfortunately disfigured when I fought with the vampires a few years back. Since then, I have been wearing a mask all the time. But it's not a problem. Just as the king said, appearance doesn't mean anything, but strength does." I told Laura the excuse I said to Rufus. I pretended to be sincere, and obviously, Laura and I were a great team.