The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia) novel Chapter 995

Rufus' POV:

Just when I was about to satisfy my curiosity, the door of the lounge opened with a bang. It caught my attention; I turned my head towards the intruder, the one who cut my momentum short.

"Stop!"

Crystal crossed our distance and managed to catch my hand just in time before I totally removed the bandages from Arron's face.

Then she rushed over to the other side and grabbed Arron away from my reach. She held him tightly in her arms and shot at me the deadliest glare she could muster. "What the hell were you trying to do to him?"

How she acted and how blurred the previous scene was baffled me altogether. But I gathered myself. "Arron is injured. I'm just checking on him. What's wrong with that?"

However, Crystal snapped at me. "Arron is my child. Whatever happens to him is none of your business."

She seemed to be forgetting her place, raising her voice at me. Besides, she knew nothing of what transpired before she got into the picture. That irked me. I was getting riled up inside. What was worse, the way she was holding Arron protectively and away from me suggested as though I was close to hurting her son. I was just concerned, that was all!

"Do you even have the slightest idea what's going on here? Do you really think I would hurt him?" I mirrored the glare that sparked from Crystal's eyes. Wherever I looked, this situation and her being unnecessarily protective were just absurd and exasperating. What an ingrate she was!

Just as the heat between us nearly sparked into fire, Arron gently tugged Crystal's sleeve and whispered, "Mommy, there were a lot of people surrounding me earlier. If it weren't for him, I would've been thrown to the lake by now. He saved me, Mommy."

"What did you just say? Here, show me where you're hurt."

Crystal, who had been a furious feline when she saw me taking Arron's bandages off, impossibly switched her persona in a split second. What was now plastered across her face was a mother's worry. She examined Arron's body in a swift, and when she was greeted with the bruises on his arms, her eyes burned with rage.

I didn't lift my gaze from them as she did so, still keeping my lips sealed. My mind was still surging on a wave of lividness.

This woman really knew what buttons to push. Not only did she run away at the ball, now she also got herself into an argument with me without knowing what my intentions were towards her son. I had an inkling how women could be unpredictable, but this she-wolfs fearlessness and impertinence were beyond my understanding!

"Mommy, it's okay. It doesn't hurt anymore. He had asked the doctor to check up on me." Arron snaked his arms around Crystal's neck and kissed her cheek to reassure her.