Crystal frowned and tickled me again.
I was caught tongue-tied. Why was my weakness had to be this stupid and foolish?!
Suddenly, there was a sound outside. The guards seemed to hear the noise we were making and broke in with weapons in their hands. But once they stepped inside and saw us, they all froze to their feet.
Crystal and I both stopped and numbly looked at them. At this moment, I was lying on the ground awkwardly while Crystal was sitting on me, with her hands on my waist.
The guards immediately lowered their heads and rushed out.
Only less than ten seconds passed while they were in there.
It was only when Crystal and I looked at each other that we realized we were in a very awkward position. She tickled my waist one last time and immediately got off of me.
Her provocation ultimately irritated me, so I turned into a wolf and pounced on her.
Crystal, too, transformed into her wolf form and fought me.
Even as wolves, she was much smaller than I was. Besides a few stray strands of red hair on her forehead, she was as white as snow.
Like a bear carrying its cub in its maw, I bit the back of her neck, rendering her defenseless.
She howled, and her beautiful eyes were ferocious.
I shifted back into my man form, grabbing her forelimb with one hand, and keeping her mouth closed with another hand, saying, “Don’t shout or run away again. Behave yourself.”
Her eyes widened in rage, and she began to cry violently. Surely, she was fuming with rage.
I stared at the white wolf under my body, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of familiarity. An idea popped in my head and I couldn’t get rid of it, so I blurted it out unconsciously.
She had calmed down a little, but she suddenly reverted to her old, vicious self. Her limbs kicked wildly. Since I wasn’t paying close enough attention, she managed to escape. She quickly slipped away. Subconsciously, I reached out to grab her, but she had already assumed her human form. All of a sudden, I reached out and grasped Crystal’s ankle. She lost her footing and was about to hit the sharp edge of the table.
I rushed forward to protect her from getting hurt.
In a moment of fear, Crystal grasped both of my arms. She staggered, causing me to fall down with her.
As a precaution, I reached out my hand so that it would shield the back of her head. Amidst all this chaos, both Crystal and I fell to the ground, and our lips clung to each other.
Crystal’s POV
With my eyes wide open, I immediately pushed Rufus away.
He seemed dumbfounded after the unexpected kiss, and he turned his head away awkwardly.
A little embarrassed, I wiped my lips with the back of my hand. Although our lips only locked for a few seconds, there was still a tingling feeling on my lips.
Rufus and I kept silent for a long time. Neither of us spoke as we tried to calm down.
At the thought of it now, our fight just now was too childish.
Rufus suddenly cleared his throat and turned to look at me. His face was now calm. He even straightened his suit as if nothing had happened. After that, he got to his feet and extended a hand to me, “Come on. Get up.”
I was still a little shy and annoyed. Looking at his hand, I bit my lips and slapped it away before getting up from the ground on my own.
Rufus kept a straight face and didn’t seem to mind it. He then calmly sat on the couch and said, “Anyway, you need to stay here to cooperate with the investigation. You are not allowed to leave the capital city without my permission.”
I tightened my lips and remained silent. Ultimately, I realized that it was pointless to argue with him, knowing that he had already made up his mind.
“I know you don’t like to be bothered by others, so I will arrange a quiet place for you and won’t let anyone disturb you,” Rufus added in a calm tone.
As far as I was concerned, I knew he was only doing it to keep Flora and the others from paying me a visit. Rufus didn’t even give me a chance to ask them for help. It seemed that he was really serious about this.
I shot him a furious glare and uttered, “Your Majesty, you’re really putting a lot of effort in this matter. I hope you find something valuable in your investigation. Otherwise…”
To emphasize my point, I raised my fist and blew on it, threatening him fiercely, “Understood?”
Rufus looked at me quietly, not even threatened at all. He then answered in a nonchalant tone, “I hope you can still be that confident by then.”
Feigning a smile, I retorted, “Let’s wait and see.
However, I do have a request that you must fulfill.
I want to see Beryl anytime so that she can regain her memory as soon as possible. If you stop me from doing that, I will leave without any second thought.”
Rufus agreed without hesitation. “She is your child. Of course, I will let you see her.”
Now that there was nothing to worry about, I could just let Rufus investigate. Anyway, they won’t find anything useful. Now, we just needed to see who was more patient.
“Oh, also, you have to relinquish control of your pack during the investigation. I will send someone to temporarily manage the border pack while I look at the situation thoroughly,” Rufus added.
I gritted my teeth and said, “Whatever you say. My words are useless anyway, aren’t they?”
Rufus was very satisfied with my cooperation. Smiling, he replied, “My man has already arrived at the border pack. Would you like to make a video call to say hello, and officially hand over the matters in the pack?”
I sneered in my heart. It was clear he really put in a lot of effort in this. Maybe he had been looking for a way to get rid of me for a while now. And this was just his first move. He might have allowed me to temporarily cede control, but who knew if he would stay true to his word and give back my position as the Alpha when the investigation was done.
Even though I was furious, I had no choice but to comply. So, I reluctantly agreed to make the video call in a low voice. I’d like to see who the man Rufus sent was.
The big screen on the wall quickly connected the video call. And to my surprise, I saw that the man was Blair!
Crystal’s POV
At the start of the video call, Blair greeted Rufus respectfully first, then looked at me and greeted me in a distant tone. His indifferent attitude was in line with the normal treatment of a stranger that he didn’t fully trust. No one would believe that he used to know me.
As I studied his familiar face, I wasn’t sure if he had also lost his memory.
“Go ahead. Inform him about all the things he needs to know while managing the pack in your stead,” Rufus ordered me casually.
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