I pretended to be calm, but deep down, I panicked a little. If they took him away, how could I carry out my plan?
I stared at the two young soldiers, waiting eagerly for them to leave.
They probably knew how much Rufus valued me, so they dared not dilly-dally and gagged Murray’s mouth as instructed.
Murray whimpered and lowered his head, looking extremely humiliated.
I snorted indignantly, as though to tell him that this was his punishment for cooperating with Rufus behind my back.
Finally, after double checking the room, the soldiers left.
As soon as the door was closed behind them, I sat up in bed, crossed my legs leisurely, and looked at Murray.
“How does it feel? It hurts, right?”
Murray stared at me with wide eyes, whimpering loudly, looking like a pitiful dog. sneered at him coldly. “You should’ve thought twice before betraying me.”
Murray whimpered even louder. He kept shaking his head, as though to say he was forced to do what he did.
I snorted and didn’t waste time with him I lifted my foot and kicked out a small knife from under the bed sheet, which landed on a cabinet near Murray. It should have landed at his feet.
Coughing awkwardly, I said, “Get the knife. That way, you can cut yourself loose.” Murray was shocked. He stared at me for a few seconds before finally shuffling towards the knife.
It took a lot of effort, but in the end, he managed to cut through his bonds. He immediately took the cloth ball out of his mouth and spat a few times. The first words that came out of his freed mouth were complaints about me. “I can’t believe it! You actually hid a knife under your bed sheet? Weren’t you afraid that Rufus would punish you if he found out?”
“I’m his mate. Why would he punish me for that?” I looked at him as though he was delusional. Rufus would do nothing of the sort. On the contrary, if he found out that I had hidden a knife under the bed sheet out of self-defense, he might even praise me.
Murray snorted indignantly and patted the dust on his robe off.
I didn’t want to waste my breath on him anymore, so I shook the chains loudly and said, “Quick! Help me remove these.
Murray refused without hesitation. “No way! I can’t afford to offend Rufus.” As he spoke, he made his way to the bolted window and tried to pry it open, gloating, This is none of my business. Solve it yourselves. What would an old man like me know? You’d better stay here and obey your mate.
Crystal’s POV
I couldn’t believe Murray was shameless enough to just leave me here. Just as he was about to climb out of the window, I gritted my teeth and threatened, “Leave and I’lI immediately call the soldiers.”
Murray froze in place, his stout leg half in, half out of the window frame. He exhaled loudly, his beard fluttering from his breath.
“You’re such an unreasonable person,” he whined. “I already told you this is a matter between you and your mate. If you want to get out of this situation, wait until your mate comes back.
Whatever the case might be, I refused to let Murray leave here today without setting me free.
Imitating Rufus’ threatening manner as best as I could, I stared at him coldly and said, “If you dare to leave, I’ll call everyone in and tell them that you took advantage of me while I was chained to the bed.”
Murray’s eyes went as wide as saucers, filled with unmasked rage. He rolled up his sleeves and pointed at me, scolding me in a trembling voice. “You’re so young yet you’re already so shameless. I haven’t laid a finger on you, and your clothes are perfectly intact. You won’t fool anyone!”
I snorted complacently. “As long as Rufus believes me, you’re toast. Despite how outrageous and outlandish my claims are, Rufus is very possessive. He’ll undoubtedly punish you even if you’re innocent.”
Rufus often got jealous when I mentioned other men, let alone if I told him somebody tried to take advantage of me. He’d definitely go crazy with anger at the thought.
When it came to love, even the most rational person would dismiss logic and follow their instincts.
“Lunatic! You’re both lunatics!” Murray gnashed his teeth and cursed. Then he slowly climbed down from the window and begrudgingly stomped towards me.
I was secretly delighted, but on the surface, I pretended to be indifferent. I shook the chains on my hands coldly and demanded, “Unlock them or else I won’t let you leave.”
Murray glared at me reluctantly, hunching his back and standing there like an angry child.
I couldn’t help but chuckle. In the end, I changed tactics and went for a gentler approach. “Don’t worry. I’ll take responsibility if anything happens. I know you don’t want to do this, but threatening you was my last resort. If you set me free, I’ll be very grateful.”
Murray didn’t move, falling into deep thought.
Confused, I repeated myself. “Come on. Rufus won’t blame you. I’ll take the fall.”
“Will you shut up?’ Murray snapped, frowning tightly. “I’m trying to remember the unlocking spell. My memory isn’t what it used to be, you know.” My eyes widened. I couldn’t believe he forgot such an important spell!
What the hell? If you can’t remember the spell, I’ll be stuck with these chains forever!” I was getting anxious. This was too absurd.
“Relax. Rufus has a key.” Murray was very calm, as though he was a bystander watching from the sidelines.
I was speechless. I wouldn’t need him if I could ask Rufus to unlock the chains for me!
Murray probably realized the error in his ways, because he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. “Well, I suppose I can give it a try.” He then started chanting a spell, which was long and unfamiliar to me.
But even after that, the lock didn’t budge.
I didn’t want to distract him, so I waited silently as he tried over and over again.
Finally, just as I was about to lose my mind, I heard the crisp click of the chains unlocking.
Murray wiped the sweat from his forehead and exclaimed, “Thank goodness! I knew I wouldn’t forget such an important spell. It turns out I just mispronounced the last syllable!”
I didn’t waste time praising him. I quickly put on my jacket and got ready to leave, with Murray trailing behind me muttering, “As soon as I get home, I’lI pack up and leave the capital. .”
Just as I climbed out the window, I ran into two soldiers patrolling the area.
I grabbed one by the collar, demanding, “Where is the lycan king?” I needed to know where Rufus was so that I could avoid running into him,
I had thought that Rufus would be able to handle the vampires without me.
But when the frightened soldier told me that Rufus was still fighting with Hubson, I immediately abandoned the idea of running away. I needed to rush to Rufus’ side and help him.
Why did Hubson suddenly come to the palace anyway? For decades, he had been skulking around the border, only taking action in that area.
As far as I knew, Hubson was a cautious person who wouldn’t act so recklessly unless something forced him to do something drastic.
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