Murray sighed heavily. “Crystal is gone.”
“Gone? What do you mean, ‘gone’?” Laura turned pale at Murray’s words. She looked at me in a daze and asked, “Crystal… is dead? How’s that possible? What happened?”
The word “dead” brought me back to reality. I pressed my cheek against Crystal’s cold face and started muttering hysterically, “Crystal’s not dead. She’s just asleep. Yes, of course. She’s not dead.”
Laura walked over quickly and placed her hand in front of Crystal’s nose to see if she was breathing. The next second, she collapsed to the floor, disbelief written all over her face. “How did this happen? How did she die?” Arron seemed to understand something and imitated what his grandmother did.
He stretched out his tiny fingers in front of Crystal’s nose, and after a while, he burst into tears. “Mommy’s not breathing! She’s asleep, right? Why isn’t she breathing?”
My vision suddenly became blurry, whether from tears or exhaustion, I couldn’t tell. I could no longer see clearly and could only make out blurry outlines as I’ gently touched Arron’s soft head. “Yes, your mommy’s just sleeping. She’ll wake up soon.
Laura’s POV
Rufus was devastated by Crystal’s death.
My mind went blank.
How could this have happened? Just a few days ago, Crystal and I had spent an afternoon together and planned a vacation on an island.
I had thought that Noreen’s problem would be solved once and for all, but I didn’t expect the solution to result in this.
I recognized the wizard who was standing at the side. His name was Murray and he was Rufus’ confidant. He had golden hair the last time I’d seen him, but now, his hair was completely grey. He held Beryl in his arms with a desolate expression.
“Murray, what is going on? What happened here?” I approached Murray, took Beryl from him, and cuddled her in my arms.
Beryl was fast asleep, her face flushed. She looked much better than before. And I couldn’t sense any external power in her body. Had Noreen truly left Beryl’s body?
“Hubson knew that Noreen resided in Beryl’s body, so he broke into the palace and bit her. Crystal transferred all her black witch power into Beryl’s body to save her, and ended up dispelling Noreen’s soul,” Murray explained briefly with a sigh.
“Transferring all the black witch power is practically a death sentence, so…”
Hearing Arron’s sobs, Murray couldn’t continue. He simply dropped his gaze to the floor.
So Crystal was dead? still couldn t wrap my head around the fact that she was gone, but right now, she showed no signs of life.
“Rufus, are you okay?” I watched Rufus worriedly, afraid that he would break down and choose to die with Crystal.
Rufus had a vacant expression on his face. He held Crystal tightly to his body as if he couldn’t hear anything else.
My heart ached for him. It wouldn’t be right for me to comfort him any further.
After all, he had lost the love of his life forever.
Although Arron was young, he was smart and couldn’t be fooled easily. He seemed to know that Murray was a wizard. He tugged on Murray’s wide robe and pleaded with a sad face, “Sir, can you help my mommy? Please help her!
She is so cold.”
I wrapped my arms around him and said, “Arron, let’s step out. Let’s give your daddy some space.”
“No, I don’t want to leave! Mommy…” Arron’s mouth twitched and tears streamed down his face. “Why doesn’t Mommy wake up? In the past, she would wake up whenever I called her.”
My eyes turned red and I replied in a shaky voice, “Your mommy is very tired.
She needs a good rest.”
Arron wiped his eyes with the back of his hand and sobbed pitifully.
On the other side of the room, Rufus stood up. He held Crystal’s body in his arms and said to me, “I’m taking Crystal back to our room to rest. When she wakes up, I’ll bring her to see Arron.” Then he stumbled toward the door.
I called him several times in a concerned voice. Arron also cried out for Daddy and Mommy, but Rufus just ignored both of us.
When he reached the door, he suddenly came to a halt. He swayed a few times before falling down with a loud crash.
I was shocked.
“Help!”
The soldiers around us immediately rushed to Rufus and carried him to the bed.
Murray also hurried to examine him. After a moment, he announced, “He is fine, but he has suffered a severe mental blow, which made him lose consciousness.
I’ll give him some pills to calm him down.”
I heaved a sigh of relief and instructed a maid to assist Murray in taking care of Rufus.
“Your Majesty, what about Miss Crystal’s body?” a soldier came close to me and asked in a quivering voice.
I pondered for a while before replying with a sigh, “Set up the mourning hall for now. We’ll discuss the rest of the details once Rufus wakes up.” Arron was weeping so hard that he nearly passed out as well. I called the doctor to check on him.
Laura’s POV
Murray brought the large bowl of tranquilizer he had just concocted to Rufus and made him drink every single drop of it. Only then did Rufus’ agitated power gradually stabilize. Still, ft was understandable how unbearable the pain that was inflicted upon him must have been.
As Rufus slowly calmed down, I hovered next to Crystal’s body and wiped dry the sweat and blood off her face with a handkerchief.
A lot had changed in Crystal in the past few years. She had gone from being a not-out-of-the-ordinary werewolf to a powerful Alpha. Even so, there had been no drastic change in her physical appearance. Who would have thought that someone blessed with such a petite body would have courage bigger than her physique to block in front of everyone and protect the people she loved?
She was meant to enjoy the love she was supposed to share with her mate in the best years to come, but she had no chance to do that now.
Rufus’ heart probably went with Crystal the moment she died. It was the cursed side of having been bound to one’s mate for life; the connection was too strong and powerful.
As if I were the one who lost the love of my life, a searing pain lined on my chest and churned my guts with something indescribable. I was short on breath and was nearly smothered as a lump slowly blocked my throat, tears welling up in my eyes. In silence, I promised Crystal I would try my best to take care of her two kids until my last breath.
I was never a believer of the idea that we had a soul that would tread the path of life after death. But if it were ever true, I hoped Crystal’s soul could come back to pay her loved ones a visit every once in a while.
I settled Crystal’s hand flatly and drew a deep breath.
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