The Lycan King's Fate Calling novel Chapter 1039

Crystal's POV:

I was stunned.

Rufus' presence already caught me off-guard, let alone his questioning. What was he even doing here at this time?

"I said, what were you doing in the forbidden forest?" Rufus stressed, his face turning colder. He gripped my shoulders to prevent me from running away.

Embarrassed, I averted my gaze guiltily and stammered, "I... I was taking a walk and made a wrong turn and ended up here. Fortunately, I ran into you. So can you help me get back home?"

"Is that so?" Rufus squinted at me inquisitively.

Flustered, I gulped nervously. "Y-yes."

"I see." Rufus let me go and dropped the subject.

I found his behavior strange. Judging from how he had been treating me since I got here, he wouldn't have given up until he got something out of me.

I stole a glance at him and found that he looked normal, as if he really believed what I said.

Did he... change?

Thank God.

"I'm here because of you," Rufus added emotionlessly.

Hearing this, I became alert again and asked cautiously, "How'd you know I was here?"

He cast a sidelong glance at me and snorted, "There's nothing I don't know here."

Feeling guiltier, I continued to ask, "So what else do

you know?" "You'd like to know that, wouldn't you?" With eyebrows raised, Rufus chuckled.

I nodded honestly. "Yes."

"Then let's trade. I'll tell you my secret in exchange for yours." Rufus slipped his hands into his trouser pockets and looked at me with a casual smile.

I fell silent for a while and quickly gave up the idea of getting any information from him. "Forget it. What other secrets can I have? You already know all my secrets."