Rufus' POV:
As soon as the she-wolf uttered her name, the fog in my mind cleared, and I saw her face clearly for the first time. It was Crystal.
I frowned in a mix of shock and confusion. "Sylvia? Your name is Sylvia?"
I chanted the name over and over in my head. I didn't know why I was so excited, but my heart was beating furiously. Something rushed inside me, like it was reaching for enlightenment.
I did feel as if I was enlightened. But the more I thought about the whole thing, the more confused I became. No, something wasn't adding up.
I grabbed the she-wolf by the shoulders and shook her. "Who the hell are you? Why are you so familiar to me? And why do you look exactly like Crystal? Are you Crystal as well?"
She tilted her head in that familiar way and gave me a look that said I was an idiot. "No, I'm Sylvia. Have you suddenly become stupid? Don't ever mention the name Crystal again. I don't like it. It's not as nice as Sylvia, anyway."
"All right, you are Sylvia. And what is the relationship between us? What is your connection with me?" I wasn't able to control my emotions. I was trembling even as I questioned her, my heartbeat so loud that I could hear it pounding in my ears. "We must have some sort of relationship, right? Otherwise, why would I keep dreaming about you? Why is your scent so familiar to me? I'm not even the slightest bit on guard around you. This isn't how things are supposed to be."
The she-wolf pulled back and let out an aggrieved gasp. "You're being weird. You're asking me what our relationship is? Didn't you once say that you wanted to live a happy life with me?"
"So, then, what does that make us? What is our relationship?"
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