The Lycan King's Fate Calling novel Chapter 1263

Crystal's POV:

"Yeah, it wasn't until this moment that I felt my soul at the right place."

I rubbed Rufus' chest with my cheek and said in a small voice, "That was what I was most afraid of— that you'd discover my scent. When I first came to the imperial capital, I used a lot of perfume, which practically suffocated me."

Hearing that, Rufus burst into laughter. "No wonder! When I first saw you, I could smell your strong perfume even from a distance. I was wondering why you used more than ten kinds of perfume."

I laughed and slapped him on the shoulder playfully. "It's all your fault! You're just too scheming. I had to be vigilant, or else you would've found out right away."

Rufus caught my balled-up fist and kissed it, whispering, "You're amazing. At least you were able to hide it from me until now."

I rolled my eyes. Resting one of my legs on top of his waist, I continued, "If you didn't tell me what you discovered today, I might've really left, you know?"

"No matter where you go, I'll track you down and drag you back. I'll lock you up if I have to," Rufus said seriously, as if he was really going to do so.

Indeed, Rufus had locked me up in the past. I was afraid that he would do it again, so I comforted him immediately. "Don't worry. Since we've talked things through, I won't leave again. Even if you try to drive me away, I won't leave."

Then I changed the topic. "Aren't you curious about your curse?"

"Yeah, tell me more about it."

After pecking me on the forehead, Rufus settled down and listened to what I had to say.

I told him everything from the start.

For the first time in years, I was finally able to share about all the pent-up fear and loneliness I had in me.

"I'm sorry, Rufus. I didn't want to leave you or erase your memory, but that was the only solution at that time. And I'm sorry for keeping the children a secret from you." I took Rufus' hand and kissed his fingers gently. "I can't help you regain your memory, so I'll just tell you whatever you want to know about the past."