The Lycan King's Fate Calling novel Chapter 1276

Crystal's POV:

Laura's guess made me pause. The day when Beryl was kidnapped, everything was so chaotic; perhaps I remembered it incorrectly.

If Beryl wasn't wounded that day, then it made sense if it was my blood that had triggered the reaction of Noreen's remains.

But this conjecture made me even more scared. Cold sweat broke out on my forehead.

"I'm Noreen's only target. She's always been good at bewitching people. Back then, she was the one who had Alina wrapped around her finger. Step by step, she lured Alina into her trap, until she finally killed Leonard. That was a tragedy that no one saw coming." The more I thought about it, the more scared I became. My hands started to tremble, and the gruesome scene that was Leonard's death flashed before my eyes.

I buried my face in my hands and said in a low voice, "What if I've also fallen into Noreen's trap? What if Beryl's abnormality is just an illusion? She could be trying to drive me insane. I might even kill my own daughter—"

"That's not going to happen." Before I could spiral out of control, Rufus interrupted me and pulled me into his arms, stroking my back comfortingly. "Baby, you're fine. Don't scare yourself. Alina sold her soul to the devil for her own selfish ambitions. She got what she deserved, But you're different. You love Beryl. There's no doubt about it. Noreen's just doing this to try to provoke you. Don't worry. We'll find a way to expel Noreen's soul from Beryl's body."

"He's right, Crystal. You're still on the road to recovery, and you're still very weak. Don't let Noreen take advantage of this opportunity," Laura added, trying to comfort me.

I didn't say anything and simply held Rufus's hand tightly. My mental health was in the gutter, and I couldn't calm down.

I recalled my life-and-death battle with Noreen five years ago. At that time, my only weakness was Rufus. Now that I had two children in addition to Rufus, I couldn't afford to gamble.

Five years had passed and everything had changed, but at the same time, it felt as though nothing had changed.

Noreen still haunted us.

Suddenly, we heard Arron's voice from outside. The two children were looking for us.

Laura stood up in a hurry and said, "We'll talk about this later. Let's have breakfast first. And don't say anything that might arouse Noreen's suspicion. Since she wants to play this game, let's play with her."