The Lycan King's Fate Calling novel Chapter 317

Sylvia's POV:

The landslide trapped me so fast that I didn't have the time to react.

Just as I was about to be swallowed up and lost forever, a strong hand wrapped itself around my arm tightly and pulled me from the surging mud. Before I knew what was happening, I had fallen into a warm embrace. It was Rufus!

I looked at him in shock. "What? Why are you here?"

"Saving your life, obviously." Rufus frowned but held me tightly.

Only then did I realize that we were standing on a high branch. The landslide surged below us violently.

I steadied myself on the branch and looked at him with a smile. We had just been apart for a short time, but it had felt like a lifetime.

Rufus's hand reached up to cup my cheek. He looked terrified. "Sylvia, I almost lost you."

I grabbed his big hand and pressed it to my lips. Then I rubbed his palm against my cheek. "But why are you here? Aren't you..."

"I broke out of prison," he explained briefly.

"What?!"

I looked at him, wide-eyed. Rufus sounded too calm, as if he was simply commenting on the weather.

"I learned about Richard's plot from Blair's confidant. When I found out that he had buried bombs in the forbidden forest and was planning to kill you all, I went crazy. So I broke out of prison regardless of anything." As he explained, Rufus looked into my eyes affectionately.

"But breaking out of prison is still a crime! What if-" I couldn't help but bite my lip anxiously. After all, Rufus was in a precarious situation to begin with. Now that he had broken out of prison, I was scared that the public would have another reason to blame him.

"It doesn't matter." Rufus shrugged indifferently. As he stared at me, his lips pursed slightly, as though he was only concerned about me.

Touched, I found myself at a loss for words.