The Lycan King's Fate Calling novel Chapter 892

Laura's POV:

Rufus rushed to clean the spilled tea and the nicked cup and sported a frown as he said, "Mom, be careful. The tea is hot."

The chipped tea cup flew out of my mind. It was the least of my concerns right then. More precisely, I threw it aside and spoke for Sylvia, "The pack on the border pays their taxes in time every year, and they even fulfill their quota more than what is demanded of them. They seldom ask for resources from the royal family. They behave themselves just fine."

But no matter how convicted I spoke, Rufus and I could not meet eye to eye. His brows furrowed even more deeply and replied, "I am aware, and that's exactly why it's strange. The border is far away from the imperial capital city—far from our eyes, if you can imagine—and the resources are scarce. However, the population has been increasing in the past few years. In fact, the rift that had long divided the three packs for years are now actually mended, and they're even united! Whether they're currently on truce is still unclear, but all the more uncanny that is. The way I see it, their merging doesn't, in any way, benefit the royal family anything; the packs just relied on themselves. I'm afraid they're only deceiving us, and they'll attack when we're complacent."

"What kind of reason could they have in mind? I think their action reflects that of the Alpha's. Think of it this way: the she-wolf in charge manages her subordinates well. Look around Rufus! The pack's economy has progressed. That's why more people moved in." I began to fidget my hands in anxiety as I fumbled for a way to explain it to Rufus and make him see the situation in my perspective. Once Rufus had settled his mind that something was suspicious, it was always difficult to convince him otherwise. This was the case unless he could meet Sylvia and find out the truth.

But wouldn't that rendezvous risk Rufus regaining his memory? It was too high a stake.

"As the lycan king, you should be happy to have such a capable Alpha to share the burden of your worries. Why can't you shake off that fear and doubt?" I wanted to scream profanities at him to appease this ineffable frustration overwhelming me. I began to wonder who he inherited such a weird character from. Even Ethan back then wasn't as paranoid as Rufus was now!

"That Alpha is indeed very capable," Rufus commented coldly as he finished cleaning the mess I made. His eyes fell on the table.

A sigh of relief escaped my lips on his declaration. Just as I relished the thought that Rufus had finally seen things the way I did, him changing the subject all of a sudden reminded me that I did no good in persuading him.

"But at the same time, she's also very ambitious. All these years, she's been keeping to herself and has never come to visit me, to the point that it's making me wonder if she's trying to avoid getting under my radar. It seems as though she just wants me to forget that she exists, hoping it'll eventually make me let my guard down," Rufus analyzed. There was patience as he did so —something that was not there when he argued with me earlier. It sounded kind of reasonable that he almost succeeded in persuading me.

Little did he know that the reason why Sylvia hadn't been to the capital city for so many years was indeed to make him forget her. However, instead of planning a rebellion, she was doing it for his sake.