Fated To The Cursed Lycan Prince

Laura’s POV:

Rufus’ shoulders trembled. He raised his head and looked at me helplessly; his mouth was open, but no words came out. It was a look that I wasn’t accustomed to seeing.

I knew what he wanted to say. He was afraid that Crystal would be disappointed in him, but even so, he couldn’t extricate himself from the pain. Crystal’s death had absolutely crushed him.

But my dear Rufus, life was about growing through constant loss.

Squatting down in front of Rufus, I said gently, “Rufus, it’s time to move on.

Both the empire and your kids need you. Don’t let Crystal’s death be futile.” Rufus didn’t answer. Instead, he lowered his eyes and looked at his palm. Only then did I realize that he was holding a plain ring. I had seen Crystal wearing it before.

“The empire and the kids need me… But she doesn’t need me. She never needed me. That’s why she left me every chance she got.”

His voice was so low that it sounded like he was talking to himself.

I sat next to Rufus and wrapped my arms around him, holding him like I did when he was a child. “Rufus, you can’t question Crystal’s love for you. It’d be an insult to her. She hasn’t abandoned you. She’s still here, but in a different way.

Her body might decay and turn to dust, but her soul will always be with you.

Crystal loves you just as much as you love her.”

I was allowed to say this because I had witnessed this love firsthand. Five years ago, Crystal was just a young girl in her early twenties who had a bright future.

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Although I was Rufus’ mother, I had already started to treat Crystal as my own child a long time ago. Sometimes, I would’ve preferred that Crystal be selfish and think more of herself. In her relationship with Rufus, she was always the one who was sacrificing her interests for his.

“Everything Crystal has done-from erasing your memory to fleeing to the border, raising your two kids alone—was for you. If she didn’t love you that much, she wouldn’t have done all those things. Trust me, Rufus. Her love won’t disappear, as long as you remember it. That’s why you can’t let Crystal down.

That’s why you have to live on. If you also leave this world, your love for each other will completely disappear.”

Rufus’ eyelashes quivered. “She’s never coming back, right? No matter how long I wait here?”

I couldn’t bear to say more to such a fragile Rufus, but he needed to face reality.

I had no choice but to be cruel and say, “Yes, she’s not coming back. Rufus, you have to look forward, not back.”

Rufus kept silent for a long time. Finally, he spoke in a voice so broken that I felt my heart shatter. “But it hurts so much, Mom. What should I do? Crystal is dead. She’s gone, leaving me alone forever.”

Tears streamed down my cheeks. I was Rufus’ mother, and it was soul-crushing to see him like this. No matter what he went through, Rufus had always been so strong, even as a child. I had never seen him so sad and crushed in my life.

“Rufus, don’t be scared. We’re all here for you. Time can’t make you forget Crystal, but it can heal the pain somewhat. Just live on and be the good father and king that Crystal wanted,you to be.”