The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia) novel Chapter 988

Crystal's POV:

The music gradually grew more and more intense. Rufus and I danced rhythmically, and our steps were perfectly in sync. When the dance came to an end, everyone applauded heartily.

I gasped for breath in the end, with a thin layer of sweat on my forehead.

Rufus still held my hand. We stayed in the final pose for a while. His warm palm pressed against my back, and his deep eyes looked into mine. He praised softly, "You win this time. You're a professional dancer. Your teacher must've been excellent."

Memories of me dancing with Rufus flashed in my mind. Rufus was indeed an excellent teacher back then. He had taught me how to fight and how to dance.

Dancing required me to move in time with the music. However, I had two left feet, so I had always been out of sync. Rufus corrected me tirelessly, so much so that I almost went crazy.

Fortunately, Rufus never became an actual teacher, or it would've been very difficult for his students to graduate.

"Are you smiling?" Rufus suddenly asked, narrowing his eyes at me.

Out of habit, I touched my face to make sure my mask was still on and sighed in relief. Then I asked Rufus curiously, "How'd you know I was smiling?"

If he didn't tell me, even I wouldn't have noticed that I was smiling.

"Because your eyes can talk," Rufus answered simply.

My heart skipped a beat, and my cheeks burned with embarrassment. "Was that a compliment?" "Yes," Rufus admitted frankly.

I felt a mix of embarrassment and surprise. Wasn't I supposed to be at odds with this man? Although we pretended to be on good terms on the surface, we had been competing with each other secretly.

I stared at him blankly, as if my mind had stopped working. Rufus was so handsome that indeed, my mind went blank for a moment. Even though I had known him for so long, I was still captivated by his gorgeous features.

Rufus smiled, and there was a twinkle in his eye. "You must be very beautiful when you smile."

My face was even hotter. When I was about to respond, Rufus' hand reached out to take off my mask.

I immediately came to my senses.

Sure enough, his sweet words were nothing but a honey trap. He was only trying to pave the way to reveal my face.

I was so scared that I pushed Rufus away and took a big step back.