The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia) novel Chapter 493

Rufus' POV:

"You have to promise us that you won't send anyone to interfere. If you use your prestige as an Alpha to order the citizens to side with you, it'll be difficult for us to join the bet," Flora said seriously.

"Don't worry. Just as I said just now, if I wanted to interfere with you, I wouldn't even have offered to bet with you in the first place. On the contrary, TH even order my people to cooperate with you. If I make things difficult for you in any way, I'd lose the bet." Geoffrey looked sincere yet confident. After all, he even bet at the risk of his position as Alpha.

"Don't you dare go back on your word, Geoffrey." Flora also spoke with confidence. Then, she looked at me expectantly, as if she was asking for my consent.

For a moment, I was hesitant and fell silent.

The truth was, when I saw the attitude of the audience towards the killing show, I knew that things were not as simple as I had thought.

Besides, Geoffrey was no fool. He wouldn't bet on something he wasn't sure of. Since he was the one who suggested the bet, it meant that he was certain that he would win.

But now that Sylvia was still in his hands, I had no choice but to play his games.

"Prince Rufus, what do you think? It's not a bad deal, if you ask me." Geoffrey also turned to me expectantly.

I pursed my lips. "Okay."

"Good. I know that Prince Rufus is looking at the bigger picture."

Then I patted Warren on the shoulder and said, "I'll send a group of my most trusted subordinates for you to command. We're in a foreign place, so be careful."

"But what about the rest of the army? Geoffrey had asked us not to reveal the secrets of this city. But it was no small feat to call on the citizens, so it'll be difficult to keep a low profile." Warren looked at me with a trace of worry in his eyes. He sighed and added, "We can't afford to make any mistakes. Geoffrey may change his mind at any given moment."

I thought for a while. "There aren't many troops left. I've sent a group of soldiers to other areas to assist in the reconstruction. As for the remaining soldiers, I was planning to send them to the suburbs to help with the reconstruction of the local farmlands. That way, you can discretely talk to the citizens there."

"I'm not worried about anything other than Geoffrey. He looked so confident. He must be sure of the result." Flora's tone was dejected, her earlier confidence ebbing away as she spoke. "This place is his territory after all. I doubt he will play fair."

"There's nothing we can do but wait and see," I said calmly. "If he wants to go back on his word, then I'll retaliate in kind."