The Werewolf King's Bride

Chapter 263: Confusion

(From Blue's Perspective)

"I was going to die back there...," I muttered.

"..."

"You said you will come in time. I... I thought I really would die," I said as tears kept coming down. "... I could not breathe..."

"I want to be alone with my wife. So, leave everyone," Dem said, without looking at them. He had his glance fixed on me.

All of them left without a word. They were glancing at my lap again and again. What was there to see? What were they looking at? My trembling hands? What did they expect?

Did they think I was made of stone or something that I would never feel anything just because I maintain an image almost in front of everyone?

"I almost died..."

"..."

"Why? Why aren't you saying anything?" I yelled, grabbing the front of his attire.

He grabbed my nape and brought my face closer. Without a word, he started licking the wound on my left cheek.

It took just a few minutes for the wound to heal completely. He pulled back and held my hands with both of his hands as if trying to calm me down.

"I'm sorry...," he mumbled after a long time. "I should have come earlier. You must have been scared."

"I was... I was scared," I sniffled.

"I'm sorry, honey, I really am," he said calmly. "It's all my fault. But do you want to hear what happened?"

"Yes..."

"There was a group of bandits we were chasing. I personally go on these missions, because I can't trust most people much. I managed to catch them and killed all of them as well since keeping them alive will be a hassle. I don't need to interrogate them as well. So, it was easy. After that, we were on our way to come back to the palace.

We finished early, so I was hoping that if I was fast enough, I would be able to join you for dinner. Right then, I saw a bastard getting through our bedroom through the window. Before I could use my power, he was already in. The knights surrounded the place and ran towards the bedroom. I climbed through the window, or it would have been too late. That brat came with death in mind.

He did not mind dying as long as he accomplished his goal," he said. "When I saw him almost attacking you, I lost myself and ended up using my power to control his blood as well as throwing the sword at him."

Was that why that boy looked like he went numb for a moment? I could not see more since the sword pierced him right then.

"But he still scared you and left a mark on you. It was silver, but your wound is healed since you are a human," he said. "Again, I'm sorry for being late."

"... Don't be late again," I said.

'Haa, I wanted to die even just a while ago. And now I'm scared to even think of death. What the hell is wrong with me?'

"Yes, I won't be late again," he promised and kissed my hands. "It's late already. Shall we have dinner?"

"Take a shower first. There is blood all over you."

I had checked already that it was not his. At least, there were no visible signs of him getting hurt. But I was going to tag along when he would take a shower so I could check more.

"Ah, right..."

"You forgot about the blood?"

"No..."

"You did," I said, nodding knowingly.

"I will go take a bath. You can have dinner..."

"I am coming with you."

"You want to take a shower with me?" he asked.

"No, I want to give you a bath," I said.

"You just want to check if I am hurt or not."

"Yes, but I also want to do it because I want to be with you," I said.

He was convinced easily since he liked these kinds of matters. The servants had cleaned our bedroom already to the point that it was impossible to say that something happened here not too long ago.

In the end, we ended up doing it two times in the bath. Well, I expected it since I was not on my period anymore and he would not let any chance go when he could do it with me.

Fortunately, he did not get hurt at all. The knights also said that he rarely got hurt on the battlefield and that was the reason he did not have any marks on his whole body even though he had been to wars before.

"You were not surprised at all when I went at it," he laughed. "Were you expecting it?"

"My legs hurt..."

"That's because we were standing up most of the time. It's hard to do it in a sitting position. That would be weird as well. Should we take a look at a sexual education book? I know one which contains a lot of positions."

"Have you read it before?"

"Of course. I read it on the night before our wedding because I was not experienced in this field at all," he said nonchalantly. "You did not know much about it either as it was both of our first time. So, I went with the normal positions."

"Are we really talking about this?"

"It's fun," he said. "By the way, did the duchess come today?"

"Yes, we had fun. We talked for a long time," I said. "And I also told Luc and Evan about my plan. They agreed."

"Why do you look surprised? The plan was good. Of course, they would agree," he said.

"You knew?"

"I was sure," he said as he put on his informal clothing. "Are you ready?"

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"Yes," I said. Dem had combed my hair today. It was still wet and I did not have much time to dry it. So, I could not tie my hair unlike usual. "I told the maids to tell Evan that it's dinner time. Luc is coming as well.

I invited him."

"Why do we have to have dinner with everyone? It can be just you and me...," he said, sulking.

"No, we should have dinner with others sometimes too. I am thinking of having dinner or lunch with your family as well. It's good to do it every now and then."

My eyes were surely swollen. It was surprising that he did not ask me anything about it. It was clear that my eyes did not become like that just for crying after Dem came back. I actually had been crying for a long time for no apparent reason, yet he seemed to ignore that fact. Well, it was a good thing that he did not ask. I did not have an answer prepared.

We went to the dining hall together. Dem had been looking at me sideways again and again, but I had no idea why. Everyone said that Dem did it very often for some reason.

"Blue! Are you alright? I heard you almost died...," Luc exclaimed as soon as we entered.

"Is this your way of talking to the Queen?" Dem grumbled.

"Haa, I am not talking to you," Luc said. He seemed to get used to having Evan around. I also told him that it was okay to act like friends in the presence of Evan since we usually talked formally in front of others. "Your eyes are swollen, Blue. Did you cry?"

"Just a bit," I mumbled, getting embarrassed.

"Sit down," Dem urged and helped me sit in the chair.

"You don't look too good, Blue. Are you sure you are okay?" Evan asked.

"Yes, I am fine. You don't have to worry," I smiled.

"The knights' quarters were suddenly on fire. It was not an accident. I think that bastard put the quarters on fire and then went to your bedroom so he could kill you," Luc said. "The fire was not small at all either. That's why most of the knights had to rush to extinguish the fire. And you asked, Demetrius, I have told them about their punishments.

They are doing so now."

"What did you tell them to do?" I asked.

"Sweetie, you don't have to know that. Let us keep this one secret, hm?" Dem said, putting his index finger on his lips.

"Huh? As long as it's not too much..."

"They won't die," he said.

"... Ha, let's just eat," I sighed. It was useless to talk to him about these matters. Well, it was partly the knights' fault as well. At least, one of them should have told me about the incident, so I would find out about it as well.

While I enjoyed the food, my confused thoughts seemed to leave my head completely. Hunger indeed made some things easier.