The Werewolf King's Bride

Chapter 297: Trust

(From Blue's Perspective)

"... Haa... My throat hurts... But that's not the point. Have you read her mind? Was she thinking about it?"

"Yes," he nodded. "She has healing power and she used it once too. She has been hiding her power in hope of being freed one day if the priests found her useless. At least, that's what she is thinking. If it's true, I have to change a few parts of my beliefs."

"Oh my... That must be why she looked so nervous. Did I appear as the slaughter in front of her?" I asked, getting very nervous.

"Of course not. She likes you a lot, but she is scared. You see, traumatized people sometimes trust so quickly, or cannot trust easily. In her case, she cannot trust easily. Give her some time."

I knew it very well too. I was someone like that after all. When Dem gave me a hand and told me that he would free me from my family, I wanted to trust him. I wanted to hold onto the hope of getting out of that hell. Then again, sometimes, I had difficulty trusting him since I always wondered why he chose me. He could have had anyone.

I always believed that he had an ulterior motive, or perhaps he wanted to kill me. Those times were very difficult. Even now, it was sometimes hard for me to trust. And other times, I trusted too quickly.

"Perhaps I am rushing things..."

"You are not. You gave her a lot of time. Now, she has agreed. So, it's fine," he said.

Just when I was about to say something more, the beta entered. He looked older than he looked a month ago. Perhaps the workload was too much for him too.

"I greet His and Her Highness," he bowed.

"Why are you here?" Dem asked. It was clear that he knew why he was here since he had already read the beta's mind.

"The rebels are making a ruckus. They want to meet Your Highness," the beta said.

"Shut them up. Starve them or something," Dem said. "Why do they want to meet me?"

"They are saying that they have something to say," he said.

"Ugh, they said the same fucking thing two days ago. I went to meet them and then they said that they are not guilty. That's the only damn thing they wanted to say. Shut them up. I don't want to hear about them for the next five days."

"Alright, Your Highness."

Though I felt bad because they were all teens, I still could not do anything for them. It was not okay to show mercy to someone who clearly made a huge mistake. If I showed them mercy, then it would be impossible to follow the strict justice system again. For now, all I could do was grit my teeth and try to get used to it.

"Let's just get to work," he said. "These days, all of them have been driving me crazy. Like you have made the mistake, then how many fucking times are you going to say that you did not when we have clear evidence that you did?"

"Just leave it, honey," I said, trying to calm him down. "I know it's stressing. But what can we do? This is just how our work is. I will tell the maid to get us something cold. It will help you calm down."

Dem's anger was pretty scary. I got less scared when it was not directed toward me. But still, it always sent shivers through my spine.

The maids brought us ice cream. I liked the mango and the chocolate flavor while Dem liked the cherry flavor. I hated cherry, but I liked watching him eat it. It was kind of hot, though I never said it to his face.

"The ice cream is amazing, right? No wonder Ava likes our chef's ice cream better," I said.

"Well, isn't he the Imperial Palace's chef because his abilities are superior?"

"Haha, that's true..."

"And if you miss Ava, you can just go meet her."

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"I don't miss her... She has been away for fifteen days only. How can I...?"

"You don't have to lie. You mentioned her at least ten times," he said. "Before the ice cream incident, you mentioned her while playing with Sapphire saying that Ava likes Sapphire too."

"Okay, I admit I miss her. But she has gone to the academy. I don't want to disturb her. Besides, she promised to send me letters every month. I think I am just being too much."

"You can simply visit her. It's not a sin," he said. "I will take you there."

"Obviously, I do not expect you to let me go there alone," I rolled my eyes.

"I just want to accompany you wherever you go."

"Don't lie to me," I said. "But I think your condition improved."

"Did it? I wonder..."

"Can't you feel it? I mean, the change is not grand, but there surely is. Now you suggest that I can go out too. Before, it was different. You hated even the thought of it. Besides, you express fewer] insecurities these days."

"Perhaps it improved a bit," he said. "It will be good for you if I improve, right?"

"It's not just about me. It will be good for your mental health too."

"No, it's not true. I can live the way I am for the rest of my life and will have not much of a problem. I am trying to change because I don't want to burden you all the time with my weird thoughts."

I stared at him for a few seconds and then cracked a little smile. "Thank you," I said. "It must not be easy to change yourself. But I am glad that you are doing it for me even though it is so hard. So, thank you for everything."

His face showed pure sadness for some reason. There were a lot of times when I would find him look at me that way. Sometimes, it felt like he was pitying me.

That evening, Evelyn came to our palace to inform us about her new travel plan. We had tea together while she told me all about where she wanted to travel next with Merrick.

"Now, we don't have to worry about Ava anymore. I will visit her once before leaving," Evelyn, who was dressed in pants and a shirt, said. "I thought we would not have to worry about Ava's choice until she is a teen. But she started showing her rebellious behavior very quickly. Must be because of the Easton family's genes."

"So, it was the same case for you and Demetrius?" I asked, taking a sip of my tea.

"Yes," she chuckled, giving a nod. "We were rebellious at a very young age. We have some things similar between us and this is one of them. Wow, the tea tastes different."

"It is blue tea. The color is blue too," I said.

"Yeah, I noticed. I did not even think it was tea at first," she said. "It tastes flowery. It's unusual, but I like it."

"Ruby gave these tea leaves to me. She ordered some last week," I said. "I believe her taste in tea. She also makes tea amazingly."

"Then Luc is very lucky. He has to work a lot and now will get some tea that will help him," she said. "My Merrick also takes care of me a lot. But he is the one who should be taken care of more. After all, his physical condition is weaker than mine and gets sick sometimes. I rarely get sick."

"I noticed it with Dem too. He rarely gets sick."

"We are Alphas after all. We are very strong physically and have great stamina. It's not like we never get sick. But it's just infrequent."

'Dem's stamina is truly admiring. I get the proof all day and night.'

"Ah, for the reason I came here, Merrick and I actually have planned to go to Mazazine via waterway," she said. "We have never gone to Mazazine before."

"I see."

"... Haa, I was debating with myself on the way, whether to tell you or not. It's odd, but whenever I look at you, I can't help but trust you."

"Thank you?"

"Haha, it's no joke. You have this ability to make someone trust you just by looking at them. It's dangerous and will be very helpful to you," she laughed. "Actually, you know that my mother is from Mazazine, right?"

"Yes, she told me."

"I am going to look for her remaining family there. I need to know a lot of things," she said. "If I say, I don't believe my mother and think that she is going to do something bad, will you believe me?"