The Werewolf King's Bride

Chapter 376 One Year Anniversary

(From Demetrius's Perspective)

There was nothing that could be found in the ocean. Well, the ocean was a vast place, full of water. Anything could get lost there; a dead body was no different.

Blue told me to keep the investigation going for a long time. According to her, we had money and people. Then, why would we stop? It was not like we had to search the ocean ourselves.

More time passed. Just as I had not given up the investigation to find the dead body if the previous Queen was truly dead, my wife had not given up on finding the whereabouts of her father. Luc gathered more than ten dark mages after he had gone to look for them two days after my birthday banquet, so they could try to awaken Blue's power. But all of them failed.

Their power was significantly small considering her power. Rather than sending them away, Blue started gathering those dark mages and making a team who would work for her. Even though her power had been awakened only a bit, she was more powerful than them. It was very natural to follow the powerful one.

Some of them refused to follow her and they had taken their leave. But most of them stayed and decided to work for her.

She sent them to different places to find out anything about her father and her brother. I could understand her desperation. She wanted to end this cycle of mystery as soon as possible, and so was I.

Along with that investigation, there was another one that she had not given up on. It was about the shadow. I asked her why she was so adamant about finding him. She said that she wanted to at least know the truth. I did not know she could be so curious about something that did not involve her much. Or, did she suspect I was somehow behind it?

'Her gut feelings are no joke after all. They are accurate or almost accurate most of the time.'

Almost two months passed. And it was a special day today. It was our one-year anniversary and also my wife's birthday. So, a grand banquet would be held.

It still felt like just yesterday that we got married and it had been one year already.

For her birthday, we celebrated in a small way last night after twelve. It was just the two of us, in our bedroom.

I personally wanted to be with her only. But it was her day. So, I decided to respect her wishes. I thought she would want to invite Ruby, Luc, the duchess, and the kids including Ava. But surprisingly, she did not.

When I asked her about it, her reply was, she enjoyed nothing more than spending time with just me. She liked them a lot, but at the end of the day, she wanted to be with me. That made me feel great.

"I can't believe it's been one year already!" Blue exclaimed while we were taking a walk in the garden in the afternoon. We would get ready for the banquet a bit later. Before that, she wanted to take a walk.

Since it was a special day, we did not do any work and spent the day together. Blue was very enthusiastic about us not working today even though she was the one who was usually crazy about work.

"Really? It still feels like yesterday, doesn't it?" she said, laughing loudly. She looked very happy. "More than my birthday, the fact that today is our anniversary makes me so happy! Right, honey? It feels amazing, right?"

"Yeah, it does," I chuckled. "You look really happy."

"I am! Aren't you?" she pouted.

"I am too. How can I not be happy?"

"That's right! It's our one-year anniversary. Let's keep on spending a long time with each other. It will be so much fun!"

"A long time?"

"Yeah. Why are you asking like that? Don't you wanna spend a long time with me?"

"Not a long time," I said. "But forever."

We were not immortal. We had to die someday. If I died before her, which was what I wanted, then it was fine. If something happened to her, I would leave the world too, just to be with her. If I could not be with her in this world, there was no point in my existence. There never was.

If I told her this, she would get mad. Some things were better left unsaid.

"Ah, that's right. Forever," she said. "A lot of people have sent us tons of letters. I read most of them because they were filled with good wishes. I could not finish."

"They are too much. Even if you read them all day, you can't finish."

"That's true. There are lots," she said. "That said, how did you even make the chain all by yourself?" she asked. "I don't think you knew how to make it before."

I did not have a good sense of giving gifts. After spending a long time thinking about what to give her, I gave her a waist chain. It was a very common gift, so I tried making it myself. I perhaps did not do badly.

"Ruby taught me," I replied. "Among the people we know, she might be the only one who knows these things."

"Haha, she is an all-rounder," she laughed. "But really, it's impressive how you managed to do it so well."

"I am quite talented, ain't I?" I chuckled. "Just kidding. I tried too many times. If I could not do it well, that would be a shame."

"It was amazing, really," she smiled. "I am wearing it right now, by the way. That said, you still are wearing that bracelet?"

"Of course. I am going to wear it forever," I said.

"I thought it was a joke…," she mumbled.

"I would never joke about something like that," I said, smiling at her as she looked quite embarrassed and confused.

The banquet tonight was not as annoying as I thought it would be. It was not because I suddenly started to like partying, or because I started to like people, but because I could not get the time to feel annoyed since my darling wife drank so much that she was losing herself.

I was trying to stop her from drinking, while also keeping up with her already drunken state.

"Why would you drink this much?" I asked. "I told you so many times. I was talking to that guy or whatever because he suggested something which sounded good at first and you took the opportunity."

"Hmm… How do I look today?" she asked, grinning broadly; she was completely unbothered.

"You look beautiful as always. But you shouldn't have drank this much. As I said…"

"I want to dance…!"

"Not now. You will fall."

"You will hold me. Or won't you?"

"It's not like I won't…"

"Then…?" she pouted. "Please… Let's dance."

"Haa… Alright," I sighed. "It's hard to win against you, you know."

"Yeah," she grinned.

"Is she going to dance that way? She will fall," Ruby said in her usual concerned tone. She sometimes acted as if she was the mother of the people around her. Blue did that too in front of her subordinates, but Ruby could act as Blue's mother as well.

"Let her enjoy, Ruby. She won't fall," the duchess said. "His Majesty is with her, isn't he?"

"But… I could not stop Her Highness from drinking because I was busy stopping Luc from drinking… That guy… He hasn't drunk yet because I am with him."

"What? Why are talking as if I am not here?" Luc grumbled. "I wasn't going to drink too much anyway."

"Yeah, yeah…," Ruby shrugged.

"Guys, we are going to dance… Talk to you later, hmm?" Blue said.

"Oh my, I didn't know you like to dance so much, Blue," Iris said. "You always complained that dancing makes you tired."

"She doesn't. Her drunken self does," I said. "Anyway, I will take her to the dancing ground. That said, Luc, catch that brat. He is here today."

'That? How do you know that? Who is that?' Luc asked with his mind.

'He is that guy with white hair and baby looking face. He is the one who tried to steal items from the magic tower.'

'How do you know that?'

'Is that important now? I just know.'

Two days ago, someone tried to steal from the magic tower. Ruby was in the magic tower, but not in Luc's research room, so she noticed only when she heard something. The thief stole some rare herbs. Although Luc was very untidy, he kept a track of his items regarding magic. So, he noticed immediately what was missing.

Luc had to search for dark mages here and there, but he still came to the magic tower once a week because he missed his wife. After the incident, Ruby sent an emergency message to Luc and he appeared right away.

I could relate to his concern for his wife because I knew what it felt like to hear their loved one faced something dangerous.