The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

"Well, yeah…," I muttered. "Thanks again. He was scary."

"I am disappointed," he said. "I never imagined for you to be this weak."

"Haven't you seen the bracelet on my wrist?" I asked, showing him the bracelet on my wrist that prevented me from using my power.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"I know about that. What about your physical strength?"

"… I punched him…"

"… Annoying."

'Why is he insulting me all the time? Does he hate me that much?'

"I… I am a human and he is a werewolf. I am not that strong," I said.

"I am a human too. But I bet I am not that weak," he said.

"…"

"You are just hopeless, aren't you?"

"That person…"

"Don't you know him?"

"No…"

He looked at me as if I was the dumbest person he had ever come across. "He was keeping an eye on you in the palace. You also met him in that festival."

"Wait, that… short man?"

"Bingo," he muttered tiredly.

"But…"

"Well, isn't it obvious? To keep an eye on you and tell his lord about your movement, he took the form of that man. Don't tell me you don't know dark mages can do that?"

"…"

"I am utterly disgusted!"

That was the reason that creepy smile felt so familiar. It was because I truly had seen it before.

"Then, why did he call me all of a sudden during the festival?"

"I don't know?" Read the latest on empire

"What…? But it was your plan?"

"Not mine, Father's," he replied.

"Isn't that the same?"

"It isn't," he said. "If you are not going to sleep and just keep on talking, I am leaving."

"Ah, I am sorry…"

I closed my eyes in an attempt to sleep. But I was far away from feeling sleepy. I was worried about Dem. I missed him. But more than that, there was another problem.

"Hey…"

"You haven't slept yet?"

Apparently, Cyan almost fell asleep on the chair. I woke him up and he looked like he could kill me with his glare.

"I want to use the… bathroom."

"Now?"

"Can I?"

"It's basically your room. You don't need to ask for my permission to use the toilet or whatever."

"Okay… You see, I could not use it before because… that creep, I mean, Lloid wanted to go to the washroom with me," I said.

"Just go."

I slowly got down from the bed, trying not meet Cyan's gaze. I knew he was angry, so I thought if my eyes met his, it might trigger his anger.

After going to the toilet, I finally could relax. I turned the water on. Then, I wasted no time in looking for any kind of exit. It was laughable that I was looking for a path to escape in the washroom, but I kept being hopeful.

To my disappointment, there was nothing. There was just a tiny ventilator which was very high. The ceiling was too high for me anyway. Even if I got on anything and tried to reach it, there was no point.

Finding no way to escape, I took a bath. I truly missed Dem. The feeling was suffocating. There was also an uncertainty. What if I never got to see him again?

I shook my head, as if to shake that thought away. I would surely go to him, as soon as possible. It did not matter how hard it was. I just needed to try. I would do anything, just anything to go to him again.

I did not have much of an ambition, a motto. There was nothing that gave me inspiration to do something. It was just my husband. I did not have many people by my side, just a few. And I did not have any dream either. I only wanted to spend my life with Dem.

That was the only thing I wanted so dearly.

"Reece and Abel…"

I had no idea how they were. In Azure's words, they were fine. But who would believe him? I needed to see with my own two eyes to believe something.

It had been a long time since I had taken a bath by myself with no one to assist me. It felt a bit weird.

After the bath, I put a bathrobe on and went back to the room. It looked like Cyan had been sleeping, but woke up right away when I entered the room.

"Ah, I am sorry for waking you up."

"Were you crying or what?"

"No…?"

"Whatever," he shrugged. "Just go to sleep now."

I gave a nod and got on the bed. "I was sleeping for more than ten hours, wasn't I?"

"You are a fool if you believe that. Can't you even calculate?"

"That's why I asked. Because I find it very weird," I said. "I went out that night after dinner. If I slept for ten hours, it should be morning. But it's nighttime here."

He did not say anything, just closed his eyes. I sighed and tried to sleep, knowing he was not going to answer me.

"Three days," he said after a while.

'No way! Three days!'

"I see…"

It had happened to me before too. Sometimes, it happened because of a medicine and sometimes, because of my sickness. Last time, it happened after I talked to Cyan while I was sleeping.

But I was worried about something else this time.

"That person, was he always in my room when I was sleeping?" I asked.

He glanced at me. I still sometimes felt strange when I saw my eyes looking at me. A lot of people had blue eyes, but my eyes were different. Something was different with them. I had never seen another person with the same type of blue eyes as mine. But now, I found two more people who had the exact same eyes.

"He hasn't done anything," he replied. "Go to sleep now. It's tiring to talk to you."

"I am sorry… I will sleep now."

The next morning, I woke up at ten. No one woke me up. I almost thought I was dreaming. Then, the reality hit me.

I was not in the palace anymore.

Cyan was in the room as well, gazing blankly at the wall. He did not even look at me as I went to the washroom and freshened up. When I got out, he was not there. Rather, it was that creepy guy.

"Good morning, Princess," he said with a grin, eyeing my body. It was very uncomfortable.

"Good morning," I said.

"Shall we go to the dining hall? It is time for breakfast."

I gave a nod. The uncomfortable feeling only increased. It seemed like he only looked at my body and nothing else all the time. I wanted to punch him again.

If Dem saw him, he would gauge his eyes out for sure.

'That reminds me the way the King of Lacuna's lips were cut off… He did touch my skin with his lips… But Dem can't… Actually, he can. But I am not sure if he truly did it.'

I had breakfast alone. That creepy guy kept on looking at me. So, I could not eat well. I had not had much of a thing last night too. I barely took a bite. But I could not eat anything in the morning too.

If this kept going on, I would grow weak. But it was impossible for me to eat if he kept looking at me that way. It made me self-conscious and uncomfortable. I always felt like I was naked even though I was not.

In the end, I only had coffee and one fourth of my toast. I had coffee rarely as I did not like it much. I always had tea. When I asked for tea, Lloid said it was not available. Having coffee in the morning made me feel quite bad since it was not my habit.

"The Princess is just like the lord and the Prince," he said on our way back to my room. I wanted to look around the mansion, but I was not allowed. Well, what more did I expect when I was a prisoner here. "The black lord's genes has to be so strong after all."