That question–I hated it.
It reminded me of the past: the same questions, the same whispers, the same cruel jabs at Liana.
It was just like back then.
Those people had also worn fake smiles, some tinged with hostility, as they asked that one question:
“My king, is it true that your mate is wolfless?”
“Can you really have a wolfless mate, my king? Having one would mean every one of your descendants will be wolfless and weak. How about you marry my daughter instead? She has a beautiful brown wolf and can bear strong heirs for you.”
“My king, I understand that the mate bond is strong, but your mate is wolfless… please consider the whole kingdom. We
cannot have heirs without wolves.”
Back then, I’ll admit, their complaints about my mate annoyed me.
It infuriated me to see how eager they were for me to reject her, but I had tried to understand them, tried to see where they were coming from. After all, I was king, and they believed they were thinking of the kingdom.
But even then… I hadn’t realized things were worse than I thought.
My mate, Liana, was being bullied.
By the maids, by the people she called friends, and by almost every one of my subjects.
The day I found out was the day I wanted to spend what little free time I had with her. I had walked to her chamber, not realizing she had friends over. But when I got there, I found the maids just outside the room, leaning close to the door, Laughing and whispering among themselves.
“Haha, that’s what I’m saying. How can she be happy about being pregnant when the child is going to be a disgrace?”
One of the maids had snickered.
“Right? Did she really believe that if the child is male, the king will make him the heir?”
That day was nothing short of shocking
Mere maids were speaking like that about my mate–their Luna. But when I heard what was being said inside the room, I realized I hadn’t protected her enough,
“Liana, dear. You know we’re your friends, and we won’t lie to you. Do you really have to give birth to this child? You know it’s going to be wolfless, and no one will accept it.”
“That’s right, Liana. Think about how the Lycan King would feel. I think you should… abort the baby. I have a medicine that is painless and very effective.”
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That day, when I heard those words, all I fell was rage, Intense, burning rage. It was then I made up my mind to put an end to every whisper about my mate being wolfless
I punished the maids, her so–called friends, and made a decree that no one was allowed to speak about my mate being wolfless. If they did, they would face punishment from me, whether they were men, women, or children.
I would not allow my mate to be disrespected. But even after all I had done… despite everything, my mate was still killed
for that reason.
Because she was wolfless.
e was wolfless.
So now, hearing that question again dragged that memory to the surface, raw and vivid. I glared at the man whose name I neither knew nor cared to know.
My hands clenched into fists as I released my aura and spoke.
Tell me why you want to know if she’s wolfless?”
Perhaps I had released too much power, because the man began coughing up blood, his hand clutching his chest as his eyes widened in fear and shock.
The tension in the room thickened. Everyone else remained frozen, holding their breath as if making the slightest sound would draw my gaze to them.
And the girl, she stared at me with a stunned expression.
I tilted my head slightly and spoke again, my voice cool and collected, my eyes fixed on the trembling man who still hadn’t
answered.
“I asked you a question, didn’t I?” I said, leaning toward the table, my chin resting on my hands as I watched him gasp air, trembling, sweat sliding down his face in heavy drops.
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“Why do you want to know if she is wolfless?” The corner of my lips curled into a slow, humorless smirk as my gaze hardened. “Why? Do you hate that my mate is wolfless? Do you think she’s unworthy to bear my heirs because you believe they would turn out wolfless too? Is that it?”
The bastard before me drew in a sharp, pained breath before shaking his head, trying to speak, but the words seemed lodged in his throat, only ragged air escaping him.
“My king…” I heard the girl whisper in surprise beside me, and from the corner of my eye, I caught Cassian sitting on the edge of his seat, a deep frown etched on his face. But he knew better than to try to stop me, he only watched.
“M–my king… “the man stammered, his voice strained as he clutched his chest in pain. I simply let my aura flare even stronger, the weight of it pressing down on him, as my voice came out in a venomous hiss, Silas’s voice overlapping mine and all I could see was red.
“Is that the reason? Because you believe I should reject my mate? Because you believe she should abort my child? Because you believe the child would be wolfless?”
My voice rose, cold and thunderous, shaking the table hard enough that everything on it rattled, some pieces nearly toppling to the ground.
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The man’s eyes widened in terror, and in the next second, he fall from his chair, desperately trying to speak, but only coughed as blood spilled from his mouth again, a loud groan tearing out of him as my aura intensified.
I could feel everyone’s fear as they watched, but I felt nothing–nothing except the killing intent radiating from me, because at that moment, I had already decided to end the life of the m
before me.
I wasn’t going to spare him, nor repeat the mistake I made in the past, because if I had killed those pathetic elders earlier, my mate would still be alive.
In the next instant, I was ready to unleash all my aura and crush him, but before I could, a hand shot out and grabbed mine and for a brief moment, the world stopped. When my gaze flickered to her, I froze as she shook her head and just below her breath, she whispered.
“Don’t”
In an instant, all the killing intent vanished.
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