The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Demetrius's Perspective)

"Take care of her until I come back. If she wakes up, which I doubt, tell her to not get up and lie down," I said.

"Yes, Your Highness," Ruby, the maid, said.

My wife had fallen asleep after quite a while. She told me not to leave, but I had to. I needed to talk to Luc to know more about the situation.

"Your Highness, there is a paper on the floor. Something is written on it," the maid said.

"Give it to me."

I sighed as I read the paper. Perhaps it was attached to the bottle of the medicine. While I was trying to feed her the medicine, the paper might have fallen somehow.

This medicine can cause her to lose her senses for a while. Her Highness might act drunk. Since Her Highness is a human, the effect will be a bit strong, but this medicine won't cause her much harm unlike most of our medicines since they are made for werewolves. Please take care of her after she drinks this.

"What's the point of knowing now?" I mumbled. "But she is cute when she is like that... Anyway, all that matters now is for her to get better."

As I went out of our room, I found Mother in front of our room. She looked taken aback the moment I stepped out.

"What are you doing here, Mother?" I asked.

"Oh...! I was just... I've come to check on Blue," she smiled.

"Please refrain from doing so, Mother. She is sick and has just fallen asleep," I said. "And don't visit her at all. She is not in the condition to utter even a single word. If you go to her, she will feel obligated to talk to you since she is like that... So, please don't go to her.

Let her get better first."

"Just like she is your wife, she is my daughter-in-law as well," Mother said. "I have the right to care for her."

"Ha, Mother, I'm not talking about your right. I'm just saying this because it is connected to the health of my wife," I said. "Try to understand. She is not alright. So, please refrain from doing things like this again and you know, there is no meaning of this pointless argument."

"I understand," she said. "I just wish for her to get better..."

'I hope she gets better soon. I can't wait to talk to her like before again...'

Even in her mind, she wished for the welfare of Blue. It was like this all the time. To be precise, I had never even found any of her thoughts that could anger me. It was something expected of Mother.

But sometimes, I was surprised.

I went to the magic tower. It seemed like Luc knew I was coming. Perhaps my wife told him that she was going to tell me about it.

"You're here," Luc said.

"Yes. Now tell me about everything you told her and if it's true, then what to do," I said.

"You're really impatient when it comes to your wife. Well, it's good to see you like this sometimes. I thought you were emotionless except being angry," he muttered. "Anyway, I want her to get better as well. So, let's get to the point."

"I think she has told you that I sensed some black mana from her that night," he said.

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?" I asked.

"I'm not... Black mana is very strong that even a normal mage can detect it even if just a little. I'm sure that I'm right."

"So, you two even said that there might be a dark mage around and you said that you detected black mana before as well. Was it her?"

"No, it was different... The black mana I detected from Blue is a power that hasn't been awakened yet. But that time, the black mana I detected was of an awakened dark mage. That's why I was worried. An awakened dark mage is not just a simple matter, it's dangerous."

"Will she get better if her power is awakened?"

"Yes, she will for sure," he nodded. "There is no doubt about this. She is basically sick now because she is a human and she has conceived a werewolf's child, precisely saying- an Alpha's child. I don't understand why you didn't find out about all this before marrying her."

"Remember, it's the first time a werewolf has married a human and made her his mate. Our world doesn't know about humans much. Do you think I didn't try to find out about as many things as possible beforehand? It's just, no one knew much about anything and even if they had some theories, they were just theories. There were no proofs," I said.

But I could not tell him one thing. If I knew beforehand that this would happen, I would just leave this world for good. I did not care about anything else as long as I could be with her. She was like the air I needed to breathe and she was the only thing I could not survive without.

"Whatever. But she is the one suffering now," he said. "Anyway, before you get angry, listen to the whole thing. If her power is awakened, she will be able to safely give birth to your child and it will be easier for her to get pregnant in the future as well since she won't be a full human anymore. Since she has human blood in herself, she can't be a werewolf.

But she can be a mage since mages have fewer werewolf tendencies. And having human blood caused her to have no werewolf tendencies and it will remain the same even after the power is awakened. She will be able to use magic power since she has black mana."

"But don't forget that she will be considered a dark mage, and a human at that. Dark mages and humans, both are not welcomed in this world. She is now a human and she is not welcomed everywhere. Our kingdom has taken her as a queen and welcomed her as well because they trust you as a king even though you're more like a tyrant. You can thank your skill for this. The subjects believe in you."

"But the other kingdoms are not the same. Not everyone there will accept her. And if her power is awakened, she will be a human and a dark mage, two unwelcomed beings in this world. You will be able to protect her then? What if four Alphas get on the same team and go against her? Will you be able to save your wife then?

It's true that she will get much power by then, but she is still a human and I don't think her power will be something extreme. I fear it won't even be enough to save herself. Humans are weak. Her human side will bring her down."

"I don't give a fuck about what the other kingdoms will do," I said. "I don't even care if it causes an end to my kingdom. If she is safe, that's all matters. I will just take her back to her world again. For now, I just want her to be safe."

"You're not a good king at all. You're just being selfish. All you want is your wife, huh?"

"Yes, all I want is her. You have known all the time, haven't you? You've known that I have always been selfish."

"Yeah, that's why I can't even get angry at you and I'm not even surprised," he chuckled. "Well, Blue is a good girl. She is very young and to be honest, she deserved better. Someone like you is not worthy of her. You're trying to control her and have her all to yourself, even if it means locking her up."

"It's not healthy thinking. I think she knows about all this, but she still accepted it. I can understand why. She never had a perfect family as well and doesn't know what it means to have one. But she seems happy. So, I won't butt in.

But you have to change your twisted way of thinking. You're just overly possessive and obsessive. I bet you can even kill your own mother for her... I won't do it for you. But I will do it for her. I want her to get better too, so I will help in every way I can to awaken her power."

He was not wrong at all. I was possessive and I wanted to control her. But I wanted her to be happy as well. Now, even I did not know what I was thinking. But in my mind, every one of my words made sense.

But I was glad that he would help me. Because if he had not, I would just force him to do so, in any means possible.