The Werewolf King's Bride

Chapter 245: Are all husbands like this?

(From Blue's Perspective)

"Really, I am going to miss Blue a lot!" Iris said as she hugged me.

This morning, we were leaving for the palace. I requested Dem that I wanted to spend two more days here in the duchy and he agreed. I wanted to spend some time with Iris. Within just two days, we had gotten very close. Our personalities were different, but we somehow matched.

"It's alright. You can come to visit me anytime. Just send me a letter beforehand," I said, hugging her back. Continue your adventure with m|v-l'e-NovelFire

"Then, is it alright if I send a letter within the next week?"

"Yes, I will let you know when I am free," I smiled.

Finally, we were able to left after Iris held me back for a very long time. It looked like she truly was not willing to let me go.

"You have gotten quite close to the duchess," Dem said as the carriage started.

"Yes, she is amazing. I think we are going to get even closer in a few days," I smiled.

"Is that so? Then it's good, I guess."

"Yeah... It will be really good if she and I can become very good friends," I said. "Iris was very frightened when she heard that I fell unconscious? You know, everyone knows that I get sick often. So, she thought that it was something serious. I reassured her, but she kept nagging me.

I don't know why, but I feel like everyone around me likes to nag me about my health..."

"No way, that's not true," he muttered.

"Says someone who does this the most...," I mumbled.

"Well, you are very precious to me. I think everyone finds you very precious the moment they see you. You have that kind of aura..."

"That's nonsense."

"It's not. You won't understand because you can't see yourself. But I know," he said.

"Anyway, let's not talk about it anymore. By the way, what are you going to do with the kids?"

"They are going to be imprisoned," he replied. "You freed them from the dark mage's hands, but they had not been controlled too much. So, they are still against us and think that it's our fault that they lost their families. It's hard to make them understand the truth. Just like you said, the beta and some other knights tried to tell them about it. Very few of them responded positively."

"I see... I feel bad for them. Kids don't deserve this kind of fate..."

"No one deserves it, especially not kids," he said.

Though Dem was the type to not care for others, he still had a very strong sense of protecting the kids' mental health. When I told him why he should not let Calix, the 16 years old knight, go to wars, he seemed to understand. He knew very clearly how important mental health for kids was since he was abused mentally before.

"Yeah...," I mumbled.

"Do you want to sleep?"

"I can't..."

"I can lend you my arm. You won't hurt your head," he said.

"That's not it."

"Or you can just come and sit on my lap. I will hold you," he said with a serious face.

"... I just have my period. It's the first day and it's hurting a lot... Riding a carriage right now makes it worse..."

"Riding a horse would not have done any good either," he said.

"I know. That's why I told you that we should ride a carriage rather than a horse," I said.

"Does it hurt too much?"

"It doesn't hurt all the time. It hurts from time to time all of a sudden."

"Should I rub your lower abdomen?"

"Huh? No, it's alright..."

"No, it's not alright. Come here," he said and pulled me towards him and made me sit beside him.

He placed my head against his chest and pressed his palm on my lower abdomen.

He started massaging the place using light pressure. It actually felt better and I could relax. The cramps did not go away completely, but they were a little less than before.

"Does it feel good?" he asked.

"Hmm, a lot better. Thank you," I said.

"I told you before too. You don't have to thank me," he said.

I chuckled. "Are all husbands like this?"

"Like what?"

"This caring..."

"Nope," he shook his head. "Just me. I am the best husband."

"Iris also told me that you are one of a kind. The duke is not like you. Work comes first for him. Iris told me that she wished that the duke would care a bit more for her."

"I don't know if that's possible. That guy likes to work more than anyone else. I haven't seen someone like him before," he said.

If someone like Dem said this who worked almost all the time, I could guess pretty well how much the duke worked.

"Don't give me that look. I work a lot too, but it doesn't mean I like to work. I hate working. I want to spend all my time with you. I wanna cuddle... Work is something I have to do.

That's why I do it. But that guy is not like that. He works because he has to do and he works overtime because he likes to do it."

"You want to cuddle?"

"That's the part you are interested in?"

"I mean, that word sounded very cute when you said it."

"Don't start with 'cute' again. I hate it. It suits you only," he grumbled.

"But you are cute..."

"Sleep."

"Now?"

"Yes, sleep and clear your head. You are blubbering nonsense right now. I will wake you up when we reach the palace," he said and closed my eyes with his palm.

"I know you won't wake me up. You will just carry me to our bedroom and tell everyone not to disturb me. You always do that."

He did not say anything. I was sure that he was going to do that again. "Hey, don't do that today. I need to get some work done. Reece surely had to do all the work. I need to start working as soon as we reach the palace."

"Reece? It's his job, that's why he is working."

"I mean, I know. But it's not okay to take a break for no reason."

"Sleep."

"Wake me up when we reach there, okay?"

"Just sleep."

"Remember to wake me up."

"Sleep, honey."

When I woke up, the first thing I realized was that my husband did not wake me up. I knew he was going to do it. That was the reason I told him again and again, yet he did it.

"Ugh! I told him to wake me up!"

I quickly got down from the bed and ran to the restroom. I cleaned myself up quickly. He perhaps even put a nightgown on me as well.

It was afternoon. If I did not have my lunch, it meant Dem did not have his lunch as well. Who was worrying who now?

"Your Highness, slow down. Why is Your Highness in such a hurry? You just woke up, so please slow down a bit," Ruby said.

"Ruby, it's been a while since I have seen you. Well, that's not the point now. Can you help me get ready quickly? I need to go to work. Dem did not wake me up even though I told him to..."

"Your Highness is on your period, so His Highness told me that you should rest. He is right about it. Your Highness even has a period cramp."

'Just because of that? Am I the weird one to think that he is being strange?'

"I am fine. Just help me get ready. Reece must have been working hard, huh?"

"Your Highness doesn't have to worry about my brother. Your Highness can make him work like a bull," she said.

"That's not a good thing to say..."

After Ruby helped me get ready, I quickly went to my office. I found Sapphire there who jumped on me the moment I entered the room.

"Aww, did you miss me a lot? Sorry, I could not take you with me," I said as I kissed her. "Next time, I will take you with me, okay?"

I originally left Sapphire with Ava since Ava liked to play with her. But Sapphire stayed most of the time under my bed and in my office, Ruby told me.

I told Ruby to bring my lunch here and also send Dem's lunch to his office. I sent a note for him as well, or he would delay again.

For some reason, worrying about someone felt very good. It reminded me that there was someone who loved me and who I loved so much that he made me so worried. It was something I could not even think of when I first came into this world. I thought hell was waiting for me, but instead of hell, I was welcomed with a flower path.