The Werewolf King's Bride

Chapter 394 Those Four Days

(From Blue's Perspective)

'He accepted me even though I had nothing. You know, even if I leave, he will keep on loving me. Falling out of love is not for him. I don't think I will fall out of love with him as well. I just want to be with him.'

"Is that the reason you don't want to come to Father?"

'He is lying. I don't trust him. Not you as well. You all are lying every second.'

"When did he lie?" he asked.

His tone did not change the whole time. Even when he laughed, it was very cold. I was scared, but not uncomfortable.

'About the whole thing. He is saying he did not know our mother was married when he slept with her and he did not know what kind of household she was living in. He knew. I know he knew. He planned the whole thing. He controlled my husband's mind.

He tried to control me.'

"Hmm, but he did not control your husband's mind."

'I know. He was behind it all anyway.'

"Oh, you know?"

He perhaps was not inside me when Dem and I discussed Dem's mother. We believe she was the one who controlled his mind and she was an ally of Azure, my biological father.

"Yeah, he is not the one who did it. But he surely was behind it. So chaotic, isn't it?" he chuckled. "Is that the reason you don't want to come here?"

'Yes…'

"Well, I better prepare myself to see some drama. You see, a lot of things are going to happen. It doesn't matter if you are careful or not, they will happen anyway."

'What will happen?'

He opened his mouth to say something, but I was not in that room anymore. I could not hear what he was about to say. It was not like he would reveal their plan to me. After all, he was with them.

I did not feel the burning pain anymore. When I was talking to him, I had forgotten about the excruciating pain. It was very surprising. Oddly enough, I was not uncomfortable talking to him. Was it because we were twins?

I woke up with someone shaking me violently. I barely opened my eyes when I felt someone hugging me tightly. Albeit in a daze, I recognized the smell of the person within a second.

"Huh, you are up…"

"Dem…? What are you doing here? Weren't you…?"

"I got the word. You were not waking up. It has been four days," he said, his voice shaking.

"Four days? But it has been just a while…"

"Just a while?"

He almost got angry, but then controlled himself. He sighed and kissed the side of my neck. He pressed his lips there and stayed that way as if taking my smell.

I could feel his hot breath on my skin which caused me to shiver slightly.

"I heard you took pills for sleep?"

"I did. But… I don't think that's the reason I did not wake up…"

"I talked to the doctor. He said it was not the case. There are other reasons. He believes it is related to your power as a dark mage. I have no idea what to make out of that."

Dem's voice was full of yearning and fear. He was afraid, afraid of losing me. His big hands trembled as he hugged me tightly.

"Honey, I am alright now," I said, trying to ease his fear.

He did not reply. "What were you dreaming about?"

"What…?"

"You were shaking and mumbling something. I could not understand. But it seemed like you were dreaming. That was the only thing that kept me sane. I am glad that at least your hands trembled. In that way, I knew you were… alive…"

"I am sorry…"

"Why are you apologizing? It's not even your fault."

It was nighttime. I noticed it when a freezing cold air suddenly came through, blowing the curtains.

I told Dem about what I had seen in my dream and the fact that I could talk to Cyan this time. I also told him how he burned his hand. It was when I was finished telling him about other parts that I told him about how he burnt his hand and I felt the pain. Dem lost it.

"How could he…? Does he not know it hurts you too?"

"He doesn't," I shook my head. "And even if he knows, why will he stop? There is no reason for him to care whether I am in pain or not."

"That bastard burnt his entire hand."

"Apparently yes."

"Why? Is he crazy?"

"I don't know why. But I have a guess. He might be depressed to the point of having suicidal thoughts, or self-harming thoughts."

"What if he is hearing us right now?"

"I don't know…"

"Is that all you talked about?"

"There were a lot of questions. But… I was not sure if I wanted to ask him all of those. I did not know if I trusted him. I just went with the flow."

Dem did not say anything for a while. He just stared at me. Then, he cupped my face and looked deeply into my eyes.

"Were you scared?" he asked, as gently as he could. But his deep voice always sounded quite hoarse which was far from gentle.

I leaned into his touch. "I was… I was really scared. I was constantly reminded of… Draven. He… Cyan is scary. But… not as much as Draven."

"I see. I am glad you have woken up. And I am sorry I cannot help with the pain. I don't know what to do to make sure you don't feel pain for something he does," he said.

"It's not your fault. None of us can do anything…"

"Now, it seems your father knows a lot about what we are thinking."

"How? He can't come when you are present."

"Through your brother? He must have told him all about what he heard when he entered your body like a soul," he said.

There was a possibility that Cyan told Azure about it. It was also logical to think that way as they worked together. But something did not add up. The way he talked about Azure did not look like he liked him. But I could not tell anything for sure. For now, I tried to believe that Azure knew about what he thought regarding the whole situation.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"He is a strange guy, Dem. Really strange. Although very rude, he…"

"Don't stop midway."

"Let's talk about it later," I said. "You will have to return, right? I will tell you about it through letters. What if he is truly listening?"

"Alright," he sighed. "I have come here two days ago. Luc is currently there as well as Abel. They will come back after I leave. No, only Abel will come back. Luc is needed there.

There are way too many monsters around the two borders. I will take care of one, but he needs to lead the other one. I cannot be at both places at the same time."

"There are no other knights who can lead them? What about the commander?"

"She got injured. Age is still a matter even if she doesn't think so. She has gotten old. An accident is bound to happen," he said.

"Yeah. She should retire soon. It's for her own good."

"We cannot afford to lose a leader halfway," Dem said. "There needs to be a new commander."

'Both of us have different reasons as to why the commander should retire. He has a valid point though.'

"Abel will be the next commander," he said.

"Abel? Right, he is the second commander."

There were two commanders. One for the King's knights' order and the other for the Queen's knights' order. In a knights' order, there was a commander and a second commander. The second commander led the knights in the absence of the commander. When the commander retired, the second commander became the commander and a new second commander was selected.

"That said, is it okay for him to be here?"

"He is here to guard you."

"I know. I mean, is he not needed there…?"

"We can manage without him. It's not a must for him to be there. Besides, your safety is important," he said. "Now, come on. Eat something, then bathe. I will help you.

I will leave in the morning. Before that, let me take care of you. Don't give me that look."

Dem fed me with his own hands. He was being careful as if I was too fragile. I did not understand why would he act that way when he was just feeding me.