The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

"Tell me again how the woman who used to love your husband has fallen in love with the wife of the man instead," Evan said as I was returning to my room after dinner.

"She doesn't love me. It is purely sexual," I clarified.

"How do you know that?"

"We had a conversation regarding this quite a long time ago. She admitted that she used to have feelings for Dem and still liked him, however, it was not as much as before. And she also said that she wanted to know what it felt to have sex with a human and… envied Dem because he had," I said.

I saw something flash in his golden eyes, something quite unfamiliar. However, he quickly went back to his old self and chuckled.

"Well, now, that is quite straightforward," he said.

"She is straightforward. You have heard how she talks."

"She takes a little time to get comfortable and when she does, you know, you hear all kinds of things coming from her," he said.

"It's good to have that kind of person as an enemy or an ally. Either way, she is better than those thick-headed heretics," I said.

Rather than going to my room, I decided to go to my workshop first.

"Not to your bedroom?" he asked.

"Just a moment later," I said as I pushed open the door of my workshop. It was dark and filled with the smell of lavender. It was the perfume that the maids used after the bodies were taken away.

He followed me in. I was so used to Evan being around me that I did not care whether he was in my bedroom, or in my workshop without asking for permission. Our relationship was quite friendly and close. Dem had not liked it in the beginning, but he also got used to Evan, although not as much as Luc.

I sat down on the window frame and watched the moon. The night was beautiful, but my mind was in chaos. All the emotions, all the tears just wanted to come back.

"The view from here is better than my bedroom," I said.

He did not say anything and just stood by me. I brought my knees to my chest and wrapped my arms around it.

None of us said anything for a while. He remained silent even when I started to cry. I did not want to look so miserable, but what could I do? The night just made me feel too homesick. And I just had to be myself.

"When Dem married me… On our wedding night, he promised me a lot of things. He promised to be with me forever. I did not believe him, but I forced myself to. I knew he could read my mind. So, I just wanted to fake my love, so… so he would not get rid of me and choose someone else. I was scared.

I did not believe my luck. Really, how could a girl like me suddenly get a guy who said he wanted me only and waited for me? After that night, he did not… do it with me again. I was surprised. I thought he truly did not want me," I chuckled through my tears. "But that idiot wanted me to go to him, so he could make sure he was not forcing me to do it with him."

"But you barely knew him and trusted him. Why would you go to him?"

"Isn't that right? I thought he hated me, and he thought I was not comfortable enough. Well, yes, it was uncomfortable, to be that close to a man I had just married after just meeting him for the first time," I said, smiling, as I remembered. "He just did not have any experience. He did not know what to do. We did clear up the misunderstanding, thanks to my dear friend Ruby.

She kind of forced me to ask him what's the matter. After that, he always asked me if he was doing it right, or what to do. It's still funny how much we changed, how much our love increased."

My voice broke. But I continued.

"Evan, I don't know if he will wake up. What will I do? I have no other purpose… I just wanted to have a family with him…"

"Hey, look at me."

"No…"

"Come on. Look at me," he said softly, but I could hear the determined edge on his tone.

I turned to him, dropping my knees. He sat down in front of me and placed his head on my lap as he looked at me.

"Maybe he will and maybe he won't wake up, but Blue, there is always a purpose. You can always have something to do. You will rule this kingdom. You will still remain the Queen. The people will follow you. You will have your child.

You will be a great mother. Lord Luc, Lady Ruby, Calix, Perita… I… We all will be here," he said. "Even if King Demetrius loves… His love will be here with you. He wouldn't want to part with you…" Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire

"… He wanted to… He did not want to live a day longer than me. He always said he wanted to leave this world together…"

"No! Only if it was you who left first," he said. "He would love it if you live longer, if you enjoy this world, remember him, and… love him."

"Evan…," I sobbed hard as tears started to fall furiously, "please tell me. Please tell me he will be alright. Tell me. I beg you."

"Yes, he will be here. He will be among us again. He will say he loves you once again and then, again and again. He will be here soon."

I did not know how long I cried. I cried and said a lot of things. I said all those desperate words that had been in my mind for a long time. Evan listened. That poor guy had to endure all those things. But he did not leave.

He stayed and offered his support.

But did I imagine the hurt in his voice the whole time? Was it because he felt sorry for me? Was it because of my miserable state? It must be. What else could be the reason?

"… Sleep. I need to sleep," I said. "Can you please take me to my room?"

"Of course," he said and helped me get up.

"I am making your life hard, ain't I?" I asked.

"My life had been boring. Thanks to you, it's not so anymore," he said.

"Is that supposed to make me feel good?"

"Does it not?"

I laughed finally and nodded. "Yeah, it does. It really does."

He waited until I cleaned myself up, changed, and finally climbed on the bed. He pulled the blanket over me.

"Should I call you father now?" I asked.

"Should I sing you a lullaby?" he asked.

"I won't mind that."

"But I will. I would rather read a bedtime story."

"I whined a lot. You should have said I was being dramatic and shut me up. You shouldn't have listened to my odd requests. You made sure all my cravings were taken care of, no matter how crazy they were. After doing all those work as a King, you came here every time you got some time and stayed with me, helped me," I said. I was sleepy, but I continued.

"Why? Even for a friend, isn't that really… too much? You are pampering me."

"… You are delusional. That's exactly what friends do," he said.

I was pretty sure friends did not go this far. Or, did they? I was not sure. Maybe they did. Maybe Evan was one of those rarest friends someone could have.

He closed my eyelids with his palm. "Don't talk now. Go to sleep. Dream of beautiful things. You deserve some peace."

"… Evan, the baby kicked."

"It wants its mother to sleep."

"Is the kick supposed to be a reminder of that?"

"I suppose so. The child of King Demetrius surely is not dumb, even in its mother's womb," he chuckled.

"I think I will have a boy."

"Somehow, I know it too."

"And you will be his godfather," I said.

He remained silent. His hand on my eyes shook a little.

"… Don't do this, Blue. Don't do this to me…"

"If you don't want to…"

"No! I do! I…"

He chuckled then. The sound did not seem right.

"Who could have thought it would ever happen that the King of Trouvaille becomes the godfather of the child of the King of Querencia?"

"Considering the fact that I created a dragon, I don't think you should be surprised anymore."

"You are not wrong," he said.

He laughed for a long time. He was happy. But was he? Why did his heart seem so heavy?

He bent and kissed me on the forehead. "Alright now, the mother of my godchild, get some sleep. My godchild demands it as well," he said and removed his hand from over my eyes. "Don't you dare open your eyes. Just sleep."

I heard his footsteps going farther away from me. He opened the doors.

"I will not like it if you take back your words. The position of 'godfather' is for me only," he said and closed the doors as I chuckled.