The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

I was getting ready to go to the festival. It had been a long time since I went out somewhere. Because I was the Queen, I did not need to go anywhere myself. There was always someone to go and represent me. Usually, Kings and Queens joined a lot of functions. But Dem and I always avoided them.

It did not do us too much harm and we always made sure that the people's loyalty was directed to us by occasionally gifting the poor, making orphanages, and taking care of a lot of other things.

Today, I got a letter from Dem and Evelyn. They coincidentally arrived at the same time. I read Dem's one first of course.

Dear Blue,

Sorry for being one day late. I would have sent you early, but I have come back to the tent just a while ago now. When I came back, I found two letters.

Okay, let's talk about the second letter first. What do you mean you felt pain? You saw your brother or whatever in your dream and you felt like you are inside him like a soul like the previous dream, right? He was punching a mirror out of anger or something and you felt the pain? Now that's really worrying.

Are you okay? Was the pain too much? Describe more to me about it in your next letter. I want every single piece of information. Have you told Luc? That silver punk might know something.

If you haven't told him yet, tell him soon. Then, tell me what he says. No, it's fine, I will ask him myself. I will send him a letter now.

I can't bring myself to calm down, you know. It's a good thing you told me and did not hide it out of concern that I will freak out. Yes, I am freaking out, but that's no reason for you not to tell me.

Just take care of yourself, okay? I am worried about you.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

And I am not hurt. I am taking care of myself. So, you do so as well. If you are bored, go to the magic tower. You don't have to force yourself to work if you don't want to. Just shove them all to Kenzo.

That said, you also mentioned in the second letter that you will go to the festival with them. Be careful, okay? Calix will also go with you, right? Don't go anywhere without Luc, Luc's parents or Calix. Danger always seems to find you.

I am not saying it's your fault. Just be careful, okay?

After nagging me a lot more about my safety in the letter, he finally talked about his day. Just like I said, he gave me detailed information.

I thought he would not want me to go to the festival, but his attitude surprised me a bit. It seemed he got past his insecurities a lot.

There were times when I wondered what it would be like if he truly locked me up. But would he lock me up for real? It was a tough question. He told me many times that he would lock me up if he had to. I always wanted to ask him, if would he truly do it. But I never could.

I could not open my mouth.

I read Evelyn's letter while the maids were doing my hair. I had saved it to read the letter because something came up at that time.

I had not seen her after Mother's funeral. The bond between her and her daughter was not very strong. She did not even come to meet her even though it had been quite a long time. Ava did not seem to mind as well. I asked her about it indirectly, but Ava understood and said she did not care.

I felt bad even though it was not my business.

I talked to Dem about it, but he said it was not unusual. In his family, parents were not very close with their kids. Their relationship felt robotic, sometimes like a business and sometimes like an investment.

In her letter, Evelyn mentioned traveling more. They had not left Mazazine. They could not find anything interesting related to Mother. Perhaps she had not given up yet.

They at least should have come to their daughter's birthday. Last year, because none of them came, I prepared a party for Ava. She was a party lover like her mother. I did not know that before. She was very happy and thanked me a lot. I wanted to lie to her and say that her mother was the one who told me to prepare a party for her because she could not come.

But Dem told me not to. According to him, Ava knew her mother well and would see through the lies, so I refrained from doing so.

"This dress is pretty normal looking, isn't it? No gemstones on it, yay! I look like a commoner now?"

"Uh… Your Highness still looks like a Queen no matter how much we try… We even skipped the diamond earrings…"

"That's because you guys are used to seeing me and know that I am the Queen," I shrugged. "I think I actually look like a commoner. If not a commoner, at least just a noble lady, not someone from the Royal family."

I was more comfortable walking in a normal dress anyway. This dress was much more comfortable.

"We all are going to wear commoner's attire today. I am quite excited!" I exclaimed. After being the Queen for almost two years, wearing regular clothes felt special to me. Some people wanted this life. But I still wanted to live a simple life.

After getting ready, I went downstairs with Calix where everyone was waiting for me. Iris had gone on a vacation with her family, so we could not invite her. Abel had sent me a long letter explaining why he wants going on vacation and why he had to do it anyway. It was adorable as he was truthful. Experience tales at empire

One of his reasons included he had to listen to elders about what he did not like and because of that, he could not do everything he wanted to do.

"Wow, you all are here!" I exclaimed. "Mom, Dad, it's been a long time since we last saw each other."

"Yeah, my daughter, it has been," Mom said and hugged me. Dad joined too.

"It's just been one month. Stop being dramatic," Luc grumbled.

"Are you jealous? Mother-in-law and Father-in-law hugged you that way too," Ruby said.

"I am not jealous!"

"Our Luc is still a kid. He needs Mom and Dad's attention all the time," Mom mocked.

"Don't be like that, dammit!"

"Pfft…"

Along with me, others started laughing too. Luc was completely red. I had never seen him embarrassed that much before. Usually, he felt like someone who never got embarrassed. It turned out that was not the case.

"Blue looks a lot less like a commoner, doesn't she?" Dad said.

"Well, that's because we are not used to seeing her like this. In our eyes, she is still the Queen," Mom said.

"That's true. That's the same for you two too," Luc said.

"And you still look like a homeless man. That's the same for you too," Dad said.

"Dad!"

"He is not lying, Luc. If you had just lived in a healthier way, no one would say it to you," Ruby said.

"Thank goodness, Ruby has become your wife," Mom said. "Or, I would have passed away worrying. She can keep you in check. Thank you for everything, Ruby."

"I will keep doing my best, Mother," Ruby smiled.

"You all just like to mock me," Luc grumbled.

"Don't sulk, Luc. You also mock my husband a lot," I said. "Don't you forget that. You are guilty too."

"I was not mocking that guy. He is the one who kept…"

"Don't talk like that about His Majesty, Luc," Dad warned.

"Be respectful. We didn't raise you this way," Mom added.

"It's funny to see the master of the magic tower get scolded by his parents," Calix whispered to me.

"Mom and Dad can't bear to hear any disrespect toward the King," I whispered back.

Well, even so, Mom warned me about Dem and told me multiple times to be careful. I was a human and Dem was a werewolf, an Alpha. If he lost himself as werewolves did, he would not listen to me. She told me to make sure I was ready all the time. Even Dem did not know when it could happen. It still had not.

It happened when one emotion took over them, especially anger. Other emotions could trigger it too, but it had to be something that affected them extremely.

And only mated werewolves faced it. It was like an extreme urge to mate with their partner. Dem had never felt it before. He liked to have sex and was sometimes very aggressive. But it was not the same thing as losing himself. That would much more extreme.