"What if I said yes?"“…”Now that they were physically close, where they could hear each other's breathing louder than the music, Rohan revealed his colours. Dropping any pretence of etiquette. His attitude was crude and straightforward.It could be felt from his bold touch on Sashal's body, where his hands were no longer on her waist but up. Close to her chest. Sashal squirmed hot under her breath but still tried to have the upper hand on the contact between the two.Sashal was still contemplating her reply. She felt the need to be smart in answering his game.Rohan laughed and drew her body closer to him. She gasped, then was grateful that her slightly bloated stomach prevented Rohan's face from getting closer to her. It will only be gossip in the capital for more than a week, especially if there are journalists who manage to capture this moment.He asked. “What if I knew and approached you? What will you do?”What will she do? Good question because it just confirms that Rohan know
He answered all of Sashal's questions without any hesitation as if everything was honest. But the more Sashal asked, the more she realized that Rohan's answers were in accordance with the real conditions of his thought. Regarding his wishes or the wishes of his country.The fact that he realized that the percentage of the two countries reaching a peace agreement was zero percent showed that Rohan had other intentions for coming here. And somehow, she thought the reason for him to come here was her, making her heart beat even more erratically.“Ask me anything you want to know. I will answer it.” Rohan whispers it in a soft voice.Sashal was getting impatient to get out of his embrace. She felt that the third song of the night seemed quite long compared to the other nights she barely remembered, and she no longer dared to ask. Why? Because by asking, she was like stripping herself naked in front of the man.The more curious she was, the more desperate she looked. She didn't want these
“… that the news is true, gosh.”"Ah, about the pregnancy?" Another lady chimed in with excitement.“Right. How can she appear in public with such an appearance as if she doesn't care about how others will look at her?”Sashal rested her head on the backrest of the couch. Beside her was Ruri, who was frowning deeply on the verge of crying. "Your Majesty," she called her with a shaking voice.Sashal only pulled a thin line of smiles. Her gaze didn't focus on anything, as if she had entered a completely mosaic room.This wasn't the first time she had heard people, especially the ladies, talk badly about her behind her back. Even before the kidnapping incident occurred, many ladies didn't like her despite how well she worked as the queen. Only commoners liked her because many of her programs benefited them compared to noble ladies.After the kidnapping incident, the topic that dominated every gathering, be it that of the ladies of the nobility or commoners, was about her pregnancy.She l
“Did you find everything you needed?” Jermaine asks. It is so unlike him to initiate a conversation with those he regards below him. But something about Rohan kept him unsettling.Rohan chuckled and then answered. “Yes. Everything is conveniently available.”Jermaine didn't take his eyes off Rohan as he replied with ease. “I am glad to be able to meet your needs while living here. Even though I have prepared reliable servants to help you adjust to the lifestyle here, it seems like you already have extensive knowledge regarding how the lifestyle here."‘Lifestyle, huh?’ Rohan nodded his head as if he was considering something.When Jermaine used the term 'lifestyle' to him, he was referring to the technological sophistication that Southern Olf possessed. Meanwhile, the big meaning behind Jermaine's elegant words was a mockery that he, and his subordinates, had heard coming from the mouths of Southerners towards Northerners for several hours since their arrival.“Ah, I'm quite adaptive,
It's just a matter of who will answer Sashal's question first.“Have you had enough rest?”It was Jermaine. The one who responded quickly to Sashal's question was Jermaine. On the other hand, Rohan, who was nearby, closed his mouth while gritting his teeth. Not much different from Ansel, who could only restrain himself. Always restrain himself.Sashal watched the three men. She didn't know what the three had talked about with each other, but among the three, only Jermaine had a smug face. Like having won something.Sashal was increasingly curious about what made the three of them have different expressions.Jermaine walks toward her, holding out his hand. "You can take more time to rest, though, because there is still some time until your favorite fireworks show starts."Sashal landed her hand on Jermaine's hand, then watched Jermaine kiss the back of her palm as if he's a gentleman. That sparked her curiosity as to why Jermaine suddenly came to her corner even though, in her previous
f it were the usual Rohan, he would not hesitate to push away the woman's hand who dared to cling to him. But the one who did it this time was Luelle, someone he couldn't touch carelessly, not because she served as the royal concubine. But more because he knew Sashal was quite careful with her.But, rest assured, Rohan deliberately held his breath so that his anger wouldn't surface. It was a little trick to keep his emotions in check.“Are you alright?” And instead, he is offering a hand to help Luelle straighten herself from swaying.He thought, after he did that, Luelle would remove her hand from his arm. But she didn't. It seemed like she was deliberately wrapping her arms around Rohan's strong arms. He cursed Luelle even more loudly internally because she did that to the arm Sashal had touched.‘How dare she!’ Rohan gritted his teeth behind his narrow smile.Oh, how Rohan wanted to break those little arms or eliminate Luelle's arms. But he held it in."Luelle suddenly felt dizzy.
“It seemed like… she didn't welcome you warmly, it showed by her cold dance. But I assure you, she didn't mean to ignore you or anything like that." Luelle fiddled with her nails, and she cast down her gaze.“…”Hearing no response from Rohan, Luelle looked at him with a faint smile. “I hope you can understand that. That's because it's unusual for the queen to dance with a man other than Jermaine—I mean, the Alpha King.”Rohan just boiled down the questions that flooded his head when Luelle said those words. Like the question, 'Why is she suddenly talking about that?Or, 'What kind of response does she want from me?'‘A warm welcome? I'm even ready to somersault if Sashal looks at me when I call her name.'Rohan couldn't describe how happy he was when his gamble ended with Sashal's hand in his. Then the two of them shared a dance for a time that seemed short to him but worth enjoying every second of it. He didn't understand what Luelle was complaining about because he felt Sashal's we
‘Shit.’ Sashal cursed inwardly. It just can't stop coming inside her head. The question of where Rohan and Luelle disappeared to before the fireworks show ended. Not only did that question haunt her mind, but it also made her chest feel tight. Even though it shouldn't be like that. 'Yeah, I'm just worried Luelle will be rude to him. Just because of that.' She thought so. But shortly after muttering her reasons, her heart started acting up again. 'Just why did they go together?' Sashal bit the inside of her mouth as her head continued to think about that question, even until the fireworks display had ended, and she had to continue accompanying Jermaine. Receiving one guest and another, who came to greet them. Or who deliberately stayed to chat. She was more like a display left next to Jermaine while he and the gentlemen chatted. 'Why am I even here if I'm just going to be ignored like this?' Sashal glanced down to her Belly. Jermaine's hand was wrapped around her waist. His long f
“Ruri will come here?” Sashal sounded excited. “Yeah, she is. But I need to scold Menitto first for giving news about you to the other party.” “Come on, you know Menitto moved because of my orders. He did it because I wanted Ruri to also hear this good news on time.” Sashal pout. It melted Rohan's heart so much that he couldn't help but smile. “Alright, alright, you can have fun with your friends. But, are you sure you're okay?" “Yeah. Thanks to the herbal medicine I made, my body felt lighter after giving birth. And I recovered quite quickly." “You're still pale.” “But I'm fine, really. I know very well how unbearable the pain was after giving birth to Roschal, so I know that my current condition is the best.” Rohan frowned. "I still regret I couldn't keep you company during those hard times." “You don't have to. We just played our respective roles at that time.” Sashal kissed the back of Rohan's palm. “By the way, how long will Ruri visit?” “Ah, about that, I also want to di
The night felt agonizingly prolonged, with each passing minute stretching their apprehension. It was only when the first light of dawn graced the sky, followed by the long-awaited sound, that a sigh of relief finally escaped the lips of everyone outside the room. With the rising sun, Rohan passes through the big door with a bouquet and baby Roschal in his arms.He arranged the flowers in a large vase quite skillfully, like someone who was used to doing it. It was unimaginable coming from an Alpha. After that, he sat on a chair next to the bed."How are you feeling, my princess?" Rohan stretched out his hand to caress Sashal's head.“It never gets better than this, dear,” Sashal answered with a chuckle despite her pale face.Watching Sashal's expression, Rohan couldn't stop himself from kissing her pale face. Not only he but baby Roschal also doesn't want to lose to his father. He hugged and kissed the face of his mother, whom he had not seen for four days. He did it well enough that S
Not only do we have to fight the legendary creature for which we don't have the right answers, but we also have to fight against time. Everything seemed to be moving faster than usual, even though the Calamity had not yet been fully pushed to the point we agreed on. If it continues like this until the sun disappears behind the horizontal, then what we are trying to do will be meaningless.“We need more people on our side to make the Calamity come to that spot on its own accord, out of frustration.”Alpha Deen had the same thoughts as me. I nodded as I looked towards the Northern warriors. They glanced at each other. I could understand their hesitation about becoming the raw bait to lure the Calamity. Meanwhile, Rohan and the others on the other side didn't look like they were in good condition after fighting nonstop. It had been going on for over four hours, and time was not on our side.“I'll do it. But you know that with just one person, it won't attract his attention. So, you have
Out of surprise, the steps that stopped suddenly slowly found their rhythm again despite signs of hesitation by the warriors. However, it was not visible from Alpha Duke Gustaav and Kaesang as they made their steps so clear. Seeing the fearless temperament of the two men, Jermaine became even more agitated.“How dare all of you! How dare you challenge me here!” He created even more duplicates of his wolf, probably hoping the Alpha Dukes would stop in their tracks.When Alpha Duke Gustaav and Kaesang stopped in their tracks, he smirked. He glanced curtly at me, then bared his teeth.“You guys aren't going anywhere. I'll make sure you receive the same punishment as that traitor!”“Traitor? Who?" Alpha Duke Gustaav retorted in a sharp tone. “Ah, you're talking about yourself?”"What?"“Your Majesty, ah no, nephew, don't you dare get in our way to fix the mess you've made.” Alpha Duke Kaesang warned."What are you talking about?"“Stop your damn whining, Alpha King. If you can't control y
“Ugh,”As the ground began to swallow us, Rohan tried to lift my sinking body. He dug the ground around me with his claws while Ansel shouted.“It's me! Ansel! It's me!”He kept shouting those words out of his lungs several times as if that could stop what was happening.I couldn't grasp my mind as panic enveloped my whole body. I tried to only focus on getting the lower part of my body out of the ground while not burdening Rohan who managed to free himself from this terrible pull.“I'll get you out. Don't worry." Rohan kept calming me, who was starting to feel numb to everything around me, apart from the sound of my heartbeat, which filled my head.At that moment, like a miracle, the ground stopped rumbling all of a sudden. Like it never swallows us. 'Huh?'“Damn it! Finally!” Ansel cursed, but I could catch the tone of relief from his curse just now.Before long, I could understand why.Several people were standing on the surface of the land that had not collapsed, surrounding us. “
“Beta Duke Avimelech, what is this madness? I'm sure now that you helped that woman escape, stage it as she died tragically. And there is also that Alpha. Hah, so you're also a traitor.” Gamma Marquise Blaine glares at us each, spitting bars of slander.There's a hint of fear in his trembling eyes, yet he dares to bark at us. I'll have to give him a round of applause next time.“Whatever you say, sir. You can accuse me of being a traitor or whatever, only if you get out of here safely, though.”“Guards!” With his calling, all the guards gather shielding him and his companion. “Did you just threaten to kill us all, Beta Duke Avimelech?!”Rohan bursts out laughing. “Haha, haaa… It's not us, you moron. Have you forgotten where you are now? The Calamity can easily swallow all of you. What a jester. And you worked with these clowns for years, dear?”“Exactly, my words.” I shook my head.“Wait~ What is this~ Have you all… haaaa, also see the former queen? Huh? Am I not the only one who saw
A huge chaos and crisis was unfolding before my eyes. I still vividly remember how this small town alive even though the darkness of night shrouded it. But now all of that is engulfed in a big fire. We literally bathed in a sea of fire.The only reason why we were still fine despite the flames that enveloped us was thanks to Alpha Deen's divine energy. I'm not sure how his ability works, but it kind of protects us from being touched by fire.Even though I couldn't really feel the heat of the fire surrounding us, my chest felt tight, as if all the air had disappeared. My hands are shaking. And after a suffocating silence, I stretched my hand out to Rohan. He grabbed my hand.I can see this choice happening because of two possibilities. One, the desperate actions of the survivors to keep the Calamity away from them, or Jermaine ordering the burning of this entire city.This guess was reflexively projected in my mind because he often advised me to burn things he considered useless. He a
“I should have seen this coming and put another guard beside him on your side. But picturing two men following you around everywhere ticks me off so much.” A low growl sounded out under his rough breath.I could understand from his gaze why he felt upset at this situation. I would probably feel upset if I were in his position. He is accustomed to leading people who obey his orders and put aside their personal ideas for the community's welfare. But now he meets someone like me as his Luna.In this part, I admit my mistake towards Rohan. So I need to do that to appease his upset. I glanced at Alpha Deen and Sir Rojja, who were acting indifferent, although I'm not sure if they were really indifferent to our conversation. I still have to do it even though I have to bear the shame for the rest of my life.I took a breath from my mouth, then let out the spell. “I miss you soooo much that everything in front of me reminds me of you. When I eat, when I sleep, when I look at flowers, when I lo
After receiving solace after a long time from the letter written by Ruri, a painful realization came to me instead. Because what I consider a brief entertainment is a misery for almost everyone in Southern Olf. They lost two important figures at the highest level of command, who were supposed to help them reorganize the state order.Well, I don't know how they look at Luelle, whether they feel they can lean on her or even think of her as nothing. But it's different with Jermaine, their Alpha King.They have relied on the authority of the Alpha King for many years, from generation to generation. And so far, their life in Southern Olf is not so bad because of the sense of security provided by Alpha King's predecessors, then now by Jermaine and... me, to be honest.Knowing it's frail, it must be devastating as they can't hang on to Jermaine's rope. They must be afraid that the more they cling to the rope, the more they fall. Their best shot right now is to depend on high-ranking wolves f