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Once in my room, the physician comes in to check on my wounds. All are minor ones, something that will heal easily, especially when I am a werewolf. My arms are also better than I expected them to be. “Why do you always save me, Kaiya? Even now,” he asks, caressing my face. He might have felt the danger earlier when Brandon rushed toward him. “You even saved General Brandon.” “Because I love you,” I answer. “And with Brandon, my body just moves on its own. It might have been because I treasure him as my teacher.” He sighs. “Sleep now,” Theo says, pushing and lifting my feet into the bed. “Why?” I ask. “Aren’t you going to investigate what happened?” “I will. I also need to talk about it with my generals first.” “Then, involve me. I’m the one who first realizes it!” I say, annoyed that he is tucking me in like a little child. He kisses my forehead and whispers, “You are injured, Kaiya. I want you to rest for now. Tomorrow, we’ll talk.” I scowl at him, but then someone knocks at
The Shrewd King Chapter 036 - News
I wrap my arms around Theo’s shivering body, he is still releasing inside. It is warm, everything about him is warm, and smells like lavender. When his shivers die down, he gazes into my face. “I love you, Kaiya,” he whispers again. “I love you too, Theo,” I whisper back. The instant I let the words out, his manhood starts to enlarge inside me again. I start to moan. “Let’s do more,” he says. He is about to kiss me when someone knocks on the door. “King Theo. An emergency!” Theo stops. “Damn! Do they even check my room, before trying to knock in yours?!” “They must have been too used to your habits, my King,” I answer. I glance at the window. It’s still dark. “Oh damn, you are my obsession, Kaiya. I don’t even want to leave your bed,” he says. Then, his hips start to move slowly. I close my eyes as my pleasure starts to heighten again. “King Theo!” Another knock comes. Theo groans and I giggle even when I also think that the person outside is such a hindrance to another roun
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I get up from the bed. I feel groggy. Understandable. This is the same as when I found out about Theo’s harem. It’s been what? Two weeks since I last saw him. I walk towards the bathroom. He offers to see me every day, but I don’t want that. I will never condone that kind of painful living with him. Fooling myself that he is just on a mission is better than the truth. I take a deep breath. Early morning and I am already sighing. I need to get new sets of books from the library. I am about to finish all of it. It’s been almost half a year since I arrived. Just two or three months and I will have browsed through everything in it. I take off my clothes and prepare for a bath. After books, I need to train in martial combat and weapons. Brandon is back since a week ago, which I am grateful for. He is a patient teacher, someone that an ignorant student like me needs. And then, there’s the etiquette lessons and magic training with Klevon. I sigh as I massage my stomach. There is discomf
The Shrewd King Chapter 038 - Symptoms
“She will be weak for a week, but once her body catches up. She’ll be as strong as ever,” the unfamiliar voice says. The hands on my skin are gentle and cold. My eyes open to see an old woman looking at me and placing a cold compress on my forehead. Harbin is also beside the bed, looking curiously at me. “What happened?” I ask. “You collapsed,” Harbin answers while the physician is quietly taking care of me. “Why? Is it the stress?” “No. You are pregnant,” he answers nonchalantly. Pregnant? Me? My eyes open wide. “Who else knows?” There is a budding hope in my chest. I am pregnant with Theo’s child! Even when werewolves always had a hard time conceiving! “Only me and the physician.” My smile widens. I am happy. All the sickness I felt is all worth it! I want to tell him soon! I look outside the window. It’s afternoon now. I’ve been unconscious for a while, but it doesn’t matter. I sit up and reach for Harbin’s hand. “Call him,” I whisper, feeling ecstatic. “Call Theo. He’s j
The Shrewd King Chapter 039 - Walk
But calming down takes days, almost a week. I am no longer weak because of the pregnancy, but it is my heart that’s becoming dull with pain. I am so stressed out that it’s become harder for me to focus on my studies. Rather, I don’t want to study anymore. I snicker. Why am I so stressed out when having a child with Theo should be a happy event? Why is it that I am the only one happy with this new life? “Kaiya, what’s the answer?” Harbin interjects, which I only answer with a low growl. “You do know that after this, you need to go to your etiquette lessons? They told me you are going to start with your music lessons.” “I don’t want to do this anymore, Harbin,” I confess. He places his book down and looks at me. “Because the King is not happy with your child, you think that learning has become useless?” “Yes,” I admit. “I’ve only done this because I want to be accepted by everyone as his lover. But now… I don’t find the motivation to do this anymore.” “That’s an expected outcome…
The Shrewd King Chapter 040 - Submission
My teeth bite into him. But suddenly, I pull away. His usual lavender scent is mixed in with something else. Something that is too sweet, too bitter, too ugly. My instinct is screaming that I should not mark him. That there is something rotten in him. I wipe my mouth as he lifts himself. “What’s wrong?” he asks. “Is it done?” I glance at his neck. I have not even started yet. “Your smell…” I whisper, “It’s preventing me to mark you.” “Then, I will wash first.” He gets up from the bed. He’s about to enter the bathroom when he returns and lifts me off his bed. “How about we wash each other? It’s been a while since you washed me.” I did not respond. He places me in the tub and fills it with lukewarm water. Then he retrieves the brush and soap and sits behind me. Without asking for permission, he brushes my back. Each of his touches warms my body, and I know it has nothing to do with the temperature of the water. “Do you know you smell sweet to me?” he asks. I just nod. His smel
The Shrewd King Chapter 041 - Encumbrance
“What have you done to her, my King?!” Harbin scolds. His voice is loud and laced with annoyance at his King. It is also his admonishment that woke me up. Ah! I still don’t want to open my eyes and face all this pain. “She falls unconscious while we are amid our pleasure,” Theo answers. A hint of guilt in his voice. “You know she is pregnant! Pregnancy is physically and emotionally rough for she-wolves! And instead of her, you should be f*ucking your harem women!” I flinch at Harbin’s words. I guess he goes vulgar when frustrated? He’s always calm and collected when dealing with me. “Making love with her won’t make her more pregnant than she currently is.” “You idiot! If you haven’t noticed, she is breaking! I told you to treat her better! Not to f*uck her every chance you get! Besides, you know that you are still having a problem with her being pregnant! Her child will be your firstborn!” “Harbin, stop. Your annoying voice is ringing in my ears. Besides, it’s consensual. We bo
The Shrewd King Chapter 042 - Cursed Witch
Klevon lays me on my bed. My bed, because he enters my room instead of the King. Two guards are behind him, hesitating about what to do. They are given orders to guard me in the King’s room, not in my room. “The King… the attack…” I start. He pushes on my forehead, which forces me back to the bed. “Stay with your guards, Kaiya. You’re not in a position to worry about someone. You look sick.” “I am not sick! I still go about my daily duties!” “Fine. Not sick, but weak. You won’t be able to call up your magic and help in this state.” “But the King!” “Sense that?” he asks. “It’s Brandon and Lorant’s magic. They are winning. There’s no need for me either,” he says and sits beside my bed. As instructed, I relax on the bed and calm myself. I close my eyes and lay my hands on my stomach. I sense the surrounding magic. It is minuscule now. I can only feel Brandon’s magic, maybe because I am familiar with him. The unfamiliar magic also disappeared, which means the battle is finished t
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“Come on, Theo.” I take his hand and we walk to my room. I open the door slowly, revealing my small but cozy room. Light from the moon spills through the window, bathing everything in a soft blue hue. “Welcome to my room,” I say warmly. He looks around carefully with curious eyes, and I can’t help but laugh at his reaction. “Do you like it?” He draws me close before answering. “It’s lovely.” His arms wrap around me tight and he nuzzles his head against mine before kissing me tenderly on the lips. “I really missed you.” I push back and grin at him. “Well, I missed you more.” I take a step back from him and remove my clothes. He watches me as I peel every piece of clothing in my body. He looks at me with such devotion that it makes me blush. “I think it’s about time you bare yourself to me too.” “Nope, I enjoy seeing you like this.” “Like what? Naked and embarrassed?” “No. Looking at me with desire in your eyes.” Theo takes a step closer and runs his hand down my naked back, se
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“What the hell is going on here?!” Theo booms, his eyes blazing with fury. I freeze as I see him, my heart pounding in my chest. “King Theo! I told you that this is King Seth’s private area! You are—“ “Your King has done the same thing in my land!” he growls at Darius, who is much taller and bigger than him. Seth stands up calmly and meets Theo’s gaze. “There’s nothing going on here, King Theo. We were just talking.” Theo steps closer and takes in my state, his eyes flickering between Seth and me. “Talking? With your hands all over her? I’m not stupid, Seth. I know that you wanted her even before you have the mate bond with her!” Seth’s jaw tightens as Theo approaches him. Standing tall and unflinching, he says. “I’m not trying to do anything, Theo. Kaiya and I were just having a moment.” “A moment? Is that what you call it?” Theo sneers, grabbing Seth by the collar of his clothes. I stand up, panic rising in my chest. “Theo, stop! We were just talking, I swear!” But Theo doe
