Beast King'S Crippled Mate novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: What is my purpose?

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Rock felt his cold heart slowly melt simply by basking in her presence. His hunter-like eyes were glazed with tears as he gazed at Princess Swan. He muttered in a revering tone, "You are as beautiful as the day you saved me, Princess."

Swan hovered above the ground as she opened her eyes slowly. She saw Rock who looked haggard, kneeling in front of her, his eyes were glazed with tears as if he had found his salvation.

"My dear knight, what happened to you? Why do you look so sad?" Swan asked as she opened her arm and hugged her knight.

Rock wrapped his arms tightly around Princess Swan’s waist and buried his face on her stomach. He couldn’t hold back his tears, as he had found salvation the moment Princess Swan came to see him.

"Princess, I... I’m so happy that you would come before my death. Please tell me that you come here to give me salvation. Please tell me that I will be by your side after I get killed so I can continue to protect you with my soul!" Rock said. He had heard stories about his ancestor, who could manifest into a wolf soul who would continuously protect his master even after death. "I cannot escape my fate to die in Alpha Gale’s hand."

"You will not die today, my dear knight. You will not die until I tell you so," Swan smiled while caressing Rock’s hair.

Rock lifted his head, staring at his Princess, who looked like an angel—No, he was convinced that Princess Swan was an angel sent by the Goddess to give him a purpose in life.

"My husband will come to hunt you down, but I will not allow him to do it. I will send you far—far away until he cannot find you anymore," Swan said.

"But what should I do in the new land, Princess?" Rock asked. "You told me to run, but I’ve been lost these days. All I did was help humans to get out of the dangerous forest. I made friends with some of them because I thought it would make you happy. But I still don’t know what my purpose is to continue living."

"All my life, I have only known violence and war. I live on the battlefield, and I am more than ready to die in Gale’s hand if it’s what he wants. He is my master," Rock said. "But Princess, I see you as my Goddess, so please tell me what I should do next. I will obey your words."

Rock was ready to rebel against his Alpha if that was what Princess Swan wanted, but seeing how she still referred to Gale as ’husband’ it was fair for him to think that they were on good terms.

Swan was not in control of her words. Everything she said was devoid of emotion, but she was aware that she spoke like a deity speaking to her worshiper.

Thus, she said, "I want nothing but for you to continue living, my dear knight. My husband refused to listen to my plea, but I know he will regret killing you."

"But to continue living without any purpose is torture for me, Princess. Please give me a purpose in life," Rock insisted.

"Then, I want you to get stronger. So strong that Gale would not be able to kill you."

"D-do you want me to rebel, Princess?"

"No," Swan smiled and wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes. "My dear knight, I am in love with Alpha Gale and will always be for the rest of my short life. I never want you two to fight. I want you two to stand as equals."