Honestly, Swan never had any intention to become the Queen, both in the Kingdom of Beastmen and Holy Achate.
Though she hated her stepmother and half-sister, she knew fully well that they deserved the title more than her.
Why?
Because she was an illegitimate princess born out of a whore’s womb. What right did she have to lead a country?
She never wanted to see Anastasia and Aria again in her life, but she didn’t have any ill thoughts about them, let alone planning on revenge.
Swan found hatred to be very exhausting. She would rather let her resentment go and live her life with Gale.
Thus, she took a deep breath and said, "Then I will wait until they come to the castle and ask for forgiveness."
"Good, now we’re finally on the same page," Gale responded in relief.
"Mm... please don’t leave tonight. I’m so tired of fighting with you. I just want you to sleep by my side, Gale..." Swan said truthfully. "The night is really cold without you..."
Gale held his breath.
Just as he thought, it was very easy for his mate to control him. Swan only needed to say please, and he would be on his knees, ready to give her whatever she wanted.
Gale walked towards the bed and sat at the edge. He massaged her ankle gently before uttering, "I’ll find a way to heal your leg. Don’t worry about it."
"Mm... Matoa said that you can bring me to the Sacred Selene Lake and pray to the Goddess to heal my leg. Maybe we can do that too," Swan suggested.
"I—" Gale was trying to find a better word for it. He hated that Goddess for cursing him, but that wasn’t the real reason for him refusing to bring her to the lake.
He was just worried that a useless white rabbit would say cruel things towards Swan, who was already sensitive about them not being fated.
On top of that, if that white rabbit also said the same thing about not being able to heal Swan’s leg, it would only destroy her even more.
"I can bring you in the summer when the temperature is warmer, but not now."
"Why?"
"Because the area surrounding the lake gets cold and dangerous during the colder season, and I also have to use my aura to kill them. But you cannot handle my overpowering aura, right?"
Swan nodded weakly.
Yes, she remembered fainting because she couldn’t breathe at all for a long time. She also remembered how often Gale accidentally released his aura around the castle and made her choke.
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