The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 121

Only after Yula was assured that Ember was fine did the elf quietly leave the chamber, not wanting to disturb the sleeping girl. She saw the two young elves still smiling as if there was something to be happy about.

“What are you two so happy about?” Yula asked with a raised brow.

“Oh, Dame. Of course, it’s because Miss Ember is in heat,” Reya answered with a sly smile.

“We are happy because it won’t take long for us to see His Majesty’s offspring.”

Clio could only nod in agreement, unable to say those out loud as she wasn’t as open as her older cousin.

Yula sighed as she realized there was a misunderstanding. “A human’s bleeding is different from ours.”

“Yes, you told us that they bleed monthly,” Reya answered promptly like a good student.

“It’s not just that. For us, our estrous cycle starts with bleeding which is a sign of going into heat. We bleed for three to four days and then we are ready to mate and conceive a child. But this is not the case with humans. For them, bleeding means they have missed the chance of mating, and if they wish to conceive, they have to wait till the next time the female ovulates. The thing is, when their females ovulate, they do not give off an obvious smell that tells the males that the female is ready to conceive. So humans calculate it with days of the month from the day the female bleeds.”

“It’s so unfortunate that human males won’t know if a female is ovulating. They can miss the best chance of mating, but then, humans have it monthly so there are many chances for them to try,” Reya commented.

“Makes sense how humans produce so many offspring,” Clio said and then asked as realization dawned on her. “So Miss Ember is not in heat?”

Yula shook her head.

“Then why did His Majesty ask all the males to leave the palace?” Clio asked.

“Even though she is not in heat, she is still bleeding because of her human estrous cycles so it affects the males in the same way. They can smell the female’s bleeding and they think she is in heat,” Yula explained.

The happiness the two young elves were feeling was gone in a moment and then Reya asked, “But… His Majesty must be thinking she is in heat. He will be disappointed to hear of this.”

“I am sure he understands how it works for humans,” Yula said with a smile. “I need to visit his Majesty. You two look after Miss Ember.”

The two nodded and Yula went to the King’s study. She had a guess that the red-eyed man dared not stay on the same floor as his mate due to that strong scent coming from her, but couldn’t also make himself leave the palace due to his primal instincts.

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Inside Draven’s study, Erlos was updating him about the situation. _{ƒrēewebnovel.com}

“Sire, as per your order, all the males have been sent out of the palace,” he informed him. “Most of them chose to return to their hometowns, while the rest decided to stay over in Ronan…”

Draven sat in his armchair with his eyes closed, trying–no, not just trying, but fighting with himself and his swaying control of his sanity from giving into that tempting scent.