The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 134

“But he seems busy working all the time–“

“Even better. If he is working in his study, you can ask if you can help him out. He will definitely reject it because he is one stubborn creature but you have to remember to not give up. Say something like, you don’t want to be an idle freeloader or you want to learn useful things or anything along those lines. If you are adamant, trust me, he won’t be able to resist you and in the end he will give up.”

“I will try,” she said. “Do you have more ideas?”

“Observe him, little female. I do not know how, but as long as you stay by his side long enough, you will find other ways to show him you care for him as his mate.”

“Makes sense…”

Morpheus sighed as he stared at her anxious look. She looked really worried, so he decided to give her more ideas. “For example, if he is strolling in the garden, you can offer to accompany him.”

“Won’t that be a bother? What if he wants to be alone?”

“Don’t let him be alone, that’s the point. He’s been alone for a long time, and that has to change,” Morpheus replied. “You are his mate. You can do anything. You can go to his chamber and help him with various things, like helping him select clothes for the day. Female mates love to do that for their male counterparts. If he looks like he needs a break, you can even ask him to accompany you and go travel around the territories of the kingdom.”_.

Ember liked the last idea especially well, but she could not imagine herself doing all these things with the King. Excluding the fact that being close to him felt nerve-wracking, she was someone who enjoyed quiet time by herself. She felt it was wrong to be overly attached to someone that way and disrupt the King’s daily life. She didn’t want to be an inconvenience.

“Won’t that be too much?” she questioned hesitantly.

“Trust me, it won’t. You are mates. Change is necessary. This is what you need between you two,” he replied and then suggested, “Why don’t you ask for his help whenever you want something? That would be even better.”

She gulped at the mention of ‘help’. Wasn’t she thinking of someone to help her learn magic? Would the King accept helping her when she stole his book–

‘No, I just… borrowed, yes, I borrowed the book without his permission. Once I am done, I will return it so it’s not considered stealing.’

Seeing her lowered face, his curiosity was piqued. “What are you thinking?”

She didn’t want to tell Morpheus that she had stolen…erm, borrowed a book without the King’s permission.

She cleared her throat and wanted to change the topic. “Morpheus, do you have plans today? If you are not busy…can I ask you to teach me?”

Morpheus raised a brow. “Am I not already teaching you how to be a proper mate?”

“No, I don’t mean that. I want to learn something else. You can use magic, right? Please teach me magic.”

“You want to learn magic?” he asked in surprise.

“Yes. Is that all right? If you are busy then–“

“Hah, you cannot find a man less busy than I am,” Morpheus chuckled. “Sure, I can teach you magic, but rather than teach, I think I can only show you magic. You are human, and humans don’t have the ability to use magic. I don’t think you can learn.”

“I can use magic.”