The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 167

By late noon, Yula arrived at the King’s study to update him about his mate.

“So she is still not out of her bed?” the King asked.

“Yes, Your Majesty. I personally checked on her twice but she responds to no one, not even her servants, and even refuses to have any food or drink. She is not sleeping and merely lying in bed.”

Draven simply nodded to show he understood and allowed Yula to leave.

‘Instead of working on the task I gave to her, she is wasting time like this?’ He could not help but pinch the bridge of his nose. ‘Seven days left till the full moon and if she is still not able to understand intimacy by then… Was it too soon for her? Was it wrong to let her understand what’s bound to happen? It’s stupid to not accept things that couldn’t be changed. I only helped her to know what she would be facing soon…’

Draven thought about it again, but if he were given another chance, he would do the same thing. To be honest, he thought he was being quite patient with Ember.

‘Maybe she will be fine in the morning.’

Unaware of the various reactions of the people to her, the human girl lying in lethargy finally stirred in bed. She had no idea how long she’d been there unable to sleep, but she had no will to move nor think.

Ember, who had been left inside her chamber alone, only sat up when her stomach growled due to hunger.

‘Why…? This stomach is so troublesome. I don’t want to eat…’ She tried to ignore her hunger but it was not easy. ‘There were times Gaia couldn’t buy food back when we lived on the mountain. There were days when I spent days without eating three meals, surviving only on water and a piece of bread a day, yet I could handle it… It seems like eating lots of food here has made my stomach used to this luxurious lifestyle.’

As she sat with her legs bent in front of her, she rubbed her hands over her stomach, trying to bear the loud hunger that’s overwhelming anything else in her mind. At this moment, there was no chaotic thought, no frustration or anger, or whatever she was feeling after coming back from Draven’s study.

All she knew was hunger.

‘What should I do?’

Her servants had left a glass of juice and cookies earlier on her table, but after they returned and saw it untouched, they brought it out with them while apologizing, concerned that Ember was displeased with them or the snacks. Of course, that wasn’t the case, but the servants had no way of knowing that…

Just as Ember felt her stomach grumble under her hands, there was a knock on the door.

“Miss Ember, pardon us for disturbing your rest, but may we come in?.”

Her emerald green eyes brightened up with the voice of Reya and felt like her savior had arrived just on time. She looked at the door of her chamber that just opened and relaxed upon seeing her two servants enter inside.

Reya almost tripped as she half-ran towards the bedside. “Oh, Miss! How are you feeling? Do you need anything—”

When the elves saw Ember sitting on the bed, they finally felt a bit of their worry disappear. Everytime they checked on her earlier, she remained unresponsive as she hid under her blanket.

The calmer Clio stopped her cousin from talking and turned to Ember. “Miss, you must be starving. We have already asked the kitchen to prepare a meal for you, just in case. Would you like to eat now?”

Ember could not say no to this as this was what she wanted to hear at this moment.

Seeing her nod, the two servants could not be happier. They helped Ember freshen up and then took her to the dining hall. She finished everything that was prepared for her as she was truly starving.

Ember had a realization after looking at the empty dishes in front of her. ‘My appetite is of a monster’s now. I can’t believe I ate this much.’

Still, she felt content with her stomach full and stepped out of the dining room.

“Miss, would you like to go out for a walk?” Clio suggested.

Reya clapped her hands as she thought it was a wonderful suggestion. “Right, Miss. You ate a lot so taking a stroll will help you digest food faster before retiring to your room. Though it’s dark now, I think you’ve never seen the garden at night? It’s a lovely sight, Miss!”

Ember thought about it for a while.