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Rock closed his eyes, ready for the pain to take him out in an instant.
But there was no pain, and after that initial kick, Gale didn’t do anything else.
Rock raised his head and stared at his Alpha with a questioning gaze.
Gale’s chest heaved up and down as he was still suppressing his rage. It would be very easy to kill Rock, but he knew the repercussions.
He’d have to fight against Rock’s entire pack who’d want to avenge his death, and although Gale could handle them just fine, it would take his time away from his mate.
It had only been two days since Swan came to his kingdom, and she was already talking about sacrifice. Now she even got attacked by his Beta.
“You are lucky that my mate is unharmed. You’d be the first to die if I see a scratch on her body,” Gale said coldly. “I don’t know what happened to you, and how you could lose your voice, but if you still have something else to tell me, then nod.”
Rock nodded again.
He didn’t feel wronged to be imprisoned in this dungeon, because he had failed his duty. However, he refused to let Jade off the hook.
That bitch was the reason for everything. If he had to rot in here, then she should be as
well.
Gale’s body tensed even more now. He had a gut feeling that Jade must’ve done something, but he still had his goodwill towards her, because they grew up together and were the only two left from their pack.
“What did she do? Did she set you up? Did she poison you?”
Rock nodded, but he didn’t know how to specify what kind of setup Lady Jade did to
ensure that he would attack Swan. (3)
Gale didn’t need any more answers from him. He quickly turned around and slammed the prison door shut. He took big steps to the dungeon’s main exit and asked the guard who quickly fell on their knees as the Beast King’s choking aura kept getting stronger.
“Where is Lady Jade?”
“She has returned to her room, Y–Your Majesty… urk!” The guard was trying his best to get some air into his lungs and was finally successful in doing so when the King was far
away from them
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The guards looked at each other in horror. They could tell from the King’s aura that he was about to rip someone in half.
Gale ignored all the people who fainted as he passed them with his overwhelming aura. It was part of his curse, and it showed the great disparity between him and the rest of the beastmen. He had been suppressing his aura around the castle for Swan these days,
but not now.
He was pissed, knowing that Jade was trying to hurt his mate. (4
Gale kicked Jade’s bedroom door open and saw the lady sitting on the balcony with her
tea as usual.
Gale strode to the balcony, and slammed the table as he asked, “What did you do to
Rock?”
“Calm down. I’m sure there’s a misunderstanding here,” Jade replied. But her hand holding the teacup was trembling because of his aura, and also the fear that he would find out about everything. Nevertheless, Jade was a diplomat so she knew not to show too much fear before someone’s intimidation. “Why don’t you sit and have a cup of tea with me first? I’m sure that you can calm down after that-!” 1
Gale grabbed the table full of assorted snacks and tea, then threw it out of the balcony in one hand. (3)
Jade was stunned, and now her plan to use an herb inside her tea to calm him down failed instantly. D
“Stop with this bullshit, Jade. Tell me what poison you put in Rock’s body?”
Jade swallowed her saliva hard, and then sighed pitifully, “Alright, I admit it. I poisoned his mind. I asked him about his seriousness in protecting Swan because she cannot walk without her crutches or a wheelchair. Rock seemed very adamant about protecting her, to the point of fascination, so asked him if he fell in love with Swan.”
“He doesn’t answer me directly at first, but finally admits it after a while. It’s not my fault that he cannot control himself after that” Jade shrugged. “I don’t understand you, Gale. You know I have your best interest in mind, why would you think I’d harm your
mate?”
“My best interest in mind? Hah!” Gale sneered. “Then tell me, Lady Jade, why did you give a revealing dress to my mate? She told me that she doesn’t like it and the cat maids said it’s you who handed them the dress.”
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brought? They all look like maid dresses!” Jade defended herself. “I’m just trying to make her look presentable, so why am I the one to blame here? Do you think I’m going to harm her?”
Jade squeezed a bit for tears from the corner of her eyes. It was difficult to sympathize with a cripple, but she had to look convincing for Gale. (2
Gale’s lips thinned.
He seemed to be in deep thought as he said, “Whether you intend to harm her or not, the result is still the same. Swan was about to get attacked by Rock, and you are a part
of it.”
“But I never have any bad intentions! Will you ditch our long relationship just because of a misunderstanding?!”
Gale fell into a deep thought once more.
He might be ruthless at war, but he wasn’t the best at handling matters in the kingdom, so it all fell into Jade’s hands. 4
Perhaps this was time to limit a part of her sovereignty, so even her whimsical words wouldn’t be taken too seriously by everyone.
Thus, he finally came up with a decision, “Swan is my mate, and my priority. So, I’d prefer to see you active on missions out there. Go to the east, and handle the newly established relationship with the kingdom of the east. I will handle matters here with Swan for the time being.” (5)
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Is it the correct decision made by Gale?
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