The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

"Nah, I did it because I had so much work to do, not because I want a day off," Flint said.

"Oh?"

It would be wrong if I said I was not surprised. I was actually taken aback greatly because Flint was not the type of person to care about work too much if it was not for money or to take a day off.

"Does Your Highness not trust me?" Flint asked suspiciously.

"I will go back to my room now," I said, not answering him. "Can you take me to my room, Abel?"

"Yes, Your Highness," Abel bowed.

"Don't ignore me, Your Highness!"

"Who are you again? I don't know you?"

"Your Highness!"

"Why are you making so much noise, Flint? Let us go now, Your Highness. You must be tired."

"Yes, let's go."

Abel escorted me to the bedroom and waited in front of the room. "I hope you can sleep well, Your Highness. Please rest up," he said.

"Yes, I will. Goodnight, Abel."

"Goodnight, Your Highness."

Abel closed the door and left. There were guards in front of my bedroom now to protect me. Dem was very overprotective.

Protecting their loved ones was a good thing, but overprotecting sometimes might lead to something bad. But I could not say that to my husband who already had too many insecurities.

I took a shower and went to bed. I opened my eyes right after I closed them as I felt I had seen something.

It was a butterfly; a butterfly that had glowing blue wings. I could see it clearly in the dark room because of the glow of its wings.

"What is… this?"

I sat up slowly. It flew gently around the room and then sat gently on my nose. I did not like butterflies. They scared me for some reason. Actually, the way their tiny legs felt against their skin scared me the most.

But it did not feel scary, nor did it feel weird against my skin. Rather than scared, I felt comforted.

Another butterfly sat on my hand. I looked around me to see where they were coming from. That was when I noticed it.

It was that plant on my bedside table, the one that Perita gifted me.

Even this morning, the seeds did not show any sign of growth. But now, it was a plant. How could it happen?

A leaf grew in the blink of an eye and it turned into a butterfly with glowing blue wings. They were flying around the room, leaving glowing marks on their traces.

They were magnificent.

"So beautiful…," I mumbled.

I had never seen anything so magical before. Many of them sat on me while the others flew around me. I seemed to have forgotten everything. I could only feel relaxed and focus on the beauty of the butterflies. It was almost the same as getting drunk. Both could give a temporary feeling of relaxation.

I did not remember when I fell asleep that night. All I knew was that I stayed awake for a very long time and just watched those butterflies.

The next morning, I woke up in a good mood. But I missed Dem. Last night, I did not miss him, probably because I was so fascinated by the beauty of those butterflies.

I never thought I would be fascinated by something so much that I would not miss him. He was just always there in my mind, so I was taken aback.

The day went smoothly. Mom and Dad sent me a letter last night asking if I went home safely. They were worried because they could not see me. They also heard from the people that the Queen had gone to the festival. So, they thought someone revealed my identity and I got into danger.

I sent them a letter to let them know that I was safe. Luc and Ruby were worried as well. Ruby came to meet me in person.

"I heard from others on the road that the Queen had come," Ruby said. "Your Highness won't believe how worried I was."

"I am fine. Abel covered my face up at the right time," I said. "It was that damn substitute of the gardener…! That guy… Calix caught him and locked him up. I haven't gone to see him in the cell yet."

"Are you really not hurt, Your Highness?"

"I am fine, Ruby. You worry too much," I said.

"That bastard, he did that on purpose! He can't be that dumb to call the Queen like that on the street as if you are his pal!"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"I don't know… I feel uncomfortable around him… Something about his eyes…"

"What about his eyes?"

"It's just… Nothing. I just don't like the way he looks at me. I don't know if he looks at everyone that way… Forget that. You said you will join your very first meeting today."

"Yes, with the prime minister. It's about the deal between him and Luc," she said. "Luc will be there. So, I think I will be fine."

"You will do well," I said.

"Your Highness always encourages me so much. Thank you so much," Ruby said.

"I am glad if I am able to help you. You have helped me a lot too."

"But that was my job back then, Your Highness."

"Not just that. You were there for me when Dem and I had that misunderstanding going on," I reminded her.

"Ah, that one… That time, Your Highness was worried that His Highness might think you are not good in bed as he did not share another night with you after the first night. Truly, that was worrying. I think because both of you got married only recently back then, communication was not that strong," she said.

"You literally pushed me to tell him what I thought. It cleared the misunderstanding. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have known that he wanted me to tell him that I wanted him since he was worried that I did it because I felt obligated to," I said. "Well, I did feel obligated to on our first night as I did not know him very well. But after that, I truly wanted him.

It was really… Thinking about it makes me feel dumb. I should have just talked to him before the month passed. We had that misunderstanding going on for a whole month."

"It can happen, Your Highness. At least, now, you two communicate about every single thing and there is no misunderstanding," she said. "Luc and I also try to talk about everything. Luc is already a straightforward person, so on his part, there is no problem with communication. At first, I was reluctant to think what he might think if I tell him my weird thoughts too.

Will he think I am a weirdo of some sort? But that wasn't the case. When Luc saw me angry because…"

"Because what?"

"I was angry because… he was not trying to understand me. I mean, I… love him…But he wasn't understanding that and kept saying that we are like friends and we get along well…!"

'Pfft, friends?'

"Luc kept on requesting to tell him what was wrong. I did in the end out of frustration. I yelled at him…"

"What did he do next?" I asked.

"He went like… well, isn't that how it's supposed to be?"

"What…?" I exclaimed in surprise.

"I was very surprised too. Then, he said, I love you too, but why did you make me say it now? After that, we fought. It turned out he wanted to tell me with a bouquet of special flowers and he was making them himself using a potion. It's not a real flower though, just some kind of decoration made with a potion solidifying. But it's very beautiful.

He fought with me because I ruined the timing of his confession, what an idiot!"

"So, he told you he likes you?"

"He did. It was after he came back from Lacuna," she replied.

"Oh my, that's so amazing! It means there is love now! Woohoo! It's really amazing!"

"Your Highness should be given credit for this too," she smiled. "You are the one who told me that I should get married. Even if there is no love, at least I could be near him. To be truthful, I did it because I trusted Your Highness. That was the best decision I have ever made."

The smile on Ruby's face said it all. I was glad that they could make the marriage work in the best way possible. I was very happy for them. Both of them were very close to me and I always wished the best for them. Dem also mentioned a lot of times that if they were happy, it would be good. He actually cared about Luc but did not mention it much.

Either way, Luc and Dem both cared for each other and wished the best. Now, Ruby and I were in the picture too. We made a great team together. If we could live happily like this forever, that would be great.