The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

Demetrius came back to the bedroom that evening. I was signing a few papers when the door suddenly burst open and he came in.

"Ah, Dem... You are early tonight...," I said, looking up from the documents.

"Actually, the Duke of Ataraxia will come tonight," he said. "Luc sent me a letter just a while ago. I was in the middle of a meeting, so I came back as soon as possible to tell you this. He contacted him this afternoon and the duke said he can come tonight."

"Why do I feel like that's not the whole case?" I asked, eyeing him.

"... You always see through me," he sighed guiltily. "Well, it's not like I did something huge. I just blackmailed him a bit."

"Blackmailed?" I repeated. "Why would you blackmail him?"

"If I told him to come just like that, he would not. So, I threatened him a bit so he can't refuse and does as I tell him to."

"What did you even blackmail him with?"

"My dear wife, your husband is always prepared," he smirked. "I always make sure that I have enough things to threaten someone anytime in case I need them to do something for me."

"Isn't it kind of... evil?"

"Well, perhaps it is, but who cares?" he shrugged. "If I need to do something, I will do it in any way possible. It does not matter if the technique is evil or not."

I should have understood this. It was not like I was surprised. He was the type of person to talk and do things like that.

"By the way, he will come to this midnight," he said. "Is that time oaky for you? Or should I tell him to come later or something?"

"No, it's fine," I quickly said.

I wondered how much of my power the duke of Ataraxia would be able to awaken. I was kind of sure that he would not be able to awaken my power fully. It got to the point that I did not even hope. I just knew that he would not be able to.

What Luc told me that day made sense and could be true. Perhaps my biological father or whoever that person was, wanted me to find them because they knew that no one else would be able to awaken my power. If that was the case, then it was a problem.

For now, I was fine with my power awakened just enough so I could at least take pregnancy preventing pills. The full moon was tomorrow. So, it was important to have my power partially awakened tonight.

I usually worked on the bed since it was much more comfortable. I could work faster than before, so I could finish more work in a certain period.

It was not until Dem climbed on the bed and hugged me that I noticed that he had already taken his clothes off. He was only wearing his underwear. He usually slept in his robe or underwear since it was much more comfortable for him. But he was not going to sleep now, was he?

"What...?"

"You are always working. Focus on me..."

"Dem, you are the one who works the most. I do almost nothing every day," I said. "I only work in the evening or at night."

"Really? But you work no less too...," he mumbled, snuggling close to me. He was rubbing his face against my chest again.

I pulled the papers up from under his head and started reading them again while running fingers through his hair. There were not many of them left. Dem did not disturb me at all while I finished checking the rest of the documents and signing them. Since I did not need to write anything today, only needed to read them and sign, it was not a problem to do so in this position.

"Finished?"

"Yeah."

"Finally!"

"You were behaving yourself," I chuckled. "I am surprised..."

"I was good. Then why don't you reward me?" he muttered, looking at me.

I laughed and pressed my lips on his. Perhaps he did not think I would do it right away because he seemed taken aback. The kiss ended pretty fast. None of us wanted to elaborate it since in that case, it would be hard to control ourselves. At least, until I could take pregnancy preventing pills again, we were not supposed to do it.

"It's hard, isn't it?" he sighed.

"It is...," I agreed. "Just wait a bit more."

"I know... After all, that's what I'm doing now."

It was clear how hard it was for him to hold back. Even I was feeling it. But there was nothing we could do for now. All we could do was wait.

"By the way, what did you and Evelyn talked about?" he asked. And I was wondering why he had not asked me this yet. He was the type to ask about every single thing I did each day.

"Well, Evelyn told me about how she and Merrick met. Do you know about it?"

"No, I don't," he replied. "I never asked her. I mean, we are not that close to talk about these kinds of things, you know."

'But she's your sister...! '

"She and Merrick met when they were traveling. They met near a waterfall," I said. I told Dem about how Evelyn and Merrick met. He did not seem that interested, but he listened to me.

He did not do it because he did not want to make me or his sister feel bad. It was because he needed to know if Evelyn told me something that would make me want to turn my back on him.

"Dem, aren't you interested at all in your sister's life? I mean, she is your sister. Usually, a brother is interested in his sister's life just as a sister is interested in her brother's life," I said.

"But I am not interested. If I don't count her as my family, then why should I be interested in her life? I just never was interested in her or anyone else. I don't know why, but I just don't care."

"I see... I can't change that, I guess. But I wish you will try to interact with her a bit," I said.

"My wife, don't tell me to do this kind of things. I will do anything for you, but not this. I just don't want to get involved with any of them. So don't tell me to do this."

"Ah, okay... I don't want to force you," I said. "But would it be alright if I tell you a bit about her every now and then?"

"Why?"

"I'm not telling you to do anything. I'm saying that I will only talk to you about her and her family. So please just listen to me this time. You said it's fine if I don't tell you to do anything. You only have to listen to me, that's all. Is that okay?"

He sighed. "If you want that then it's fine," he said. "I will only have to listen to you, right?"

"Yes, that's all I want," I said.

Dem and I talked about normal things like we always used to do. It was a relaxing moment. Though I was a bit worried about awakening my power, I still managed to calm down talking to him. He always had that kind of effect on me. It was like his voice could calm me down.

We had dinner together. Dem did not have much work to do, or at least, that was what he told me. Sometimes, he lied about it just to spend some time with me. I told him not to do that and he also said he would not. But I had a feeling that he still did so.

"Ruby agreed to accept Luc's proposal," I said while Dem was tying the ribbons of my gown on my back.

I was wearing a plain black gown. If it was just Luc, then I would wear the nightgown. But since the duke of Ataraxia was going to be there as well, I decided to wear a gown.

"Why?" he asked.

"What 'why'?"

"Why would she accept his proposal? He is ugly! He doesn't know anything about married life," he said

"No one knows much about married life without getting married," I pointed out. "You didn't know much before marrying me as well. It's the same for him."

"But what's she going to do about him being ugly?"

"Luc is not ugly... Jeez! You only think you are handsome, don't you?"

"Of course," he replied nonchalantly. "I am the most handsome man you will ever meet just like you are most beautiful woman anyone can meet."

I blushed. Even though I could not argue about him being the most handsome man since I believed so as well, my part was definitely not true. He was saying that just because he loved me. It was the same all the time. He always said the same thing. Original content from M-VL-emp,yr