Beast King'S Crippled Mate novel Chapter 7

Chapter 7 - Chapter 7: A Gentle Monster

Gale found Swan's tricks to make herself look cute and innocent very interesting because it worked perfectly when combined with her doe eyes that looked at him as if she never had any ill intention towards him.

But it got tiring quickly when she kept doing it.

"I told you. You don't need to do this. We are already married, so you don't need to flirt with me to get my attention," Gale said.

"F-flirt?" Swan shook her head vehemently, fearing that Gale might've misunderstood. "G-Gale, this is your bed, and I'm uhm… I'm just Swan."

"And Swan is my wife," Gale replied.

"Y-yes, but…" Swan bit her lip as she got frustrated. She was not allowed to tell the truth that she had been treated differently compared to Aria, because Queen Mother said it would incite his anger, and he could easily kill everyone in Holy Achate in a fit of rage.

She tried to work her brain out of this sticky situation, "But I'm not comfortable sleeping with you…"

"You are that scared of me, huh?" Gale had a mocking smile as if he had fully expected that answer from his wife. But this time, he didn't release his aura that could suffocate her. Gale simply got up from the bed, and turned around, "I should've known. Everyone has always been terrified of me anyway, so you are no exception."

"N-no, I just—"

"You can sleep here. Don't worry, I will never disturb you anymore."

Swan panicked when she saw Gale begin to step away from the bed. She was scared of him, obviously, but she thought that angering him would only make things worse.

She opened her lips, trying to get a word out of her throat, but she kept on stuttering because she couldn't find the right word to stop him.

It wasn't until Gale reached the door that Swan finally gathered her courage and yelled, "Gale!"

Gale stopped on his track. He looked over his shoulder, waiting for Swan to say something else.

She saw that Swan was flustered by her own voice.

"I-I'm not scared of you," Swan said with all her courage. She suppressed all her fears and began to think of all the good things that Gale had done for her.

Of course, there weren't many, but the fact that he didn't outright beat or yell at her was a great kindness in her mind, especially when she was sent as a mere sacrifice of a defeated kingdom.

"You don't seem sure about your own words just now," Gale called her out. "You are not the first one to be scared of me, and certainly not the last. It is fine, Swan."

"No!" Swan insisted. "I-I'm scared because we just know each other, and they said you are a… monster."