Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 228: Pregnant?

"Pregnant?" Swan finished Myra’s sentence.

Myra and Maya were scared that Princess Swan would get sad whenever the topic of pregnancy came up, so they tried to clarify, "I-it could be a possibility that you’re actually pregnant, Princess. B-but we are unsure since we don’t really know how female human pregnancy works..."

Swan thoughtfully considered the possibility.

She had seen one maid who got pregnant while working in the Holy Achate Palace. It was an unwanted pregnancy, since the maid was still young, and had a fling with a soldier.

Swan didn’t know much about what kind of daily life that maid had experienced as a pregnant woman, but she remembered her cries of pain when she gave birth. The maid immediately got kicked out of the palace once Aria found out about this.

Thus, Swan’s understanding of pregnancy was also very limited.

"M-maybe we should call Matoa again, Princess. We don’t think the castle doctor is knowledgeable about human pregnancy, but Matoa is famous all across the land," Maya suggested.

"Mm, yes, I will call him once winter ends. It’s only two weeks from now anyway," Swan smiled. Honestly, she was very skeptical that she could get pregnant at this point. They had mated so many times, and since both she and Gale were very fertile, it was just a matter of fate that they weren’t meant to be together.

Despite that, Swan still wanted to give it a shot. Maybe the Goddess finally pitied her enough and blessed her with a baby.

"A baby, huh?" Swan smiled as she subconsciously caressed her flat belly. "I wonder if such a miracle could happen."

**

Long Xiurong had been opening her window every night, gazing at the moon while waiting for that handsome young wolf to come and meet her again.

She had the letter written by Queen Swan in her left hand, while her right hand was clutching the mammoth tusk pendant, the lifesaving keepsake given by Rock Silverfang.

The cold was not good for her, as she was just a normal human. She drank a lot of hot tea these days to fight the cold. She also kept the fireplace burning for the entire night so she could stay warm even when the window was opened. Long Xiurong believed that Rock would eventually come to her.

’Goddess Asmara, I didn’t believe in you at first, but I believe in you now that I’ve seen Rock Silverfang. My heart tells me that he is the man that I need. He is the man who will give me joy in life. Oh, Goddess, please let me meet him again. I want to see him.’ freeωebnovēl.c૦m

As she finished her prayer, she heard a rustle from a tree not far from her window. She looked down, and saw a very fast-moving silhouette, dashing left and right while making sure that he kept himself under the dark.

The man leaped high into her room and landed right on the window’s railing.

Long Xiurong was stunned as Rock took off his mask and smiled widely until his teeth were showing, "Good evening, Lady Long. It’s been a while, right?"

It took Long Xiurong a good ten seconds before she snapped out of her daze. She quickly pulled Rock into her room and closed the window.

"No need to be so nervous. I made sure to check around the area and only came here after the guards stopped patrolling this area," Rock assured. "I also wear a special cream to conceal my scent."

"Even so, don’t you see Lady Jade’s head in the city square? I don’t want you to end up like that if you get discovered," Long Xiurong said worriedly.

Rock couldn’t hide his smile anymore. He felt giddy and said, "Thank you for worrying about me, Lady Long."

Long Xiurong and Rock stared at each other in silence after that. Both of them had many things to say in their minds, but none came out of their mouths until Long Xiurong broke the silence by saying, "Thank you for the gray mammoth tusk. This gift from you has saved my life from Lady Jade many times. This item is also the reason why she got tried and executed by the Beast King himself."

Long Xiurong was still clutching the mammoth tusk in her hand, but she took a deep breath and slowly opened her fist, "Queen Swan said she has never seen something so unique before, so I assume it’s very rare. I don’t think it’s fair for me to keep it when you might need it more. Or do you want me to give it to Queen Swan instead?"

"No, you should keep it for remembrance sake," Rock denied as he gently held her hand and closed her fist. "I gave it to you because I want you to be safe. Even if you have no use for it now, at least you can still remember me from time to time when looking at this tusk."

Long Xiurong’s cheeks reddened instantly. Her body turned hot, and she felt like the gray mammoth tusk had turned into hot coal in her hand. She lowered her head and pulled her hand.

Long Xiurong shoved the letter to his chest and stammered, "T-t-this is the letter written by Queen Swan. Y-you should read it, and then write a new one for her if you want to."

Rock held the letter but kept his eyes on Lady Long the whole time. He had been questioning whether Long Xiurogn was truly his fated one every day after their very first encounter, and now that he was breathing her scent that filled the room again, he realized that might be true.

Rock couldn’t get enough of her scent. It made him want to stay close by her side forever if he could.

Long Xiurong took a few steps back, and added, "I-I don’t want to peek at the letter. I know it’s private between you two. So, just tell me when you’re done, okay?"

However, Rock took a big stride toward Long Xiurong and held her hand, "Why don’t we read it together instead? My dearest Princess has trusted you to deliver this letter, so she must’ve trusted you enough to read it with me."