Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 230: My Ah-Rong

Rock was on cloud nine as he found her scent simply incredible. He instinctively opened his mouth, ready to bite her right there, right now. He wanted to mark her, so he would be able to keep track of her scent and make sure to be there when she needed him.

Closing his eyes tightly, Rock tried his best to fight his instinct and suppress himself. He knew their situation wasn’t ideal right now.

He was a fugitive who could get killed anytime if his Alpha caught him. He also knew that Long Xiurong was technically His Majesty’s second wife, even though she was unwanted, and had never been touched before. At least based on what Rock found after listening to rumors circulating in the castle.

Hence, Rock mentioned, "Lady Long, I know about your identity."

Long Xiurong jolted. She got swept away by this handsome young wolf to the point she had forgotten the fact that she was still married to the Beast King.

In the next moment, she quickly relaxed her body when she remembered her conversation with the Beast King and Queen Swan during the banquet, "His Majesty allows me to find my own love since my marriage is a trap set by Lady Jade. He has never touched me, nor did he ever visit my room."

"Even so, I still can’t mark you, Lady Long," Rock said.

Long Xiurong turned around to face him and asked in bewilderment, "W-why not? Am I truly your..."

Rock nodded slowly, "Yes, there is no mistaking it. You are my fated one, Long Xiurong."

Long Xiurong gasped. She covered her mouth but kept her eye contact with Rock Silverfang. As they kept staring at each other, tears began welling up and streaming down her cheeks.

Rock thought that Long Xiurong didn’t like the fact, so he lowered his head shamefully, "I’m sorry, Long Xiurong. Fate can be so cruel at times."

"W-what are you being sorry for?"

"Because you are fated to a fugitive like me. I’m constantly on the run due to the sin I committed back then, and now I cannot mark you, because if I did, His Majesty would instantly know my whereabouts and your contact with me," Rock replied. "I’m sorry, Long Xiurong."

"D-don’t repeat that last sentence. I’m not crying because I’m sad," Long Xiurong said. "I’m just happy because I’ve been praying to the Goddess to find me a good man as my husband. I didn’t expect the answer to be you, but I am very happy nonetheless."

Rock lifted his head. He didn’t know what to expect from Long Xiurong right now. He thought that Long Xiurong would tell him to leave, and he was ready to do so, as he didn’t want to put her life in danger.

"I know that you can’t mark me now. But please, at least give me something to remember," Long Xiourong muttered as she opened her arms, "Kiss me, Rock."

"Lady Long..." Rock finally let go of his worry and embraced her before planting a deep kiss on her lips.

Long Xiurong closed her eyes, enjoying her very first kiss.

She had a lot of expectations about her first kiss before she met with Rock. She thought that the Beast King would be her first kiss, and the kiss would be rough.

But now, she was kissing none other than a fugitive called Rock Silverfang, and their kiss was indescribable.

It was full of passion, and as each second passed, Long Xiurong’s brain continued exploding with thousands of fireworks.

They continued kissing each other for a while before Rock reluctantly separated himself to give Long Xiurong a room to breathe. He looked at Long Xiurong’s red face and smiled, "Thank you, Lady Long."

"Don’t call me Lady Long..." Long Xiurong replied weakly, as she was still trying to catch her breath. "Call me Ah-Rong."

"Ah... Rong?"

"It is a term we used to refer to someone close to us, like a family or lover in the Eastern Long Dynasty," Long Xiurong added. "You should call me Ah-Rong because we will eventually be together in the end, right?"

"Ah-Rong..." That name was slowly imprinted in Rock’s mind and left such a sweet taste that made him want to keep saying it. "Ah-Rong. My Ah-Rong."

"Yes, yes, I’m here, husband," Long Xiurong giggled shyly.

Rock kissed her again, and this time, he made sure this kiss would forever be imprinted in his mind.

Rock gently pushed his Ah-Rong to the bed, and continued ravaging her lips, but stopped right when he got the urge to undress her and bite her neck.

He took a step back and stammered, "I-I can’t. I can’t mark you now. It’s too dangerous."

"I-I don’t mind—"

"No, you don’t understand, Ah-Rong," Rock refused. "His Majesty hates traitors the most. He will also hunt you down like he did to me. I don’t want your life to be in constant fear and danger."

Rock took another step back to clear his head, but the sight of Long Xiurong on the bed almost made him lose control again.

He quickly averted his gaze and walked to the window, trying to distract his mind by looking at the view outside.

"Then, are you going to leave me here forever?" Long Xiurong asked as she sat on the bed. "I... I am unwanted here, Rock. Nobody except Queen Swan likes me, and I spent my days doing nothing but waiting for you. I am nothing but a prisoner in this castle, all because Lady Jade lied to me about His Majesty back then."

Rock clenched the windowsill as he thought hard about what to do next. He turned around and said, "I promise I will take you with me, but not now. I have to make sure we have a place we can call our home... our den."

"But how long would that be?" Long Xiurong kept pushing. "It took so long for you to return and meet me again after your last letter. I’m scared you will break your promise and forget about me."