Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 247: Damning Evidence (I)

Alice quickly sneaked out of Long Xiurong’s room after taking the gray mammoth tusk and the damning letter from Rock Silverfang. She pocketed them and walked around the castle ground as if she hadn’t done anything.

’Now, I need to find a way to tell His Majesty about the three traitors,’ Alice thought as she walked past the throne room. She knew that His Majesty had been staying inside his room with that crippled bitch for three days, and no dire matters would be enough to get him out of his bedroom.

Alice couldn’t just walk into the King’s bedroom, nor could she ask Myra and Maya to tell him something, because she was currently treated like a ghost.

’Then, I need to find a way to lure him out,’ Alice wrung her brain to look for a solution but found no answer to her problem. She clicked her tongue and muttered, "Oh well, I guess there is no other way but to do it in the most primitive way possible. As long as it works, I guess."

Alice was in a great mood. She imagined what would happen once the Beast King found out about this damning evidence.

"I will execute the plan right now. Let’s see what you will do next, you traitors. Hahaha," Alice couldn’t help but snicker as she imagined three heads; Long Xiurong, Rock, and Swan on three stakes in the middle of the city square, just like what happened to Lady Jade.

She would be the first one to spit on all of their corpses.

’Maybe His Majesty will be thankful since I’ve uncovered the scheme against him. Maybe he will promote me as his new personal attendant, or at least a head servant! Oh, I can’t wait to punish those people who dare to ignore me right now!’

**

Long Xiurong returned to her room after having lunch together with the Beast King and Queen. She was nervous at first because of the Beast King’s presence, but gradually found herself in a good mood as she witnessed the two lovebirds in their nest.

It was proof that even a tough wolf beastman like Gale could be very affectionate to his beloved.

’Does that mean Rock would be just as loving the Beast King, or maybe more? He’s not as cold as the Beast King, so I assume he will be ten times sweeter!’ Long Xiurong giggled as she imagined Rock acting even sweeter than usual. ’I can’t wait for him to visit again. I want to see him.’

Long Xiurong still remembered how Rock told her that it would take him a month to prepare for everything, so she could leave the castle and they could start a life somewhere else. The thought excited her but also made her a bit nervous as she wondered how Rock would bring her out of there without making it look like a kidnapping.

"Rock Silverfang..." Long Xiurong muttered as she pulled the drawer to find the gray mammoth tusk, a keepsake she often held dearly in her hand whenever she missed that handsome young wolf.

Her smile vanished when she found out that the gray mammoth tusk and the letter were not in it.

"W-where are they?" Long Xiurong asked herself as she pulled another drawer. She began panicking as she couldn’t find them anywhere. "I-I remember I put them in here! Where are they?!"

Long Xiurong turned her room upside down to find the gray mammoth tusk and Rock’s letter, but both things had disappeared without a trace.

Long Xiurong paled instantly, as she realized the severity of the situation, "Did someone find out about Rock and I?"

**

The night was still too cold even though spring was near, and as usual, Swan was wrapped in a blanket while Gale was hugging her from behind.

Swan was still weak to cold, especially around her deformed leg as it would ache badly when the temperature dropped.

"Are you alright, Sweetheart? Do you need me to hug you tighter?" Gale asked. Usually, he wouldn’t ask for permission, but since Swan was pregnant, he didn’t want to accidentally hurt their cub, since he often forgot how strong he was.

"No need. My body is fine, husband. It’s just my feet that’s a bit too cold. It’s painful," Swan muttered as she endured the pain. "I’ll be fine by dawn."

Gale sighed.

He felt pathetic because he was powerless in this situation.

He wanted to heal his wife’s feet, but it was impossible. When someone like Matoa said that it was impossible to do, there was only so much he could do.

Gale sat on the bed and gently covered Swan’s deformed feet with his hands, so he could share his naturally warm body heat with her.

He gently massaged her feet and said, "I’m sorry, wife."

"For what?"

"For my inability to cure your legs," Gale replied. "I promised, but I failed..."

Swan smiled at her husband, "I’ve lived through many winters with these feet. I will do just fine. In fact, I feel so much better now because you are by my side."

That didn’t make him feel better. He felt the opposite instead.

He didn’t want to let his wife suffer for too long.

"Let’s go to the Sacred Selene Lake in summer, alright? The weather will be fine, and you won’t feel hurt while traveling for a long time," Gale said. "Or I can bring you in late spring. It should be warm enough for you."

"I would be happy to go," Swan replied as she endured the pain in her leg. "But you don’t need to think too much about my leg. We can always go when you have more free time."

Gale knew his wife wasn’t the type to make a ruckus or demand unnecessary things, but he still wanted to give her a perfect life.

"You don’t know how blessed I am to have you, Swan. I promise to give you a perfect and prosperous life. As long as you’re loyal to me, then I will never leave you alone," Gale vowed.

Swan’s body stiffened for a second before she resumed her lie, "I am loyal to you, husband. I truly am..."