The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

I knocked on the door, panting crazily. My body was weak. But I could not slow down at all. I knew I had to come here. I needed to talk to him. I needed to know, not just one thing, but plenty of things.

I had questions that required answers.

Because perhaps I knew why Demetrius wanted me at first and why he did not remember it now.

"You are here earlier than I expected," he smiled, opening the door.

"King Ford," I said, trying to catch my breath. "You opened the door yourself. Were you expecting me?"

"Who knows?" he chuckled and helped me stand. Because of the running, my already weak body was weaker. And because I was wearing a dress, it was even harder to run.

He led me to a nearby room. No one else was there. It was better this way. I wanted to talk to him in private as well.

"You..."

"Drink some water first and catch your breath. I am not going away," he said and poured me a glass of water. "It's not poisoned. You and I both know it well."

I drank the water and tried to catch my breath. It took me a few minutes to calm down fully, catching my breath.

"You are a dark mage," I finally said.

I did not need any more proof. Because I was sure of it. He was the one I saw in that dream after all. Perhaps it was not a dream. It was a fragment of my past that was removed by the potion Dem fed me that day.

"Ah, so you have figured it out," he said and sat down on the couch in front of me.

"Your mother was a black-eyed female werewolf who did not have any other demonic ability. That's why, if she killed a dark mage, she could absorb their power. And that's what she did. After you were born, you were born with black mana inside you, right?"

"That's right. I am surprised you figured it all out yourself."

"And you... you went to my world, not to kill me. Rather, you went there for something else, but ended up awakening a bit of my power," I said. "Tell me. What the hell is going on?"

He let out a chuckle and entwined his hands. His golden eyes met mine, the same ones that I saw in that dream.

"Let me tell you from the beginning," he said. "I have always known about my power as a dark mage. My mother- she was a greedy woman. When I was five years old, my power as a dark mage was awakened. The dark mage who awakened my power was a very powerful dark mage. He just had to touch me once.

At that time, I did not know how powerful he was. I thought every dark mage could do it just like that. But actually, awakening a dark mage's power is not simple. Even though I am not that powerful, still awakening my power would require some rituals. But he did not need any of that. Later I understood how powerful he was.

I know what you are going to ask. But I don't know who it was. I don't remember his face. It was a very long time ago. I don't know his name as well. But there is one thing- he had blue eyes, just like yours."

"You probably heard that the spies of Trouvaille are quite skilled, right?" he asked and I nodded. "My spies reported to me about this. King Demetrius, your husband did not have a good relationship with his family. The only person he was close with was Luc. But suddenly, when he was sixteen, his behavior towards his mother started to change. It was as if they were friendly from the beginning.

I was surprised and sent more spies. After that, I found out that he was looking for a human girl who had black mana inside her in another world. Apparently, he wanted that girl to make Querencia a powerful kingdom."

'Haa, I knew it... I knew it even before he said it... But why does my heart stink so much? Is it because what I feared is actually the truth? I knew he did not love me seven years ago, he said so as well. But I did not want to know that he wanted me for power...

It hurts... This word- power- it hurts to hear it.'

"Are you alright...?" he asked, worried.

"... P-Please... continue...," I mumbled in a shaky voice.

"This strange attitude of him increased over a year. And then, suddenly I heard that his sister, Evelyn Easton, went into the other world and then he went to save her. At that time, I could not do anything. But I knew that somehow, it happened so he could see you."

"I helped Evelyn that time. I mean, I helped a reddish wolf, and then Demetrius told me that it was actually Evelyn."

"You are going to be very shocked now," he chuckled bitterly. "Actually, that time, Evelyn did not leave the palace in the first place."

"W-What...?"

"Yes, she did not leave the palace. Someone fed her some kind of potion and because of that, she was unconscious. My spies saw some knights taking her to a forest house, made for mating. But the members of the Royal family, every single one of them knew that Evelyn had gone into another world. Actually, it was the doing of someone from the Royal family. To be precise, it was your husband.

He did so, so he could see you with the excuse of saving Evelyn. And the wolf you saved? It was easy. Your husband just had to attack one and make it look like an accident, so your kind heart would lead you to help it, only to make a path for him to make sure that you really were a dark mage."