The Werewolf King's Bride

She did not need to awaken her power at all. I would always be with her. So, I could always save her. And, besides, awakening her power would only endanger her life because most werewolves despised dark mages and would want to kill or use her.

It had been three weeks since that night. She was able to walk properly now and did not have any trouble breathing as well. She had been oddly quiet for two weeks. But now she was conversing with others in the same way she had before. Though she had not yet returned to her normal self, I was hopeful that she would do so soon.

She had begun to look after some palace documents. I told her she needed to rest, but she refused. She seemed to be trying to prove that she, too, belonged here and that she was not useless. I had never thought of her in that light and had always advised her not to push herself. It was, however, just one of her insecurities.

The doctor told me to let her do what she wanted, so I did not tell her anything else later.

"Dem..."

"Yes?"

"Take a look at this. Do I look okay?"

She was dressed in a shirt and pants and stood in front of me. It was the same outfit she used to practice swordsmanship in. Her hair was also braided. Last week, she had cut her hair a bit just like she wanted.

"... Where are you going?" I asked.

I was working in my study. She suddenly barged in. It seemed she ran in here since I could not even get the chance to know that she was here before she barged in.

"I asked Perita to teach me swordsmanship. I learned for about one month only. She said it will take time if I want to get better at it," she said with a smile. "Last week, my period stopped. So I can move more freely now."

"Are you going now?"

"Yeah... I wanted to show you my outfit. Do you notice any difference?"

"That cat\'s in your back pocket," I pointed out. "And... you wore a green sapphire ring matching its... I mean, her eyes. You even attempted to embroider the face of the cat on the front of your shirt."

"Yeah... it\'s not that good," she grumbled glumly. "It looks more like a fish... the total opposite..."

"You tried, hun," I said. "And besides, it looks good too."

"You are just trying to make me feel better."

Well, everything she did was cute. It did not matter whether it looked like a cat or a fish. It was cute nonetheless.

"Come here," I said.

"Why?"

"You don\'t need a reason to come to your husband."

"That\'s true...," she mumbled, taking slow steps towards me.

We did not get intimate for a long time. It was primarily for her health, but there was also a risk of her becoming pregnant again if we went ahead with it. None of us initiated it anyway. I was holding back, thinking of her situation. I wanted to give her some time to gather herself together.

The full moon was approaching as well. But I did not want to force her to sleep with me if she did not want to even then. It would hurt me quite a lot, but it was okay. If it was for her, I could do anything.

I wished she did not know about the full moon. I would remind others around her not to tell her about it as well. Or she would definitely come to me so I would not feel any pain even if she did not like it.

I spread my arms and she sat on my lap, placing her head against my chest. Her scent seemed to relax me, as it always did. Of course, there were times when her scent made me feel restless and crazy as if I wanted to eat her up.

"Why aren\'t you being comfortable?"

"Sapphire is in my back pocket. She will get hurt..."

"Get it... her out then," I said.

"Okay...," she mumbled as she took the cat from her back pocket and placed it on the table.

The cat strangely listened to Blue a lot and never did anything she did not want her to do. And more surprisingly, the cat even liked to snuggle up against me. I did not like this act much, but since my wife loved the cat and would be upset if I refused, I put up with it.

"Ah, she wants to get on my lap," she chuckled. "She is really cute, isn\'t she?"

"Hmm..."

"Your reaction is dry..."

"That\'s cause you are cuter than the cat. So, it\'s hard for me to call it... her cute."

Her ears turned red as she ignored me and took the cat into her arms. These days, the cat was constantly interfering with our quality time.

The cat touched me with her paw and scratched gently over my sleeve for no reason, meowing. "Aww, you like Daddy a lot?"

\'Ugh, I don\'t want to be this thing\'s daddy or something. But, since she refers to herself as the mommy, I\'d rather be the daddy than anyone else...\'

"By the way," she muttered, scratching the cat behind her ear, "Perita also told me that she will get someone to help me with the dagger as well."

"Like train you with it?"

"Uh-huh," she said, nodding. "You know, I need to get better at using it. I mean, up until now, I used it without knowing how to use it properly. I was lucky. But not every time, luck is going to be on my side. So, I think it\'s better to learn it as soon as possible..."

"Alright, you can do whatever you want to."

"I can?"

"Yeah, it\'s your choice," I said.

She nodded and kissed and nibbled me on the neck suddenly. I was shocked. She liked to snuggle in my arms, but she rarely initiated a daring move.

"Babe?"

"Hm?"

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing... It just looked tasty..."

"What...?"

"I will leave then. You can do your work now," she said and got up normally. She gave me a peck on the lips. "Bye. You said you will have lunch with me. Don\'t forget that and finish your work by then.

I will be waiting."

"... Yes..."

"Bye," she smiled and waved at me. She even made the cat wave at me with her paw.

"Yeah, bye...," I mumbled, waving back while I was still in a daze.

"What just happened...?"

I clearly remembered that she even rubbed her palm on my chest in a seductive kind of way. But she was not like this at all. Now it was a matter to think about.

"Call Doctor Dimitri and send him to my study right now," I ordered a servant in my head.

Doctor Dimitri was interested in Blue because she was a human. He was eager to treat her as well. I took the chance and made him her personal doctor. He only could treat her now.

The previous Imperial doctor was suspended. She was Ezekiel\'s older sister. She admitted that she was the one who told Ezekiel about my wife\'s pregnancy even though it was supposed to be a secret. I wanted to execute her, but my wife told me not to do so.

Rather, she wanted to be in charge of her punishment and decided to suspend her and ban her from getting any other job in any hospital in the kingdom. She was even forbidden to get the pass to leave the kingdom.

Though I would rather finish her life than give her a chance, I still did not hate my wife\'s decision. Blue did not kill her, but she did not give her a chance to prove herself again either. It was not bad.

"Your Highness, Doctor Dimitri is here."

"Send him in."

"Your Highness," the doctor bowed. "You called for me?"

"Yes," I said. "Please take a seat."

He looked at me as if I had said something I never did. Well, it was true that I said this to someone for the first time other than my wife. It was because of her- she told me that it was important to respect those who helped you, at least. And she even made me promise her that I would do so.

Now I had no choice but to act like that. It did not feel that good. But at least, I could tell her that I listened to her today.

"I will be frank," I said as the doctor took a seat in front of me. "Has my wife lost her mind?"

"Pfft..."