Beast King'S Crippled Mate

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: My Purpose in Life

Gale had a lot of questions and suspicions in mind, but intentionally excluded Swan from any of it as he didn't want to suspect his beloved.

In a few months of knowing her, Swan had become the light in his life-a pure, untouched light that gave him peace of mind-it would crush him if he ever suspected Swan of doing something against him.

"What should we do next, Your Majesty? We have no idea where he is right now," a squirrel beastman asked. "Should we continue going south?"

Gale paused momentarily, then replied, "Go back to the Kingdom and form four scout divisions. Each should go to the north, south, east, and west. Rock must've been helped by a mysterious power, so be careful. All of you may leave now."

"Understood, Your Majesty!"

As Gale was left alone, he stepped inside the cave. He kicked the rubbles around him to identify the scent better, and he was not mistaken.

"This is Rock's scent, and also a unique scent that Swan usually has..." Gale's lips thinned. He kept trying to deny Swan's involvement because it simply didn't make sense.

But then, he remembered how Swan's sister, Aria, yelled hysterically while calling Swan a witch.

Gale thought it was a ridiculous and baseless accusation. Now, he wasn't so sure.noveldrama

'What if she's actually a witch? If she is a powerful witch, it would make complete sense as to why she was unharmed when Rock attacked her, and also gives me an answer to how Rock could escape the dungeon... and then this...'

Gale gritted his teeth. He didn't want to continue that train of thought, because he didn't want to suspect his beloved. He shook his head vehemently before muttering, "No, my Swan will never go against me. She is my mate, and we are supposed to be loyal to each other no matter what."

But what if she is not my fated mate? What if she is actually Rock Silverfang's fated mate? Would that be the reason why she keeps defending him?

That idea crossed his mind for a second, and a surge of anger grew inside of him, causing him to release all of his overpowering aura. All animals around the forest immediately fell to the ground as they suffocated.

His heart ached and it worsened every second he was imagining his beloved mate kissing another man.

Gale's eyes began to glow beneath the blindfold. He was about to release his true energy and possibly kill everything in this forest, including every human in Andur Village.

Knowing he couldn't continue like this, he took a few deep breaths to calm down.

"That can't be. Swan is mine, and I am hers. We are destined by the Moon Goddess. That's the only way," Gale convinced himself. "I need to go back to see her. I want to make sure that my feelings aren't fake."

"Just because I can't identify my fated mate, doesn't mean I cannot understand this warmth in my heart."

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"Open your eyes, my dear knight."

Rock opened his eyes slowly as his Princess told him so. He looked around and found the area to be heavily wooded. Some of the plants and small animals in this place were foreign to him, as he had never seen them before.

"Where are we, Princess?"

Swan smiled at him and said, "We are on another continent across the West Sea, far from the Kingdom of Beastmen. You shall live here until you are strong enough to stand toe-to-toe in front of my husband. When that time comes, I hope he will see you as an equal and treat you better."

"T-then, do you want me to stay by your side when that time comes, Princess?"

"As my dear knight, yes," Swan replied. She caressed his hair, and for each stroke, Rock felt like his body began to heal from hunger and exhaustion.

"But what about you, Princess? You have nobody to protect you while I'm not around..."

"I have my husband. He-whom I held dearly in my heart-will always protect me," Swan answered.

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Rock stared at Swan in reverence. He didn't know if it was fascination, admiration, worship, or love, but he knew that from now on, he would dedicate his entire life, every single breath he had to this angel-like woman.

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Nevertheless, he still had one question that had been haunting him every night.

"Princess, about what happened that night at the lake. I have been poisoned by Lady Jade," Rock confessed. "She put something in my drink, and I cannot control myself."

"It is all to my acknowledgment, dear knight," Swan smiled. Truthfully, she didn't know why she

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in this way, because deep in heart, she was shocked and panicked once she heard this piece of information from Rock. But her lips spoke against her will, and her body moved on its own. "She too-shall face her sin once her time has come."

Rock was ashamed to ask this but then continued because he didn't want to miss knowing the truth.

"Even without the poison, I have sinfully lusted over you, Princess. Does that mean I am fascinated or are we... fated to be together?"

Swan almost exploded when Rock asked this. She wanted to yell 'NO!' as she

had only accepted Gale as her husband, and would not take another man in her

life.

But her lips didn't say that.

Instead, she said, "You shall know your fated mate once you meet me again when you are as strong as Gale Stormfront. This is a goodbye, my dear knight. I have to return to my husband."

Swan's body began to glow brighter again, and Rock panicked as he still wanted to hug his Princess.

"No! Princess, I-I haven't talked with you enough, I—"

Rock was unable to finish his sentence when Swan's body dispersed into light particles and slowly faded out.

"-feel warm beside you..." Rock completed his sentence as he was hugging the air. "My Princess..."

Rock closed his eyes, and once he opened them again, his eyes were burning with determination.

Now that he was given a purpose to live by his Princess, he had to fulfill it no matter what.

"So I can see you again, Princess."