Chapter 76: Chapter 76: About Rock (II)


    Swan''s eyes widened, and she showed a hint of fear for the first time, which infuriated Gale even more. He was now convinced that Swan had divided her heart into two, one for him and one for Rock.


    As an Alpha and a king who refused to share, he had to hunt Rock and kill him as soon as possible. It was the beastmen''s way of handling things.


    Death.


    It was thest resort that would solve every problem in his culture.


    "You should''ve known that you aren''t allowed to divide your hearts into two, Swan. I''ve marked you, and you will stay marked for the rest of your life. Just because I''ve been cursed and lost my ability to identify my fated mate, doesn''t mean I can''t make you mine," Gale said firmly. It was a statement that sealed Swan''s fate. "So, the only way to make sure that you stop thinking about Rock is to kill him."


    Swan was on the verge of tears right now. She didn''t know how Gale could say something so cruel.


    She knew people in the Holy Achate said that Gale was a mindless beast, but she refused to believe so because she lived with him and enjoyed his thoughtful actions and love.


    That''s why she was desperate to keep that image of a just king, loving husband, and caring man about Gale.


    "I don''t love him, nor did I ever divide my heart in two," Swan denied with a shaky voice. "I care about him a lot because I know he is innocent, and I... I''ve lived through injustice in my entire life. I don''t want you to be a cruel man."


    "I have never been kind in my whole life," Gale refuted. "And what do you know about injustice? You lived in a pce."


    Swan was so close to telling Gale about everything, including the torment and torture that she suffered in her entire life before he took her out of the Pce of Holy Achate.


    But she didn''t want to risk it. She didn''t want to know what kind of reaction Gale would show if he ever knew.


    Would it be rage? Disgust? Indifference?


    Nevertheless, she had lost her reason to speak with Gale.


    All she could do was stare at him for a while before murmuring, "I''ve never divided


    my heart. It''s only yours, and will always be yours."


    Gale clenched his fists as he hardened his heart, trying to not lose his resolve after seeing Swan''s tears.


    "Your action says otherwise, Swan," Gale said. "You humans are untrustworthy. I should''ve kept that in mind."


    He turned around and left Swan in the room alone.


    Swan wiped her tears. She was in so much distress thinking that Gale would lose someone who was loyal to him and admired him a lot.


    Swan never had a close friend in her life. She was always alone, and it hurt her to see close friends fall apart because of her.


    ''I have to save Rock. He needs to survive until I can convince Gale not to hurt him.''


    **


    Gale walked back to the throne room in a horrible mood. He allowed his aura to let loose, making anyone in the vicinity drop like flies as they tried to suck air into their lungs.


    He suppressed it again once he realized that almost the entire castle was engulfed by his overpowering aura, including Swan''s room at the top of the tower.


    He took a deep breath as he entered the throne room and sat on the throne. He stared at the squirrel beastman who was breathing heavily as he was also affected by Gale''s massive overpowering aura.


    "Tell me about the news now."


    "Yes, Your Majesty. We''ve been


    scouting the south and have


    sessfully tracked Rock''s


    whereabouts," the squirrel beastman


    reported. "After going rogue, he is currently living in the forest near a small vige called Andur, which is not part of our territory."


    "Andur..." Gale frowned. He wasn''t interested in conquering the South because it was fairly


    ???


    underdeveloped. Even the human kingdom was not as advanced as the ones in the other regions. It was also filled with swamps where many crocodile beastmen tribes lived, and they were infamous for being rebellious.


    He didn''t want to spend his days going back and forth to the south just to quench


    rebellions every other week, so he just let them be for the time being.


    "What is he doing there?" Gale asked. "Did he gather a new wolf pack or something to rebel against me?"


    "No, Your Majesty. We''ve seen him hunting animals to eat and resting in a cave. He hasn''t done much these days and lives a solitary life," the squirrel beastman continued. "Though, we''ve seen him guiding lost humans out of the dangerous forest. He is on friendly terms with a few human vigers in Andur."


    "What does he gain from that?" Gale wondered.


    Though Rock was considered very weakpared to him, he was still way above everyone else in the beastmen world.


    He often sent Rock to fight in a war when he was busy with something else, and Rock never disappointed him. So, it wouldn''t be difficult for Rock to find a wolf pack, kill their alpha, and be the new Alpha.


    Gale was ready to kill Rock immediately if the report said that he was creating a rebellion against him.


    But now, he wasn''t so sure.


    It was best to question Rock first to know his intention before executing him.


    "Keep an eye on him. I will go to the Andur vige tonight to see what he is up to. Make sure to track him, so I can kill him immediately in case he is trying to run away again," Gale ordered.


    "Understood, Your Majesty."


    The squirrel beastmen left the throne room, and Gale spent his time pondering about Rock.


    Honestly, he still respected his beta a lot. Rock was loyal and strong, and he wasn''t blind enough not to know how much Rock admired him, just like Swan said.


    But whenever Swan defended Rock, it made him burn with jealousy to the point that he didn''t care what kind of damage he made, as long as Swan would stop thinking of someone else other than him.


    ''I don''t care if I have to burn everything and everyone, as long as you only have your eyes on me, my lovely Swan.''