Chapter 100: Chapter 100: I love this man


    Swan stayed inside her room for the entire evening. She ate a little for dinner because she wasn''t in the mood to eat.


    Or rather, she wasn''t in the mood for anything, as she realized her time inside this castle would end soon.


    She looked around her room and smiled bitterly, thinking she would probably die soon. The best scenario that could happen to her was getting thrown away somewhere in the forest and left to fend for herself if Gale was kind enough not to kill her.


    ''Maybe I should prepare myself when that situationes,'' Swan thought. ''Since I have the power from the Goddess, maybe I should move somewhere safe. Or maybe I can just teleport to Rock, and live with him. I''m sure I can be useful... somehow.''


    Swan couldn''t trust anyone except Gale and Rock in her life, so she guessed Rock would be herst resort in case she couldn''t survive alone in the wilderness with her crippled leg.


    She stared at thefortable bed where she spent most of her nights with Gale, either mating or simply cuddling as they shared each other''s warmth.


    ''Mm, I will miss that one the most...'' Swan thought. She had her firstfortable sleep on that bed, and she also lost her virginity there. All of her firsts were done on that bed, yet she had to abandon it soon.


    "Well, maybe Gale would change his mind and not mark that woman. I mean, it can happen, right?" Swan told herself as she tried to deny the truth, but thenughed at her own denial, "Oh, Swan, you''re not that special. The old doctor already said that you are not his fated mate. What''s the point of clinging to false hope?"


    Swan grew up being unwanted, so she was sensible and logical enough to know that she would be discarded soon as well. However, the aching in her heart seemed to be permanent, because it kept aching ever since she saw Gale with Long Xiurong in the castle grounds.


    "So this is the side effect of falling in love," Swan let out a mirthless chuckle. "I need to pray to the Goddess every day to numb the heartache. Or this pain will kill me slowly."


    Swan used her crutches to reach the bed again and sat on it for a while, staring at the window where Gale usually hopped in after a bath in his privateke. He wouldter fall asleep right next to her, embracing her tightly as if he didn''t want to lose her.


    She clenched the bed sheet as the dull pain in her heart was getting stronger and muttered, "I need to get used to his absence. This is for the best. He will have many women in the future, after all."


    Swan was about toy on the bed, waiting for her demise, when she saw a silhouette from the window, and Gale hopped in after a long day in the throne


    room.


    "You haven''t slept yet? It''s already sote," Gale asked casually before checking on the firece. "The fire is still burning, so the room is still warm, but you should tell the cat maids in case you need a thicker nket. It will only get colder from now on." freewebnovel


    Gale closed the window behind him as it had be his habit, knowing that Swan couldn''t stand the winter with the window open.


    Gale walked to the bed and sat next to Swan. He gently massaged her leg and asked, "Is it still hurting? You have been staying outside for too long, I''m afraid you might get frostbite."


    Swan stared at Gale who looked genuinely worried of her, and asked in a daze, "Why are you here?"


    Gale frowned, "Why am I here? Huh... thest time I checked, this is still our room, is it not?"


    Swan didn''t understand how Gale could be so casual about it, especially when there was another younger, more beautiful, and perfect woman from the Far East waiting for him in her room.


    Long Xiurong was probably excited about spending her first night with Gale, so she said, "Long Xiurong must''ve been waiting for you in her bedroom. You should spend the night there."


    "Why should I spend the night with her?" Gale frowned. "I have nothing to do with her anyway. Why don''t we sleep now? I want to hug you to sleep."


    Galey on the bed, waiting for Swan to join in so they could hug and fall asleep quickly.


    Swan stayed in her position and continued pestering him, "But you''ve epted her as your bride, just like how you epted me back then. Shouldn''t you mark her now?"


    Gale''s brows creased deeper as Swan kept pushing him toward another woman, "I epted her because I don''t want her to die over a stupid rule in the Eastern Long Dynasty. But I won''t mark her."


    Swan began to feel something in her heart, and she could identify it easily. It was hope.


    She began to have hope that Gale wouldn''t fall into temptation and stay true to his promise that he would stay monogamous with her.


    But she also didn''t want to cling to such false hope, so she advised him again, "But Long Xiurong is still your bride. You should at least visit her and talk to her first."


    Gale was getting impatient as he was already tired of managing the kingdom today.


    "Why do you keep pushing me to be


    with her? I told you I want to sleep


    here, with you, my mate, my wife, Swan. Why do I have to repeat that over and over?" Galeined. "And why are you pushing me away? Iam YOUR mate, your husband, your Alpha! I have the right to decide whatever the hell I want!"


    Swan finally stopped asking after that. She finally had a sincere smile after a long time andy down next to him. It didn''t take long for Gale to embrace her, and he fell asleep quickly.


    Meanwhile, she couldn''t sleep, because she was trying to contain her joy.


    ''Goddess, I know he won''t stay like this forever, but let me enjoy his warmth for a little bit longer. I love this man. I love him so much.''