Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Eye Contact


    Gale woke up earlier than Swan, right when the sun was rising. He didn''t need sleep, and there was no difference in his body whether he slept for hours or not.


    But sleeping made him feel better mentally. It made his head clearer, but it only worked when he fell asleep with Swan by his side.


    He tried sleeping outside once when they argued before, but he couldn''t even close his eyes for more than five seconds. On top of that, he felt tired and grumpy when the sun began to rise.


    That''s why he knew Swan was the reason he could fall asleep. She was the remedy that he needed.


    He didn''t understand why Swan kept pushing him to be with that new woman.


    Gale patted Swan''s head as she was in a deep sleep and murmured, "Did I not make myself clear enough? I don''t n to be with someone else. It''s just you and me against this cruel world, Swan."


    Gale smiled white staring lovingly at Swan. Swan felt someone patting her head and frowned before burying her face deeper into his chest. Gale couldn''t help but smile at her movement.


    It warmed his heart knowing that Swan hadplete trust in him.


    "We have our differences. We fight often, but at least we still love each other, isn''t it, sweetheart?"


    Of course, he got no answer, since she was fast asleep.


    Nevertheless, it still made him happy.


    As he kept patting her head, he had the urge to take off his blindfold. His curse made him unable to make eye contact with anyone, because eyes were meant to be the windows of the soul, so he should be able to identify his fated mate just with one direct eye contact.


    From being unable to identify the scent of his fated mate and making eye contact, to the cursed rut he had to suffer on the coldest night of the year, that scummy Moon Goddess did everything just so he could not find his destined one.


    ''But even if all the odds are stacked against me, and even if you are not my fated mate, I will find a way to make sure that we can be together, Swan,'' Gale thought.


    The curse made him unable to look anyone directly in the eye, as his cursed gaze could crush someone''s soul. However, as long as no eye contact was made, Swan should be safe.


    Thus, Gale slowly took off his blindfold and stared at his sleeping wife with his ruby-like eyes.


    He had been longing to make eye contact with Swan before he fell asleep and after he woke up. But it was impossible because he didn''t know if Swan was his fated mate or not.


    What if he made direct eye contact with her, and she died instantly? He would probably kill himself due to overwhelming guilt and heartbreak.


    Thus, he kept gazing at Swan while caressing her cheek,bing her hair, and kissing her head as he was in a great mood.


    His ruby-like eyes overflowed with love and sincerity, considering how he had been wanting to do this for so long.


    "One day, Swan," Gale murmured. "One day we can be together, and I can finally look you directly in the eyes."


    **


    Swan woke up once she couldn''t feel the warmth of the big man next to her. She opened her eyes slowly and looked around in a daze only to realize that Gale wasn''t around anymore.


    She checked the firece and saw the stacks of wooden logs were burning inside, so Gale must''ve told the maids to put some more in there.


    "He''s so attentive. Whoever his fated mate is will be very lucky," Swan muttered before she called the cat maids, and asked them to prepare breakfast for her.


    Swan ate her breakfast slowly as Mayabed her hair from behind. She was still absentminded, but she wasn''t in a somber mood likest night, making the cat maids smile in relief.


    They looked at each other before Myra asked, "Princess, Lady Jade, and Lady Long Xiurong want to invite you for brunch in Lady Jade''s room. Do you want to ept the invitation?" freewebnovel


    The cat maids knew that their Princess was notfortable with the presence of Long Xiurong, and Lady Jade was very cunning, so who knew what kind of idea would be nted in her mind?


    Thus, Myra and Maya hoped that Princess Swan would reject the invitation to keep herself safe.


    Swan was considering it.


    The safest route was to reject the invitation and act like she never needed to talk with Jade or Long Xiurong.


    But it also meant that she was avoiding problems, especially when these two women were equally important to Gale.


    ''I have to face my fear. I can''t keep hiding like a turtle forever. I want to make sure that Jade won''t do


    anything dangerous towards m


    husband, and Long Xiurong won''t try to harm him when he marks herter,'' Swan thought.


    Thus, she nodded and said, "I wille to Lady Jade''s bedroom for brunchter.


    You two shoulde with me, and don''t forget to brew tea."


    "Brew tea?" The cat maids were surprised. "But, Princess, Lady Jade has many selections of tea she collected from her travels. Wouldn''t you want to try some of them?"


    Swan was reminded of Rock''s confession about how Lady Jade poisoned him, so she had to take a preventive measure. She certainly didn''t want to meet the same fate.


    "I like the tea you two brew for me. Let''s stick with that."


    Maya and Myra were ttered by their Princess''pliment. They didn''t question her anymore after that.


    Swan wondered what kind of conversation she would have with Lady Jade and Long Xiurong. Would they try to intimidate her? Or would they try to persuade her to leave? Lady Jade didn''t like her, and she assumed Long Xiurong didn''t wantpetition either.


    ''I need to be ready for whatever will happenter,'' Swan told herself.