Chapter 122: Chapter 122: Dreaming with An Angel


    "I-I''m not panicking!"


    "You clearly do," Gale chuckled. "I know you''re timid and get nervous often, but don''t worry, I''m not suspecting you of anything bad. I''m just worried about you."


    "R-really?"


    "Yes."


    "T-then, I... actually I—"


    "Besides, even if you have manifested a magic power, I believe you will never hurt


    or betray me with it, right?" Gale added. "I hate traitors the most."


    Swan went quiet for a moment and nodded, "I-I will never. I promise."


    Gale finally eased up. He gently caressed Swan''s golden hair and muttered, "I know you would never betray me. I can feel the sincerity and honestying from your heart. That''s why I can be at ease whenever I''m with you."


    Swan pressed her lips together and smiled, but she was nervous deep inside.


    She didn''t know since when did Gale start suspecting her of having a magic power, but she had to be more careful from now on.


    Truthfully, Swan almost revealed to Gale that she had manifested into this strange power from the Goddess just now. But when Gale said that he hated traitors the most, she quickly swallowed the words that were already on the tip of her tongue.


    Although she never hurt Gale with her power-and never will, she was still a traitor, because she was the one who freed Rock from the dungeon and let him escape.


    She also saved him for the second time before Gale could kill him and sent him to another continent, where Gale would never find him.


    She did those things because she didn''t want Gale to kill the only friend he had in life.


    However, no matter the reason, she was still a traitor in the end.


    Swan finished her dinner soon after, and Gale frowned, seeing half-eaten chicken soup and bread, "Are you sure you don''t want to eat more?"


    "I''m not hungry. I ate snacks and dessert today," Swan replied.


    Gale smiled. He picked her up and carried her to their marital bed. He made sure that Swan was warm by tossing more logs inside the firece, wrapping Swan''s body with a thick nket, and hugging her. Swan stared at Gale, who didn''t seem to have any burden on his mind. freewebnovel


    ''That''s right. He was at ease because he thought that I would never betray him. He truly believed that I would never keep any secret from him,'' Swan thought. ''I''m sorry, husband. I just can''t let you hurt your friend. You might not realize it, but I know how sad you were when you locked Rock inside the dungeon. I can see it in your face. But you are in denial no matter how hard I tried to convince you. So, I have to save Rock first before you understand that he is your precious friend.''


    Swan never had a friend in her life. She was always alone. The pce maids might pity her from time to time, but they feared Aria more than they pitied Swan.


    She didn''t mind being alone, as she had long epted that someone like her didn''t deserve to be loved or trusted by anyone.


    But she didn''t want Gale to regret his own action if he killed Rock.


    Swan closed her eyes, but she couldn''t sleep.


    Instead, she kept praying in her heart;


    ''Oh Goddess, please guide me, so I can bring peace into my husband''s heart. Please make him understand that I will never hurt him. Please make him realize that everything I do his sake!'' Swan prayed as hard


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    as she could. ''Goddess, I love him. I truly do. Please don''t let him find out about my true self, because I don''t want him to think that I''m a traitor...''


    Swan fell asleep slowly as she kept praying over and over.


    ...


    ...


    ...


    -Dream realm-


    ''Wake up, my dear daughter.''


    Swan opened her eyes slowly, and again, she saw a figure of a woman surrounded by a blinding light, which made it impossible for Swan to see her face.


    ''A-are you Goddess Asmara? I''m sorry, I-I forgot to ask your name before...'' Swan asked. She remembered being so confused that she didn''t get to ask her name.


    ''I am the one who gives birth to you, my dear daughter. That is all you need to know.''


    ''But my mother is a whore. And you are a Goddess...''


    Again, the woman dodged her question and shifted the topic, ''I see that you want


    to help your husband this time.''


    ''I-I do! I really want to give him peace


    of mind! He told me that he has a bitter memory of the past. He lost his entire pack in a massacre 4-1 don''t know how to make him feel better, but I truly want to help!''


    ''Oh, dear. How about you take him into a beautiful dream where his entire pack is still alive and thriving?''


    ''W-wouldn''t it only give him even more bitterness? He said he doesn''t want to remember about it because it''s painful.''


    ''It is painful. But that''s because he is all alone in that beautiful dream,'' the


    Goddess smiled. ''Go apany him. But remember, you should never tell him about your power.''


    ''Why not?''


    ''Because it is not the time yet, my dear daughter. He doesn''t trust youpletely. He will never trust anyonepletely, even if his mouth said so, because of his upbringing,'' the Goddess said. ''Trust


    your


    vel


    mother, will you? Time will


    answer everything. All you need to do right now is to apany him in that beautiful dream.''


    ''T-thank you, Goddess.''


    ''That''s no good. You should call me mother next time.''


    The Goddess disappeared from her dream, and everything was pitch ck.


    -Dream realm end-


    Swan opened her eyes again, and this time, she was on her bed, with Gale hugging her tightly. She looked at her hand and realized that her body was glowing, just like when she came to save Rock that night.


    She stared at her husband, who was mumbling something in his sleep, so he must''ve been dreaming about something.


    "You deserve a good dream, my dear husband," Swan said as she gently kissed Gale''s forehead, and entered his dream.