Chapter 135: Chapter 135: I trust you


    "Oh-haha! I was nning to talk with you about it tonight before we go to sleep. If you want to know the details now, then sure," Gale smiled. "You must''ve heard it from the maids, right? Everyone in the castle knows I will get my worst rut once a year, so it usually happens by the end of the year during a winter night when it''s the coldest of the year."


    "W-what would happen during that night?" Swan asked.


    "I... I will slowly lose control of myself. I''d be nothing but a mindless beast and would begin a rampage in my true giant wolf form because I cannot have sex with my fated mate," Gale exined. "Usually, I''d hide inside a cave while being chained from neck to toe, somewhere far from the castle to save as many beastmen as possible. Though no chain is effective on me, even those silver chains famed to be effective against werewolves and werebats."


    "So, to lessen the damage around, I''d be prescribed a muscle rxant from Jade and she will inject it in my veins, so I would get tired only after a night of rampagepared to a whole week before I take the drug," Gale continued. "But for this year, I don''t need the muscle rxant anymore."


    "Why not? If it''s necessary, then you should take it," Swan advised.


    "I don''t need it because I have you, Sweetheart," Gale replied. "All I need during my worst rut is to mate with you, and I will be alright."


    "But..." Swan was about to say that she wasn''t his fated mate, and the smile on Gale''s dimmed before she could even say it.


    "You are my fated mate. I can feel it, and nobody can say otherwise, including you, Swan," Gale insisted. "Or are you afraid to die? If that''s the case, then I''ll make sure to tell the servants and soldiers to escort you out once I slowly begin losing control over myself."


    "I''m not afraid to die. I told you many times that I''ve given my everything to you, Gale." Swan replied softly. "I just don''t want to be killed BY you. You are the only source of protection I ever have in life. I don''t want to be betrayed by these hands "Swan put her hand on top of his. "-The hands of the man who has been embracing me every night."


    Gale could feel her sincerity, but also her worry. He realized the situation they were in was quite delicate.


    He wanted Swan to stay by his side during his rut because he truly believed that he wouldn''t hurt Swan.


    But if the curse overpowered his willpower and Swan got killed because of his carelessness and overconfidence, then he''d probably try to kill himself as soon as possible to follow her, even to the depths of hell.


    ''Wait, does she even go to hell? I feel like Swan would probably go to heaven instantly,'' Gale pondered momentarily. He was considering the possibilities, but Swan quickly gave her a suggestion.


    "How about we spend the coldest night in a cave far from the castle?"


    "It''ll be too cold for you," Gale denied. freewebn?vel


    "Then let them prepare enough heating for me to survive, probably make two bonfires to warm up the ce, and a few nkets. Though, honestly, all I need is your warmth," Swan smiled.


    "I don''t want you to suffer from the cold, Swan. No matter how many heatings we prepare, it will still be too cold for you inside the cave," Gale refused. "Besides, why do you insist on staying in a cave? Why don''t we spend the coldest night here?"


    "You told me that you''d spend the


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    coldest night in the cave, to minimize the victims when you''re rampaging. That''s why I think it''s better to stay inside a secluded cave. Don''t worry, I will apany you," Swan reasoned. "I... I''ve grown attached to the beastmen in the kingdom. I see them as my people as well, and I don''t want them to get hurt by their king."


    "You said that you don''t want to die in my hands."


    "I... I''m still scared, of course. But it''s a matter of duty," Swan stated. "My duty as your mate is to apany you, even to the gates of hell. Even if I die in your hand when you are rampaging, I will die with honor, because I''ve done my duty to stay by your side no matter what."


    "Also, it''s a matter of trust," Swan


    added. She was scared to die in Gale''s hands, but if she didn''t trust her husband, then she wasn''t worthy to be showered with his kindness and love. Thus, she made up her


    upcher


    mind and said, "I trust you with all


    my heart that you will never hurt me, husband."


    "Swan..." Gale kissed his beloved and slipped his hand inside her dress.


    Swan epted the kiss and allowed Gale to explore her body. But when his hand wanted to go down, she quickly stopped him, "S-shouldn''t we wait during your worst rut instead? I promise I will allow you to do anything, even more than one round. W-we can do it until the sun rises if that''s what you want."


    Gale started to breathe heavily. He was impatient, but what Swan said was right.


    It would be far more rewarding to do it during his rut.


    After all, it would be the first rut he would spend with his beloved.


    "It should be in six days. I guess I can hold myself until then," Gale said. "I''ll make sure to keep you warm, even inside a cave. You don''t need to worry about anything."


    "Mhm..." Swan giggled. She reached for a te full of meat that she had seasoned and stabbed it with a fork before offering it to her husband. "You should eat. I''ve prepared this for you. Don''t worry, the seasoning is not the same as yesterday."


    Gale opened his mouth obediently and took a big bite. He opened his mouth every time Swan fed him as he liked this feeling of being taken care of by his mate.


    ''And I will make sure a moment like this will stay, even after my worst rut,'' Gale vowed deep in his heart.