Chapter 140: Chapter 140: You are not her


    Gale observed Long Xiurong''s nape.


    There was no scar, and no mark. It was as clean and smooth as it could get.


    Honestly, he had no intention of breeding this woman and doubted that Long Xiurong was his fated mate. But he vowed to find that fated mate as soon as possible to break the curse.


    ''That stupid white rabbit said my fated mate is an actual angel, but there''s no wrong in trying, right?'' Gale thought. ''Starting from this woman. As long as the scent on her nape is alluring enough for me to mark her, that means I can try to kiss her once and see if I can break the curse.''


    Gale leaned closer and took a deep sniff on Long Xiurong''s nape. He made sure to identify every single scent he could catch from her to see if she had the same scent that Swan had.


    He had been spending time with Swan for almost a year, and he just couldn''t tolerate the scent of other women.


    After he took a deep whiff, hemented, "We-male werewolves-like the scent from a female''s nape. The nape usually kept many unique scents that no other body part could have. You have the scent of jasmine tea; calming, somewhat sweet, and also unique to your home country, Eastern Long Dynasty. Many male wolves would''ve loved to mark you first, Lady Long."


    Long Xiurong understood nothing about the nape-thing. But since the Beast King didn''t hate her scent, she could consider it as a green light, right? That meant she passed the test and was ready to be marked and bred, just like she was meant to be.


    "T-then, Your Majesty, s-should I undress in here? Or do you want to undress me?" Long Xiurong asked.


    "Neither," Gale opened his arm and gently pushed her away from the throne.


    Long Xiurong fell on her knees and turned around to look at the Beast King. She was utterly confused because she thought she had passed the test, "Y-Your Majesty? What''s the meaning of this? I thought you liked my scent?"


    "Your scent is fine, and I''m sure many male wolves would love it, but that doesn''t mean I am one of them," Gale stated. His tone suddenly became cold, as if he was talking to someone lower than him. He looked down at Long Xiurong and added, "Your scent is not as good as my wife''s. No woman would ever have the same unique scent as her, with the warmth, sweetness, and that mysterious tinge that always makes me want to mark her every single night. Why do I have to settle for less when I can always have her?"


    The Beast King made himself loud and clear that he didn''t want anyone else other than Swan, and Long Xiurong had epted.


    "I-I said I never demand your love, Your Majesty. I just want you to consider me as the mother of your cubs."


    "You are mistaken, Lady Long. Those rumors are nothing but nonsense. Because you cannot bear my cubs either, no matter how many times I mate with you," Gale rified.


    "B-but, I''m not infertile..."


    Swann


    "Neither Swan nor I are barren as well. We are perfectly healthy," Gale interrupted. He didn''t want to tell anyone that Swan wasn''t his fated mate, so he added, "There is another reason why she cannot bear me an offspring, but it''s not because of her being infertile."


    "Besides, even if I can make you pregnant, I will never let you carry my cubs. It''s either Swan or nobody else," Gale dered. "You should leave now. I can still tolerate you because Swan sees you as a friend, but I don''t want to have anything to do with you."


    Long Xiurong stood up slowly, and bowed deeply, "I''m sorry to have misunderstood, Your Majesty. I understand your intention now. I will not disturb you any more about this request."


    "Hm. If my wife ever invites you for another tea time, don''t tell her about those stupid gossip. She''s already sad enough about the whole situation, there''s no need to burden her even more," Gale ordered.


    "Understood, Your Majesty. Please excuse me," Long Xiurong finally left the throne room with a heartbreak.


    She spent the whole night thinking about what would happen in the throne room, only to get rejected so badly. To make it worse, she thought she had a chance because she was fertile, only to be mmed with the reality that Princess Swan was also fertile.


    So, whose fault was this?


    Whom should she me for such humiliation? Princess Swan? The Beast King?


    ''No, neither of them are at fault.


    They are just doing their own things, and the Beast King never once asked me to warm his bed,'' Long Xiurong thought. As she walked out of the throne room, she was trying to find someone to me only to realize she was the idiot in this situation. ''The only one to me here is myself. I shouldn''t have trusted stupid gossip when there''s no proof...''


    Alice, the bunny maid, had been tailing her with worry. She didn''t know why Lady Long suddenly wanted to meet with His Majesty in the throne room. She wanted to eavesdrop by sticking her ear at the door, but it was not possible because the tiger guards outside were eyeing her.


    Thus, the moment they entered Long Xiurong''s bedroom, Alice quickly closed the door and asked her, "Mdy, what happened inside? Why did you want to meet with His Majesty?"


    Long Xiurong sat in front of her vanity mirror. She nced at the bunny maid who stood behind her, and her eyes turned sharp instantly.


    "I asked him if I could be the mother of his cubs," Long Xiurong replied curtly.


    Alice was shocked, but her shock gradually turned into excitement, "Then, what happened? Did he agree to spend the night with you? I''m sure His Majesty must''ve been waiting for a child since Princess Swan is a barren witch!"


    "Shut up, you stupid rabbit!" Long Xiurong finally snapped while ring at Alice. "You caused me great shame!"