Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Alpha Gale

Swan's cheeks turned red instantly. She was trying to hold her voice last night, but as that big thing kept on ramming inside her, all hell broke loose, and she moaned as loud as she could out of reflex.

She had always thought of herself as a very quiet woman since she wanted to keep herself invisible to most people to avoid trouble.

Now that she was put into the spotlight, she had the urge to kneel in front of Lady Jade and apologize.

Jade caught on to her embarrassment fast. She chuckled and consoled her, "No need to be shy. It's your first time, and a powerful Alpha has great stamina."

"Alpha?"

"Yes, Gale is an Alpha before he becomes the King of Beasts," Jade replied, but that didn't give Swan any answer. She was still confused about the term. Jade sipped her tea and explained more, "Alpha is a term for the leader of a wolf pack. We, the wolf beastmen, have a very rigid structure, consisting of an Alpha who is the most powerful of the pack, beta, gamma, and many more. But all you need to know is that Gale is an Alpha."

Swan quickly understood after the explanation. So, Gale was a small king before he conquered the lands.

What caught her attention was the term 'we' that Jade used.

"Uhm… Lady Jade, does that mean you are also…"

"A werewolf? A wolf beastman? Well, the term is the same, but yes," Jade smiled.

"But you don't have tails and ears. Gale also doesn't have them…" Swan muttered. If it wasn't for the giant wolf that appeared in Holy Achate palace's yard, she wouldn't believe that Gale was a beastman, because he didn't have any characteristic of that of an animal.

"Well, most beastmen cannot control their appearance, but those who are blessed by Gods can shapeshift as much as we want. Let me show you," Jade said before a white wolf tail sprung up from her behind, and a pair of wolf ears replaced her current human ears. "See? I can do more than this. I can even turn into a full wolf as much as I can, and Gale also has the same characteristics as I do."

Swan marveled at the unique ability that Lady Jade had. She couldn't help but murmur, "Your tail is so beautiful, Lady Jade…"

"Oh? You don't find it weird? I heard that people in Holy Achate saw beastmen as cursed creatures," Jade asked in full interest. "You are the first human to call me beautiful. Makes me wonder if you are just being backhanded"

"Ah! I-I'm sorry. I-I misspoke…" Swan quickly lowered her head ashamedly. "I didn't mean to insult you, Lady. I-I really think that you are beautiful."

"Relax, I'm not mad at you," Jade chuckled. "I am the diplomat for Beastmen kingdom, so I've seen and observed many humans, and I know that you are being honest."

Swan was relieved but still felt guilty as she thought that she had spoken too much.

A girl like her should just shut her mouth tight and listen, or there would be hell for her, just like what Aria told her back then.

'Aw, Swan. Don't you realize that everyone hates you in this palace? You are a whore's daughter, so you're stupid and dirty by birth! If you want to keep your life, you better keep your mouth zipped, okay, sis?'

Jade didn't know what was running in the girl's mind in front of her. She was shy at first, then she smiled and praised her, then she suddenly looked timid and depressed.

It was strange, but Jade didn't find anything suspicious about her, at least not yet.

"I'm here to inspect you since you are Gale's first wife, so I want to make sure that you understand the situation you're in."

"F-first wife? Does that mean—"

"Yes, he will have his second, third, fourth, and so on," Jade replied. "You should get used to it. The beastmen favor the strongest. So, the kingdoms or tribes that had been defeated would send their king's daughters to get married off to him, in the hope of carrying out Gale's bloodline to have a powerful descendant."

Swan was shocked. The people in Holy Achate practiced monogamy, and there was no divorce. Thus, she had seen many married knights who went on to have an affair with the maids.

She was a byproduct of infidelity as well. But no matter how much a married couple hated each other, they could never be separated, even in death.

Legally sharing a husband was like a hard pill to swallow for her.

Swan knew that she had no right to protest, as she was just a mere item that was used as a prize for Gale's victory over Holy Achate.

However, she couldn't help feeling disgusted.

"Your disgust is showing," Jade commented, and Swan quickly lowered her head again.

"I'm sorry, Lady. We—uhm… the people in Holy Achate only married once. We only have one soulmate," Swan said.

"It's the same with us—the werewolves. We are meant to be monogamous. But Gale is a little different."

"Because he's an Alpha?" Swan asked. She heard some kings from different countries would marry up to a hundred times, with one empress and ninety-nine concubines.

"No, because he's cursed," Jade said with an ominous smile.

"C-cursed?!" Among all the things that she could imagine, she would never think of her new husband being cursed. "But he seems… healthy. I-Is he sick?"

"Hm, I can't go into details, because that's up to him to tell you about the curse. I'm sure he'll tell you once he trusts you enough."

'Then, that means never,' Swan thought. She would be one of his many wives. Initially, she should be fine with it, as long as she was allowed to live, it would be no different than living in Holy Achate.

But, for some reason, she felt a little anxious about him.

She wanted to know what kind of illness her husband endured and wondered if she could be of any use.

After all, she had never been useful to anyone, and if Gale didn't want to eat her, then she should be of use in other problems, right?

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