The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

"Blue!"

As soon as I got off the carriage, Ava ran toward me and hugged me. I was astonished. It seemed she was waiting for me.

"Ava! How did you know I would be coming here?"

"I just know!" she grinned. Looking at her innocent smile made it hard for me to question her further.

"Perhaps the headmaster told you?" I asked.

"Yes, she did," she nodded.

"Ah, I see," I mumbled.

'That woman can't seem to keep things to herself, huh? Well, I did not tell her to keep it from Ava, perhaps that's why she told her.'

"It's your snack break, right?" I asked.

"Yes! We are having chocolate tarts and jello today," she replied, grinning.

"Oh, really?" I smiled. "That said, do you know why I am here today?"

"No?"

"Well, I am here to meet you and your friends today," I said. "I will meet the other students too."

"Then, come with me. I will lead you there."

She did not even wait to hear my answer as she started pulling me with her. "But Ava, aren't you forgetting something?"

"What is it?"

"You have not greeted the mistress of the magic tower. That is very rude," I said. "I remember telling you to greet the superiors."

"That's not needed, Your Highness," Ruby muttered quickly and I nodded at her reassuringly. She needed to make sure she was respected enough no matter who she was in front of. She was the mistress of the magic tower now. It was very important for her to remember her position.

"Oh, I am so sorry. I will do so right away," she said. "Good Morning, Lady Ruby. Hope you are having a good day."

"Good Morning, Lady Ava," Ruby said.

"Good Morning to Knight Perita and Sir Abel too."

"Good Morning, Lady Ava," both Perita and Abel said.

Knights were supposed to greet someone superior only if the knights were not with someone more superior than the other person. Since Perita and Abel were with me, they did not need to greet anyone other than the King. But if the other person greeted them, they were to greet them back.

Ruby was now in the most powerful position after the King and the Queen. The master and the mistress of the magic tower shared the same position in power just like the King and the Queen. She was in a higher position than Evelyn. That was the reason she needed to be greeted properly.

"Can we go now, Blue?" Ava asked.

"Sure, let's go. Come on, Ruby," I said.

Though Ava behaved very nicely with me, she was still an Easton. She was like Demetrius and his sister. They were pretty arrogant, to be honest. Even if Dem behaved arrogantly, he would still be accepted since he was the King and he was doing a very good job as the King. But it was not the same for Evelyn or his daughter.

If they behaved in the wrong way, they would be judged because they were not the most powerful people in the whole kingdom. I could not just let Ava grow up like that. I was not her mother. But as her Aunt, I wanted to make sure she at least behaved properly enough to not be called a rude person.

I had told the headmaster I would stay for a little while. There was no need for anything fancy.

The moment, I stepped into the corridor, I was surprised by a blast of confetti. Then, a bunch of kids popped out of the corners with a huge banner that said- 'Welcome To The Academy, Your Majesty, The Queen'.

"What...?" I mumbled in utter shock.

"Welcome, Your Majesty!" the headmaster greeted. "It is an honor to have you here!"

"There was no need for all of this, headmaster," I said. "It will be a brief visit."

"But it is Your Highness's first official visit. There should not be any kind of lacking in anything."

In the end, I accepted the gifts the kids prepared for me. Kids from every class had prepared a lot of things. I felt a bit guilty. But it was more fun than I expected it to be.

Ava introduced me to her friends very proudly. The way she kept calling me her aunt was very adorable. For the first time, I did not feel as uncomfortable as before, being called 'Aunt'.

Perhaps it was not because of my age that I was uncomfortable before. I just did not want to have a close relationship with anyone in case I got hurt again. I just could not trust.

"It must be nice to have someone like Her Majesty to be your aunt," a girl with small curly brown hair said to Ava who was helping Perita pass on the gifts I brought. I was given a seat at the front. I wanted to help too, but no one would let me, especially Ava. She wanted to help Perita herself.

Ruby was sitting beside me too. Kids liked her a lot too, because of her friendly smile. She was taken aback, but she seemed to enjoy her time too. Right now, she was helping a kid with the chain the kid made with paper. It got torn from a side, so Ruby was helping him fix it.

The more I looked at kids, I wondered how my life would be if our child was alive. My belly would have been very big, by now. I would be waiting for the child to come to me.

I shook my head quickly not to think about it anymore. This kind of thought had no consequence and meaning. No matter how much I would think about it, my child would not come back to life.

"Your Highness...," Ruby muttered, bringing me back to reality. "There are tears..."

She did not say it loudly, which I was very grateful about. I quickly wiped my tears. Ruby did not need to ask what happened and I did not need to tell her about it for her to know the situation. She knew me rather well.

The kids asked me various questions. It was very hard to answer them all. But I tried as much as I could.

"Since Your Majesty is the Queen, you can sleep whenever you want?"

"Sleep? Of course not. I have to work a lot," I replied.

"But my mother said Queens have a lot of free time..."

"I had free time, even just a few months ago. But now, I have a lot of work to do. I rarely get any time to rest."

'My eye bags are hidden with the makeup...'

"When does Your Majesty get up?"

"At nine in the morning. But kids need to get up earlier," I replied.

"I get up before Your Majesty! I get up at six in the morning!"

"Wow, that's amazing!" I smiled.

"And when does Your Majesty go to bed?"

"At twelve or one in the morning... It takes time to say goodbye to work for the day finally."

The questions went on. Finally, a red-haired girl brought Dem into the matter and that was when it turned awkward.

"That day, Father and Mother were discussing that Her Highness and His Highness sleep together. They don't believe it."

"Pfft..."

I almost choked. What did the kids' parents talk about in front of the kids? Why would anyone even care whether the King and the Queen were sleeping together or not?

'If Dem and I don't have a close bond, are they going to send young women from their families for Dem? That's gross and sick... How power hungry can they be?'

"My parents don't sleep together. They always use separate rooms. I mean, they are not supposed to sleep in the same room, right?" another kid said confusedly.

"My parents don't share the same room either."

"Kids, you are not supposed to talk about these kinds of things. It doesn't matter whether your parents are sharing a room or not. It doesn't matter whether anyone is sharing a room or not. We are not supposed to worry about things like that. There are certain things that are supposed to be kept within ourselves, especially matters regarding our family, promises, and so on."

"But do Your Highness and His Highness share a room?"

"Haa... This will be the last of this matter, okay? Yes, we do share a room," I said. "Now, this matter is closed for good. We should worry more about studying and food, right? Who cares about this grown-up stuff?

They cause headaches. We need to care about our health, food, study, games, and sleep, okay?"

"Okay!" the kids exclaimed.

I sighed in relief. These kinds of matters were not something even adults should discuss, let alone kids.

'I don't personally want to know what is going on between a couple who I don't even know. Why would someone want to know that? That's sick and pathetic.'