The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

"Lord Luc, His Highness is inviting you for breakfast. Please come to the dining hall."

"Yes, I will be coming right now. And tell the King of Lacuna that my mistress will be having breakfast with me," Luc said.

Luc closed the door again and sighed. "That was gross to say," he said.

"I understand," I nodded. "I don't like it too. But let's bear with it for now."

Luc was quite good at acting. He also had a cold personality just like Dem. It was very hard to believe judging the way he behaved with us. But it was the truth.

"That said, how are you so good at acting?" I asked.

"I am used to telling lies. Acting just comes along with it," Luc said.

Well, as the master of the magic tower, he needed to lie about a lot of things to a lot of people. Dem needed to do the same as well as me. I had to admit that my acting skills developed after becoming the Queen of Querencia.

I checked my dress, my wig, and everything again and again in the mirror. "Can I be identified?"

"Nah, only your eyes are... Wait, we forgot about your eyes," he said, palming his face. "That eye color is not that common. If you go out with those eyes, people will say I have chosen you because I have fallen for the Queen of Querencia. That would be too bad, even as just a rumor. Having a mistress is bad enough already."

"Then, what can we do?"

"Wait here. I will come back in a moment. Don't open the door for anyone," he said.

Luc hurriedly left the room, closing the door on his way. We were in a hurry, so we forgot about my eyes completely. Well, anyone could make mistakes. But it was terrible timing.

Luc came back after a while with a piece of see-through black fabric. "Wear this around your forehead. It will hide your eyes too. They will know your eyes are blue, but not the exact shade. It will help," he said, handing me that piece of fabric.

"Where did even get this?" I asked, surprised.

"I asked for something to cover my mistress's face because I don't want others to see her beautiful face," he said, mimicking a cold voice. "They were very surprised but got me this thing. Wear it, let's see if this works or not."

I tied it around my forehead. A lot of women in Lacuna wore these kinds of fabrics on their faces while dancing. It was quite a beautiful thing. But right now, more than beauty, we needed usefulness.

I could easily wear a hooded cloak to hide myself, but it was rude to wear cloaks inside the Imperial Palace, especially if the wearer was an outsider.

In the end, I finally managed to get ready and went to the dining hall with Luc. We were getting a lot of stares, especially me. It was expected.

"Good morning, King of Lacuna," Luc greeted and I bowed at the King of Lacuna.

'Ugh, it feels weird! I am not used to greeting like this.'

"Morning, Master of the magic tower," the King of Lacuna said. "And who is this beautiful woman?"

"My mistress has come with me to Lacuna and wanted to see the Imperial Palace one time before leaving. I believe the maids have already informed the King of Lacuna that my mistress will be joining me and you agreed," Luc said calmly. "And may I ask how the King of Lacuna knows that my mistress is beautiful without seeing her?"

"Seeing the way the master of the magic tower has covered her face, there is no doubt that this woman is incredibly beautiful," he chuckled. "Please sit down. And you too, beautiful lady."

I sat down beside Luc. He had been acting normal. I was not talking, just as we planned. I had talked to the King of Lacuna before. What if he remembered my voice? It would be better if I just acted mute.

"What is this lady's name?"

"Her name is Freya," Luc replied.

"And how old is Lady Freya?"

"She is twenty-two. She cannot speak, so please do not ask her anything," Luc said.

"Oh my, how unfortunate," he said. "I was wondering what kind of voice this lady makes, you know when the time comes. But I guess the master of the magic tower's bedroom remains silent all the time."

'So gross! Who talks like that?'

"I am perfectly satisfied with how things are in my bedroom. The King of Lacuna does not have to worry about something like that," Luc said.

The King of Lacuna said more inappropriate things, but rather than listening to that rubbing, I focused my sight on him. I could see the black strings. There were many black strings around him.

There were maids around the room. I could not casually just go ahead and try to cut the strings since it would look like I was moving my hands in the air only.

I nodded just a bit at Luc. He noticed and nodded back. We ate very quickly. There was nothing I could do during breakfast. I needed to look for another chance.

"I hope the breakfast has been to the master of the magic tower's taste," the King of Lacuna said.

"Yes, thank you very much," Luc said. "I will return to my room them. Follow me, Freya."

I bowed at the King and followed Luc out. Only after I reached Luc's room, did I let out the breath I had been holding in.

"Positive?" Luc asked.

"Yeah, positive," I said and gave him thumbs up. "You have to go out, right, to inspect with the team?"

"Yes," he gave a nod. "You have to stay in my room for the time being. I will tell no one to disturb you."

"Alright. We will try to find an opportunity later. I have a plan."

"Let's hear it out."

"You will ask to drink with the King. Usually, mistresses serve the drink when it is a private invitation. So, do so and I will serve the drink. There will be plenty of time to cut the black strings then," I said.

"Not a bad idea. It will be hard to get him alone. That said, I heard he has a harem. Where are the members of that harem?"

"Ah, I forgot to mention. I got rid of them in case he lets his mistresses us as well since I bring my mistress."

"Got rid of them? All of them?"

"Yes, it's no big deal. Anyway, I will be going now. Stay safe and don't go out of this room. I will tell everyone not to enter as well," he said and left before clarifying the whole situation. What did he do to those mistresses? What did he mean by getting rid of them?

Did he kill all of them?

No one was different. Would I turn like them too after a few years? Was it that necessary? These are the questions no one answered as if it was a normal thing to understand, just like the fact that the sky was blue.

But my confusion only grew. The sky was not just blue, after all.

"Dem, are you watching me?" I mumbled as I sat on the bed. "You saw everything, right? See how much of a pervert that King of Lacuna is? He was talking about weird things."

I was sure that Dem was watching me. And I was also sure he did not get up from his place the whole time. But he only could see me and listen to me; his voice would not reach me. So, the communication was one-sided.

"Have you eaten anything? At least, don't just sit there and watch me. Eat something too," I said in a low voice in case the room was not soundproof. Luc and I had been talking like that the whole time. "When I come back, I will ask the maids if you have eaten or not. So, eat quickly, okay?

Love you, honey."

I ate some fruits that I brought with me. I brought bananas since they helped with headaches.

It had been more than two hours. It would typically take a long time for each inspection, so Luc would come back later. I walked around the room in boredom. If Sapphire was with me, I could have talked to her.

*knock*

I flinched hearing the knock all of a sudden. There was not supposed to be anyone coming to this room. I did not open the door. But the person kept knocking.