The Werewolf King's Bride

Chapter 619 What's The Difference Between Us?

(From Blue's Perspective)

"I get an odd feeling from him," Cyan said.

"From who?" I asked.

"Your husband. It feels like something is wrong with him."

"Just say you don't like him, Cyan. He won't mind," I sighed, rolling my eyes.

"Not that. I'm serious. It feels like something is inside him. Something that's hidden, even from him. Maybe even he doesn't know it's there," Cyan said. "It's not like the feeling I get from Demian. Demian's power, although unknown, is straightforward because he just need to awaken his power to use it. But about your husband, it's different. I feel creeped out sometimes when I am near him."

***

I woke with a start. I had been dreaming about Cyan saying something to me, although I could not remember exactly what. I found myself tangled in sheets. The temperature was just right and I had been sleeping like a log.

My head hurt. What happened? I remembered trying to follow my intuition to find Azure, then… then everything went black. I could not remember anything else after that. When did I lose consciousness? Who brought me in this room?

I could not see the room I was in because it was too dark. In fact, it was pitch black.

But I knew one thing. I was here because Azure brought me here. I could feel him close.

I felt no pain anywhere. I was not hurt, just tired. How was Demian? Where did Azure keep him?

Dem would be so angry. But what was I supposed to do? Abandon my child?

I thought about Ava. What the hell did Azure do to my sweet niece? She was the sweetest girl and now… She was all grown up and probably did not recognize me. Did she forget about me? Or was she forced to forget about me? Either way, it did not feel nice to be a stranger to someone I considered my daughter.

I tried to remember my conversation with Ava. But everything was slightly foggy. I could not remember the details even though it might not have happened long ago. Then I remembered talking to Evan, but what did I tell him?

It did not matter. I might have told him something that actually mattered, not some bullshit.

Time passed. For some reason, I could not muster the strength to get down from the bed. I simply sat there, under the sheets.

Some time later, I did not know exactly how long, a door opened from my left. It was Azure who entered.

"It's been long, my dearest daughter," he said in a cheery voice. It did not suit him at all.

"Where is my son?" I asked.

"Oh, my grandson is safe and okay… for now. Let's see what happens next," he said. "And in case you are wondering, I did not bring him here. In fact, he came here on his own accord."

I wanted to disagree, but I could not. It was possible. I knew my son. I knew he was someone who could do it.

"You have a dutiful son, don't you? He made me promise to not bring you here. I promised him I would not bring you here and hurt you. But you came here on your own accord as well. So, I can do whatever I want, can't I?"

"What do you want to do? Torture me?"

"Oh no, I was just joking. Why would I do that?"

"I don't know, Azure. Why would you?"

"I just want one thing from you."

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"Another grandchild."

"What…?" I was shocked. I did not expect him to say this. "You know I can't get pregnant anymore, right?"

"You can if I want you to. You are immortal because of me. I can bend a rule. In fact, I got someone who can bend that rule."

"My husband is not here. I need my husband if I am to get pregnant," I said.

He laughed. "Don't worry. I will manage that."

"Manage what? Bring my husband here so we can make a grandchild for you? You are fucking sick!"

He did not say anything. He simply went out of the door and closed it.

***

He probably put something in that room to make me feel sleepy. I was not too worried. I needed to play his game to get my son. Damien might have gotten into the problem himself, but I was not ready to abandon him.

Azure would not hurt me or my son. Or at least, he would not kill us. Hurting was different. He branded me, after all. He let someone almost rape me. He could do anything, but he would not kill us. He needed our power. Besides, he could not kill me. I could resist even the mist in the room, but I decided not to. Why not? Well, that was because I wanted him to think of me differently. I could understand Azure a bit. The want for power. I felt it for a while too. Even some days, I still felt it. The need for more power. The need to kill. There was a thirst inside me that was sometimes hard to ignore. I never told Dem about it, but he read my mind. He must know. He never brought it up thinking it might cause me emotional distress.

I had children. I ignored it as much as I could. Even so, I did some bad things I never acknowledged.

One night, I woke up naked and bloody in a forest cabin. One of those cabins meant for full moons. I had blood all over my hands, legs. There were splatters even on my face. I remembered screaming before I noticed Dem. He had a bucket and a fresh white towel in his hands. He told me it was nothing, but I forced it out of him.

I had killed someone.

Not just that, I drank that person's blood. I asked Dem who it was, but he never told me. That was right after I gave birth to Bree. My theory was that to recover my body, I needed something. I did not know I needed blood for that. Possibly, I took that person's mana inside me and it healed me. After that, I was better. After giving birth to Bree, my body was in a terrible shape. It was a long time before I stopped bleeding. There was pain everywhere. Bree hated to be held by me. Sometimes she would refuse to even drink milk which was weird for a newborn. I was exhausted physically and mentally and ended up killing someone. I was not making any excuse for my behavior. I felt terrible.

It happened again and again and again. Every time, Dem found me somehow and I ended up with little to no memory of what happened. He would silently clean me and take me back home. We would not talk about it. We would pretend like it never happened.

How long could we ignore it? Tonight, it all came back to me. Azure knew about it. I could see it on his face. Besides, he knew everything that happened in my life.

I killed. Azure killed. What was the difference between us?