(From Demetrius''s Perspective)


    "Sleep now," I said as I kissed her on the forehead andy her down on the bed. She fell like a lifeless body. It was understandable that she did not have any strength left in her body.


    She slept peacefully and I could only observe soundlessly. Her beautiful face looked exhausted and red. I wanted to hide her right away, so no one else would be able to see this look on her face.


    I licked the wound on her shoulder. I bit her far too hard this time. For some reason, I did not feel any guilt, or perhaps I did, but it was mixed with a slight hint of satisfaction.


    Her body was covered with red marks, but she had a satisfied look on her face. I pulled the nket over her delicate body. She made a soft purring noise as she snuggled under it. I chuckled as I kissed her soft cheek.


    To be honest, even I was surprised seeing her wild side today. I had never thought my sweet wife could be like that. As much as it was surprising, it was amusing as well. This time, she was far more active than usual. She even made a lot of marks on my body.


    But where did she learn about how to touch a man in the bed? It had to be a book. But which book? Perhaps I would be able to tease her about itter if I found the book. Guess I would just search the whole library for this type of book.


    ''Do you remember what you said to me just a while ago? Or have you forgotten already?''


    Perhaps she did not remember or was not in her mind when she said it. It was not like it was something important. If it was, perhaps she would tell me again. I would just wait until she brought it up again. If she did not remember, then the fact that she told me ''I love you'' should be hidden.


    I did not know if it was special or not. No one had told me what love was. I never could bring myself to read these types of books as they felt weird. I wished she would tell me what it was like to love. I would like to know how she felt about me and how I felt about her.


    I did not know if it was love or not, but one this for sure- I wanted her in my life, I did not want to let her go, I wanted her to smile all the time, and I wanted to be her priority. I did not care if she liked other things, but in any case, I wanted to be her number one, just like she was to me.


    "I will be waiting for you to tell me if love is special or not. So, make sure you have an answer. I''m waiting."


    I got ready to finish my work. It was tiring taking care of all the documents. Kings did not usually do this. But I did so even if I hated it. Mostly because there were would be treason and other problems. That would be too much hassle.


    Taking care of this myself was easier in this case.


    I kissed her on the forehead before leaving for my study. I had already called her personal maid. She stood with a bowed head at the entrance.


    "Take care of her and make sure she doesn''t get up the moment she opens her eyes. She keeps doing that and then suffers from headaches. When she gets up, send me a word," I said. "And the queen told me to increase your sry because of your hard work. But if I find something wrong, it will be thest day of your not so necessary life."


    "Yes, Your Highness," she said. "And thank you. I will keep taking good care of Her Highness."


    "Thank her, not me."


    I went to my study and sat down in the chair. I needed to leave for inspecting the borders. It would take me a month to return. I could not believe I forgot to tell my wife about something so important. And to think that I had to leave tonight, it was really depressing. Though she would still say it was okay, I knew it was not.


    "Your Highness, may Ie in?" the Beta asked.


    "It''s annoying, but if you have to..."


    "The painting of Her Highness had been stolen, Your Highness," he said.


    It was not my wife''s official painting as the Queen. It was yet to be drawn. The painter wanted to draw one first so the next one would be perfect. That was why her painting was made a few days ago. But now someone stole it. If I was right, it was someone of kingdom Ataraxia''s doing.


    "Who can do it, Your Highness?" he asked.


    "Send a word to our spies in Ataraxia and tell them to keep an eye on the princes. If anyone shows extra interest in the queen, tell them to send a word," I said. "The painting won''t surely be seen for a long time."


    "Yes, Your Highness," he said. "Her Highness is beautiful and the way she fought back against Lord Isaac- it was impressive for a human. I think the word has reached other kingdoms. And besides, most of the werewolves are interested in seeing what kind of person our Queen is. There is another thing..."


    I could read his mind clearly and knew what he was on about. But still, I had to waste my words to ask him about it.


    "The Queen''s blue eyes have attracted the attention of some of the dark mages. One of my spies found out that Achlys was unnecessarily interested in the Queen, especially her eyes."


    ''Disgusting bastard! How dare he think weirdly about my wife!''


    Achlys was the master of the magic tower of Mazazine. Just like five Alphas were the most powerful among werewolves, five masters of the magic towers were the most powerful among mages. The masters of the magic towers possessed the ability to fight against Alphas.


    Achlys was famous for his collection of eyeballs. He collected various animals'' eyeballs, but there were rumors that there were werewolf eyes in his collection as well. That was why it was no surprise that he took an interest in Blue''s eyes as well. Who knew this bastard had the guts to even think about it?


    "Blue is a rare eye color here. So, I think in the next banquet, it would be great if the Queen did not attend," he said.


    I had thought about it as well. Everything and everyone was going to be dangerous there for her. But, everything here was going to be dangerous as well if I left her. Uncle''s family had to leave the pce and it was more or less because of her. They surely were furious. It would not be surprising if they tried to do something to her.


    Mother was here in the pce, so she was safe. As Mother was the mate of an Alpha, she was a lot more powerful than them. But Mother was supposed to attend the banquet as well. She needed to keep her ears open in the social circle there for information. There was no way I could leave my wife here alone.


    It was better to take her with me in this case. At least, I would be there with her. No one would try to do anything to her when I was near.


    "No, she has to go," I said.


    "But..."


    "Luc and Ezekiel will go as well. They will take care of her. Ezekiel has the potential to keep up against an Alpha and Luc is as powerful as Achlys since both of them are the masters of the magic towers. They will be able to keep her safe," I said.


    "Your Highness, the Queen is a human. She doesn''t need to be hurt too much to..."


    "I know. Do you think I want her to die?" I barked. "Get out if you''re done talking. I don''t want to hear any more of the bbering."


    "Yes, Your Highness. And yes, Ezekiel was looking for Her Highness just an hour ago. He wanted to meet the Queen."


    "Why?"


    "He did not give any reason. He just said he wanted to meet her. But then Her Highness''s personal maid said that Your Highness was with the Queen. Then he left," he said. "He did not look too happy."


    "Alright. Is that all?"


    "Yes, Your Highness."


    I sighed as the Beta left. This brat Ezekiel was acting suspiciously in an odd way. He did not want to go against us. He wanted to protect the Queen at all costs and was even willing to give up his life for her. But something about him was off. A part of his thoughts was hard to read as if they were blurry.