(From Blue''s Perspective)


    I had been taken care of as if I was so delicate that I would break apart at any moment. Dem had to work all day, but he always joined me for dinner. Precisely saying, he fed me dinner every night even though I told him not to. He would look at me in a way that it was hard to refuse him.


    Ruby had been walking around the room all the time and kept massaging my hands, legs, and shoulders even when I told her that I was fine. She actually did not leave my side at all as if she was scared that I would disappear.


    Perita made a bed for Sapphire using foam, cotton, and fabric. I had no idea where she learned to make something like that, but it was beautiful. Sapphire liked it too. Her bed was ced on the floor of the bedroom. Dem did not like it in our room, but he did not object. I asked him to make sure that he was okay with it.


    Though his eyes showed clear disgust, he said it was fine. Perhaps it was for my sake.


    Luc came to visit me a few times. He liked cookies, so he always had a pouch with him in which he kept some cookies. I had given him that after finding out from Dem that Luc liked cookies. Today, he even shared some cookies with me which was very rare because he usually was protective of his cookies and liked to eat alone. It was childish but cute.


    Doctor Dimitri''s checking my health up was a regr thing. It had been more than a week already since I had woken up. But their concern regarding me was not less in any way.


    "I think Sapphire is helping, Your Highness. You truly seem to enjoy talking to her," the doctor said as he came to check me up again. It was morning and I was still sleepy. Perhaps because I did not get out of the room these days at all, I becamezier. Sapphire woke me up by jumping on my face this morning. Or I would have slept for a long time.


    "She is funny. I like the way she moves her paws... Cute..."


    "I even heard that Your Highness is eating rather well these days," he said with a satisfied smile. "That''s a good thing. Having the perfect amount of food is very important for Your Highness right now."


    "I vomited three mornings at a stretch," I said.


    "That''s natural since Your Highness is pregnant. Please do not worry about it. If you have any other difort, please feel free to let me know."


    "My back hurts..."


    "That''s because Your Highness is staying in bed only. But Your Highness should not move much as well since your body is weak. So, I will give an ointment that''s good for back pain."


    "And Dem doesn''t sleep..."


    "... What Your Highness means is His Highness does not sleep at night?" he asked, surprised.


    "Uh-huh," I nodded. "He keeps looking at me. He thinks I am sleeping, but I actually know the whole thing. It''s not like he disturbs me, but he just keeps looking at me. This is more disturbing. He would rather talk to me at night than do that."


    "I think His Highness wants to make sure that Your Highness is alright and does not have any difort."


    I knew that was the case. But Dem was working all day, then if he did not sleep at night as well, he would fall sick at any time. He did not listen to me. Whenever I told him that he needed to rest as well, or he would get sick, he would shrug and say that he was not weak at all and I did not need to worry about him.


    ''How can I not? He is my husband...''


    "If Your Highness is worried too much, I will talk to His Highness about it," he said.


    "Then can you convince him to take some rest? Like, tell him that I am worried about him and if he doesn''t take enough rest, I will worry more. And worrying too much is bad for my current health condition," I said. I felt a bit guilty that I was nning to deceive Dem, but it was for his own good.


    "It''s true. Worrying too much is truly bad for Your Highness''s health."


    "Oh, then you can tell him that, right?"


    "Yes, I can do this," he chuckled. "Do not worry, Your Highness. Just take care of yourself. I will talk to His Highness."


    After that, Doctor Dimitri gave me some advice about what to do, what to eat, and so on. But he was pretty satisfied that I had gotten better in the past few days.


    Though Dem trusted King Ford''s words, he did not let him visit me. But King Ford still visited me once somehow. Ruby told me all of these.


    I could not spend much time with Dem these days because he was so busy and came back at night. He would feed me and then we would fall asleep. We could even talk as much as before because the medicine I took made me feel sleepy. It was the same medicine that made me act like a drunken person for a while.


    "This doctor is pretty responsible," Ruby said. "Doctor Emma is good too, but I think Doctor Dimitri is more talented."


    "Emma is the Imperial doctor. But Doctor Dimitri does not belong to any kingdom. He likes to treat werewolves from every kingdom. He said that he treats only when he finds a case interesting," I said. "I am the first human he met. That''s why he is spending this much time treating me.


    And of course, someone threatened him as well."


    "He is very professional too," Ruby said.


    She had a thing for handsome men. But I knew she liked someone. To conceal that fact, she was trying to behave as usual. Perhaps she did not realize that I already knew.


    "Let''s not talk about him anymore. If you are interested, you can ask him about himself," I said, waving my hand. "Rather, get some milk for Sapphire. It''s time for her food."


    "Yes, Your Highness," Ruby bowed and left.


    "You will get your milk in a while," I said and rubbed behind the cat''s ear. She liked it when I did that. Her fur was white and her eyes were green. To be precise, she was true beauty. "Aww, how can someone be so cute?"


    "You are my family now, right, Sapphire? I can be your elder sister... Eh? That''s... Then I can be your mommy, right? Dem can be your daddy?


    It won''t be a bad thing. I will take care of you well," I said. "Dem is not as cold as he looks. He will love you too. Just you wait... Then you will get a brother or sister as well."


    In my dream, I had a baby boy. That dream was scary. Perhaps because I was overthinking things, I had that kind of dream. Every time I remembered it, my body would freeze up in fear. So, I tried not to think about it as much as possible.


    "Perhaps it will be a brother... Anyway, it doesn''t matter. As long as the child is safe, boy or girl doesn''t matter. I don''t have any preference as well," I shrugged. "After your brother or sister is born, I perhaps won''t be here to hold you. But you will grow up a lot by then, right?


    You can take care of your sibling along with your daddy."


    Strangely, death did not seem hard at all. Yes, I was a bit sad that if I died, I would have to leave Dem. But I was not scared. If it happened, I was kind of sure that I would be able to ept it quite easily.


    "Do you know where the baby is? It is inside my tummy. I am really young, so I did not want one right away. But perhaps it won''t be a bad thing, right? You will get a sibling after all?"


    I did not mind dying. Death was an inevitable thing for everyone. In my case, perhaps I would face it a bit earlier than others. But the only thing I wanted was for my child to be treated fairly. Emotional abuse, physical abuse- I faced them all. I knew too well what they could do to someone.


    It would keep someone alive while sucking their soul away.


    I did not want someone else to face those nightmares as I did. It was hard and I only survived. I lose my willpower, the ability to dream. I became a living corpse.


    "Don''t worry, little baby. I won''t let it happen to you too. I will save you even if I can''t be with you. I will make sure you are treated well."