The Werewolf King's Bride

The only thing that changed was that I could gradually feel my health falling.

"It seems like Demetrius is putting up with the idea of having a kid because of you," Luc muttered.

"It\'s... not a l-lie," I said.

"He doesn\'t want his kid to look like his or get any of his characteristics," he said.

"I k-know, but... it\'s i-impossible... since it\'s the law... of h-heredity," I said.

"Who will tell that guy though?" Luc sighed.

The banquet was only two weeks away. Dem had been telling me that I did not need to go. And to be honest, I did not think I would be able to go as well, given the condition of my health. I would perhaps fall dead before I reached there.

"Dem... had been b-busy this week," I muttered.

"He has found a doctor I heard. He said he will bring him tonight," Luc said. "It\'s daytime, by the way, before you ask."

"Oh..."

"He didn\'t tell you so you would not get worried at all," he said. "Don\'t worry, you will get fine, especially if my theory is right."

"You... don\'t look... that g-good though..."

"Well, even if my theory is right, a lot of werewolves will oppose it," he said.

"W-What do you mean?" I asked.

"The way to get you better is to awaken your magical power. It requires another mage, a powerful one," he explained. "The first time I noticed your black mana was that night at the magic tower when I took your blood. I\'m sure I\'m not wrong, at least not at this. If your power is awakened, then your body will be able to manage the stress of pregnancy, and of course, you will be powerful.

Even though your physical energy won\'t increase that much, you will be powerful enough to keep up with werewolves. Since you will be able to use magic, you will be considered a mage as well though it\'s the first time I\'ve come across a human mage both in literacy and real life."

"Then if... by a-any chance... it\'s true, w-will I... be c-considered a... dark mage?" I asked.

I had no idea what was going on. But both Luc and I had been keeping it a secret from Demetrius. Since Luc left as soon as Dem came back, he could not even read his mind.

"Yes, that\'s right," he nodded. "Since dark mages are not welcomed in the werewolf world, there will be a lot of protesters. But if your husband hears about it, he won\'t protest. After all, he will go at any length to save you, even if it meant to sell his own soul."

"But... do... d-dark mages always... do bad t-things?"

"Most of them do. Actually, I never heard of a dark mage who was a saint. It\'s not like we\'re saints. But they are the type to crave power," Luc said. "Of course, not everyone is the same."

"Oh... I-I see..."

Everyone hated dark mages. I had asked Ruby about it too and she said the same. I could understand why. But to think that I could have black mana inside me, felt unbelievable. But Luc would not lie. He knew what he was saying and I trusted him.

Yet, I could search for a possibility of him being wrong. Even though I would perhaps be safe if it was true, I still did not want it. I was not fully accepted here, and if it was true, then perhaps I would not be accepted at all. But... I did not want to feel not belong to somewhere...

"Don\'t think too much and stress yourself," Luc said. "Just rest for now. I will try to find out more about it."

"I need to make sure that you actually have black mana inside you. Then after talking to Demetrius about it, I will find someone who will be able to break the seal and awaken the power. Though I hate to admit it, someone else will be better than me," he added.

"Should... I tell D-Dem about... it?" I asked.

"Well, it\'s not like I want to keep it a secret. He just freaks out when it comes to you," he sighed. "But if you want to, you can tell him. He is your husband, after all."

"O-Okay... then..."

I was glad that Luc told me that it was okay to tell Demetrius everything. It was true that he would start getting all anxious when he would know, but still, I did not like to hide it from him. He surely got a glimpse of it from reading Luc\'s mind, but he did not believe it. If I told him, he would at least listen. And then, it was up to him if he would believe it or not.

That night, just like Luc said, he brought a doctor with him. The doctor was pretty young and looked a bit like Maxen, my brother. For a moment, I was surprised. Perhaps it was because their hair and eye color and heights were the same. Perhaps he was a few years older than me.

"Greetings, Your Highness," he bowed slightly and smiled and I noticed that his third tooth from the left side of the upper row had a little diamond on it. "I am Dimitri Enrique. Ah, you don\'t have to say anything, Your Highness. Please rest."

\'Tooth piercing- it\'s my first time seeing it in person... I always was a bit curious about how it would look. It doesn\'t look that bad, but I don\'t think I\'m a fan...\'

"So, does Your Highness\'s body hurt to move?"

I nodded. He asked me a few more questions and checked me for quite a while. Despite his age, he looked pretty serious about it and I had a feeling that he was better than all the other doctors who had come before. And moreover, he did not seem to be scared of Demetrius at all and did his work.

For some reason, Demetrius did not seem to glare at him as well, perhaps because he noticed his determined unfazed face.

"It\'s obviously because Your Highness is a human," he said. "I cannot treat it for sure and can guarantee Your Highness\'s safety. But I can raise the chance of Your Highness\'s getting better."

"So, the solution won\'t be long-termed?" Dem asked.

"That is correct, Your Highness. But I can give medicines that Her Highness needs to take every once in a while that will help to get her better, but I cannot guarantee anything," he said, looking at Demetrius.

"Do so," Dem said.

I could see how anxious and worried Dem was. Dimitri talked to Dem about something that I did not hear since they went to the other side of the room. Dimitri was telling Dem about the medicines. That time, I noticed how tall Demetrius was. Ruby did not lie when she said that I looked very tiny beside him and it seemed like he could shield me from anything.

Now that I thought of Ruby, I kind of felt bad. She even cried the last few days because she thought that I would not get better. Other than Dem, she was the one who was working very hard. She had been talking to me endlessly about various gossip and bringing me a lot of food. Since I did not have much of an appetite these days, I could not eat much of a thing.

Yet, she worked very hard to bring all types of food so if I felt like eating something, I could get it right in front of me.

I had read that pregnant women crave a lot of foods and weird foods as well sometimes. Sweets, such as ice cream and candy, dairies, such as cheese and sour cream starchy carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables were common among pregnancy cravings. But for me, it was different. I did not feel like eating anything at all. All I wanted was to lie down and relax as much as possible and never get up.

My favorite thing to do these days was to lie down on Dem\'s chest and talk for hours every night about nothing in particular. It was nothing important, yet it was very special for me. I wondered if it was the same for me. Did he feel comfortable like that as well? Because I truly did...

We only talked these nights since we could not do it at all because of my health. But it did not feel bad just to talk. Even I did not know when I started to find comfort in his simple words.