The Werewolf King's Bride

"He made sure you had black mana inside you, perhaps using some kind of magical artifact," he said. "Then he came back again. That was the time, he decided that you would be his bride."

"If he decided it back then, seven years ago, then he did it because he wanted my power, right?"

"Yes, that\'s right."

"Then why didn\'t he take any other woman? It isn\'t like he loved me. Then why did he not touch anyone else?"

"King Demetrius Easton is someone who does not feel any kind of emotions other than anger, irritation, and madness. At least, that\'s how he was. And he is also someone who is loyal to his own laws. He is not the type to play around with women. He thought that if he had already chosen you as his bride, no matter for what reason, he would only have you," he said.

"And then five years ago, I finally managed to get ready to go to you in the other world. But yes, you are right. I did not go there to kill you. I wanted to bring you here with me."

"Why?"

"If King Demetrius had you and got your power awakened, then it would mean a great deal for Querencia. Querencia would be a more powerful kingdom than Trouvaille. As a king, I could not let it happen. You see, I have become a king at a very early age. So, I had to think about my kingdom. So, I wanted to bring you with me.

To be precise, I wanted to make you my bride. There were obviously no feelings involved. I wanted you for power. But when I reached there, I was a bit late. King Demetrius already found out about it. I knew he was going to try to take me down as soon as possible.

It was clear that I would not be able to take you as my bride. So, I did something else."

"But do you know why I did that?" he asked, looking at me with a mischievous grin.

"Why?" I asked.

"You see, your husband was not doing it because he wanted to. Think about it. How will someone like him know about your existence? He is an Alpha and he does not have any black mana inside him. There is no way for him to find out about you."

"Then how...?" I asked. I was desperate to find a reason that would make Dem seem that he did not do it on purpose. I did not want to hear that he wanted to deceive me on his own.

"Actually, it was all planned since the beginning. And I found some forbidden documents that are evidence that your birth was actually planned, so was your fate."

"What... do you mean?"

"You see, there was a test eighteen years ago. It was to see that the child of a werewolf and a dark mage or a human and a dark mage is more powerful. And your mother was chosen for this test as well. Thus, you were born. And it is found out that the child of a human and a dark mage has more black mana inside them than the child of a werewolf and a dark mage has."

"Thus, you were targeted from an early age. King Demetrius was not the one who did this experiment. It was a dark mage or a group of dark mages. Among them, there is your father who led this. They planned it all and manipulated King Demetrius\'s thoughts. It was not just one dark mage\'s doing.

Messing up someone\'s thoughts that much is impossible for a dark mage unless they are really powerful. My suspicion is that there was more than one dark mage who did it. They wanted King Demetrius to have you as his bride. They wanted to manipulate King Demetrius\'s mind all the time until your power is awakened. And that\'s why I flipped down their plan."

"They could manipulate King Demetrius\'s thoughts until your power was awakened. That\'s because if you become his mate, then it is not just a physical bond that will be formed between you two. There will be an emotional bond as well. If your power is awakened, then it will prevent them from using him anymore and he won\'t be controlled anymore," he continued.

"That\'s why, when I saw that I would not be able to make you my bride, I decided to at least awaken your power just enough so you can prevent others from controlling your thoughts and King Demetrius\'s. Then both of you will be able to use your own judgment. I could awaken just a bit of your power. So, when King Demetrius met you again five years ago, your power was already awakened a bit.

That time, he surely felt blankness in his head as because of you, he could not be controlled by other dark mage\'s fully. But it was not enough."

"He gave me a potion that time. Because of that, I don\'t remember anything of that day. At least, that is what was supposed to be. Then why did I suddenly remember the moment when you awakened my power?" I asked.

"He did not know that I awakened your power. He doesn\'t know now as well. I know what you are thinking. His mind-reading ability, right?"

"You..."

"I know it well," he chuckled. "You see, I am a dark mage. I have my ways to find out about a few things. And I can even make him read my mind in a way that he would only read the thoughts I want him to. He would never be able to know what I do not want him to. Dark mages are not called dangerous for no reason, you know.

So, because he did not know that I awakened a bit of your power, he fed you that potion so you would forget about your encounter with him. That potion made you forget about our encounter as well. But not fully. That\'s why you remembered it. Perhaps you were thinking too hard about it. Though you are never going to remember the part when you met him..."

"So, what you mean is, because my power is awakened a bit, after our marriage, Dem could not be controlled as before?"

"That\'s right," he nodded. "It happened right after the first night of your marriage when the mating process was fulfilled. He forgot what happened before, he literally forgot about everything that happened to him. He got confused and slowly, his thoughts stumbled over one another. Now that\'s the reason he doesn\'t remember why he brought you here in the first place. He is not controlled anymore.

So, whatever he is doing now, he is doing them on his own accord. I think now, he is an idiot as well."

"What do you mean?"

"He fell madly in love with you and if he could, he would rather not awaken your power since dark mages are not welcomed here," he chuckled bitterly. "Love can make someone a fool it seems."

"So, Dem was fooled as well."

"He wasn\'t basically fooled. King Demetrius is a cunning person. But even he had nothing to do when a dark mage was messing with his mind. And as I said, there might have been more than one dark mage. He was controlled, his thoughts were manipulated," he said. "I can understand what you were worried about.

Let me tell you this then. King Demetrius is a power-hungry Alpha. But now, you come first. He did not even remember the fact that you are a dark mage, yet he wants you. Don\'t worry. He is not lying."

I knew he was not lying. After King Ford told me everything, things became a lot clearer. But there were still a lot of questions.

Who were the dark mages that controlled his thoughts? And if the dark mages wanted me, then they surely knew what was going on with me right now?

"I managed to ruin the dark mages\' plan that time by awakening a bit of your power. But now, if we want to stop them, your power needs to be awakened fully. Of course, you are going to awaken your power anyway, since you are pregnant."

"How...?"

"How do I know?" he smirked. "No, it was not my spies. I found out about it myself after putting the puzzle pieces together. I am very good at guessing, you know."