Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 248: Damning Evidence (II)

Honestly, Swan was unsure whether she was loyal or traitorous. Although she never intended to harm her husband through many of her lies, she still lied nonetheless.

’What would you do if you knew I’ve been hiding so many secrets from you, husband? Would you forgive me, or would you get so angry that you could kill me?’

That question popped up in Swan’s head from time to time. She had no answer, but she still wished Gale could forgive her when the truth was revealed. ’I don’t think I can keep the lie for too long. He will eventually find out about Rock Silverfang and my power as well...’

’Oh, Goddess, can you allow this lie to continue for a bit more? I want my baby to be born safe and sound before everything crumbles down,’ Swan prayed in her heart. Though, this time, she didn’t even believe her own words. She knew that no Goddess would prolong a sin, especially the one committed by the Saintess herself.

As they were enjoying their time together, there was a sudden shriek from under the tower where their bedroom was located. Gale lifted his head instantly.

He frowned as he tried to detect who was around in his marked area, and found that it was only one beastman, probably a servant.

He clicked his tongue, "What is she doing making a ruckus in the middle of the night? She should’ve known that I already marked this area."

Gale was about to ignore the shriek, until that beastman screamed again, this time while mentioning a name that was impossible for Gale to ignore.

"AHHH! HELP! ROCK SILVERFANG IS HERE!"

Gale jumped from the bed in a split second, and Swan panicked as she realized that something was off. She sat on the bed and looked at Gale, "H-Husband, it’s probably just nonsense. You don’t need to go down. Just let the guards handle it."

"I can’t just let the guards handle it if it’s really Rock Silverfang. He’s no match against me, but he’s still the strongest out of all the beastmen in this castle," Gale said as he opened the window. "Besides, if it’s truly him, I swear I will be the one to hunt him down and kill him."

Swan was afraid that Rock might’ve made a mistake on his path to Long Xiurong’s room, so he got discovered by a passing maid. She was desperate to protect Rock no matter what, so she tried to prevent Gale from leaving, "Husband, let’s just rest, alright? It’s very late..."

Gale turned his head towards his wife, and with a chilling expression, he said, "I know you’re trying to protect him. That’s why I want to kill him as soon as possible, so you will never think of him anymore."

"W-wait, Gale! No—!" Swan tried to get up from the bed to stop her husband, but it was too late as Gale had already leaped out of the window and dove to the ground, ready to kill Rock Silverfang at first sight.

Swan leaned on the bed as she felt chill all around her body. She tried to imagine a scenario where Rock could’ve miraculously escaped until there was a knock on the door. After Swan gave her permission, Long Xiurong’s attendant entered and reported in a hurry, "Your Majesty, Lady Long said that her gift is gone! I-I don’t know what that means, but she said it’s an urgent situation!"

Swan’s heart skipped a beat as she knew the real message behind it. Her body quickly felt feverish as she realized that her lie would be uncovered soon.

’Oh, Goddess, is this the end of my short-lived joy?’

**

Gale dove from the highest floor of the tower straight to the ground, landing on his feet and cracking the land beneath. He scanned the area and found the guards were already rushing in his direction, but none of them were fast enough.

"Your Majesty, it’s Rock! Rock Silverfang!"

Gale turned his head and saw none other than the bunny maid, whom Swan had punished to become a mute before. He frowned and asked, "When and where did you see him?"

Alice gulped as she could feel the murderous aura around the Beast King’s body. Her legs felt weak, but she gathered her courage and replied, "F-forgive me, Your Majesty. I actually haven’t seen him anywhere."

"Then why are you screaming his name?! Do you not realize that I’m busy protecting my mate!?" Gale roared as he thought about how he left Swan for nothing.

He was ready to kill this bunny for making a false alarm, but Alice quickly took out the gray mammoth pendant, and the letter written by Rock.

"I-I’m sorry, Your Majesty! I just want you to see these!"

Gale’s frown deepened, but he quickly caught the scent that belonged to Rock Silverfang.

He took a big step towards Alice and grabbed her wrist, "What are these? How did you find them?!"

"T-they are hidden inside Lady Long Xiurong’s drawer. I saw her having a secret meeting with Rock Silverfang at night. He jumped into her window, and t-they are k-k-kissing and mating!"

"WHAT?!" Gale tightened his grip on Alice’s wrist until Alice almost fainted due to the pain. She knew her wrist was already bruised right now. "Did you see his face?!"

"Yes!" Alice nodded vehemently. "I saw his face, so I sneaked into Lady Long’s room at noon to take the gray mammoth tusk given by him, and also a letter written by him!"

Gale snatched the items from Alice’s hand, and let her go.

Alice whimpered in pain just as the other guards finally arrived.

"Y-Your Majesty! We heard a woman scream from this direction just now!"

"Hm, it’s her," Gale replied calmly, but all the guards knew the murderous aura around their king’s body was too dangerous. "Put her in jail for now, I will call her again once I need her."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Gale could barely suppress his murderous aura right now as he didn’t want to accidentally hurt his wife and their cub. But he could barely control himself as well, as he imagined that maybe... just maybe... Swan had been secretly meeting with that traitorous bastard when he wasn’t around.