Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 253: To Destroy A Man’s Heart (III)

"Tell me, wife. Why did you lie to me? Why did you choose him over me?" Gale asked. "Did I not show my love enough? Did I not spoil you enough? Did I not give you enough comfort in life?!"

"I never chose him over you," Swan replied. She was weak, frail, and spoke in a low voice, but her answer was firm as she truly believed what she stated just now. "I never chose him over you. You are my husband, Gale."

"Then, what is this?" Gale said as he took out the letter and gray mammoth tusk from his pocket. "If you didn’t choose him over me, then why does this letter exist?"

...

"He is my knight and my friend..."

"A friend? Hah!" Gale couldn’t help but chuckle as it sounded so ridiculous. "And what makes him so special that you choose your traitorous friend over me!?"

"Gale... I never chose him over you..." Swan repeated. "I just want to talk with my friend, but he is a fugitive, and this is the only way."

"Why do you need him as a friend? If you need a friend, then I can send as many noblewomen as possible from all kingdoms to the castle and talk with you!"

Swan clenched her blanket. She felt ashamed because she didn’t want to say this, but she had no choice, "I never had a friend growing up, Gale. I have always been alone, and Rock is my very first friend. I can’t let a precious friend go."

"You are so ridiculous, Swan," Gale sneered. "That bastard was about to rape you in the lake before, and you still think of him as a friend?!"

"He didn’t do it intentionally! It was all because of Jade’s scheme!" Swan finally let the truth out, since Jade was already dead by now. "She poisoned his drink and forced him to go into a rut. If not because of that poison, he wouldn’t dare to touch me, knowing that I am already yours!"

Gale’s gaze under his blindfold turned colder the more Swan tried to protect Rock.

"This is stupid, Swan. I don’t even know if you’re lying or not right now because only an idiot would believe the words of a man who was about to rape her back then," Gale said.

Swan wanted to defend herself but then realized Gale made it too difficult to counter his words.

After all, even Swan didn’t know why she believed Rock so easily.

"It’s just what my heart told me. My heart told me that he is telling the truth, and he is a kind man," Swan replied despite her hesitation. "He is also your right-hand man. In this castle, everyone told me that Rock was once your most trusted aide and the only one you can see as a friend. I don’t want you to regret everything after killing him, Gale. Please give him a chance."

Gale gritted his teeth as he was about to explode, seeing how Swan was still trying to defend that bastard, "What a bunch of nonsense. I have always been alone my whole life. I was an Alpha that stood alone to protect my pack, and I never see that traitor as a friend!"

Swan’s heart skipped a beat.

Her heart told her that Gale was lying and that he truly saw Rock as his friend. That’s why his rage towards Rock’s ’betrayal’ was a hundred times worse.

There was no pain worse in this world than getting betrayed by the one you trusted the most, and Swan had also betrayed Gale.

Swan had given up at this point. She had told him everything about Rock, and she already made it clear that she only saw Rock as a friend.

"I have no more to say, husband," Swan said. "If you want to kill me, then please wait for this baby to be born. But if you really can’t wait to end my life, then please kill me quickly. I’m afraid of pain..."

"YOU—!" Gale grabbed Swan’s arms and forced her to lift her head and look at him. In this angle, Swan could see veins popping right under his skin. "Why do you keep talking about death?! Do you think I will ever kill my wife?!"

"You said that you hate traitors the most, and that letter is enough to prove that I am guilty," Swan stated. "You executed Jade for betraying your trust, so I thought you’d execute me too."

"Yes, I hate traitors the most, and yes, I will execute anyone who dares to betray me," Gale said coldly. As he kept staring at Swan’s innocent face, and eyes gleaming with tears, his heart started to soften again, and he hated it. He hated how weak he was for this woman. "But you are not just ’anyone’, Swan. You are my beloved, my mate, my Luna, and my wife. You are MY Swan. I keep suppressing my aura because I don’t want to harm you, why would I kill my other half?!"

Again, Swan could sense that Gale wasn’t lying. He was true to his words, even though she still couldn’t believe it.

It was difficult for her to accept that Gale truly loved her and treasured her so much. Nevertheless, the idea was too tempting for her to pass, so she leaned forward until the tip of their noses touched.

"Husband, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you," Swan muttered what was true in her heart all along. "I love you, and want nothing but the best for you."

"You don’t know what’s best for me, Swan..." Gale replied. "You don’t understand me at all."

"I-I do."

"No, you don’t. Even after all the loving moments we have together, even when you are finally pregnant with our baby, you still think of me as a murderous monster who would kill his mate and offspring out of rage," Gale said. "You don’t trust me enough to tell me everything, even though I have nothing to hide."

"N-no, I—"

"So I won’t trust you as well, not after what you’ve done."