Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 255: Imprisonment (II)

Gale strode through the long corridor towards Long Xiurong’s room with somewhat unsteady steps.

Of course, anyone who saw the Beast King right now, wouldn’t think there was anything wrong with him. He was still majestic, and intimidating. Even his ’unsteady’ step still looked firm for them.

Unfortunately, only Gale knew how bad the heartbreak he was currently experiencing. He kept halting his step for one second, before continuing his stride to Long Xiurong’s room.

He kept hesitating, and his heart was screaming, telling him that he shouldn’t punish his beloved so harshly. He shouldn’t have said what he said to her, and he should’ve just forgiven her for the entire ordeal.

Yet, his mind and pride told him that he was doing the right thing. If he continued being lenient to Swan, she would take it for granted and think that he was an easy man who wouldn’t care even when he was being betrayed repeatedly.

’This is for the best. She needs to understand that I, too, have my limits.’

Gale kicked the door open and saw Long Xiurong sitting behind the study desk. freёnovelkiss.com

Long Xiurong turned her head and stood up. She politely bowed to the Beast King as if nothing happened, but her next word confirmed her involvement.

"Your Majesty, I assume that you’ve read the letter that Rock Silverfang wrote," Long Xiurong said as she resigned to her fate. She was scared of death, just like any normal human, but when she imagined Swan protecting her while risking her life and her baby, Long Xiurong realized that she had to be brave even in the face of death.

"Yes, I’ve read that letter," Gale replied emotionlessly. "And you are just as guilty as that traitorous bastard, Long Xiurong."

"Yes, I understand, Your Majesty. You can execute me for treason," Long Xiurong replied calmly. "But I have one—no, two requests."

"And what are those?"

"First, I want you to hand me back the gray mammoth tusk necklace. It was a keepsake given to me by Rock. If you read the letter, then you must’ve known that he is my fated mate. I want to die while holding an item that reminds me of him," Long Xiurong said. "Second, I beg you to please spare Queen Swan and her baby. It was me who allowed Rock Silverfang to enter the castle through my window at first, and I agreed to his request to be the messenger between him and Queen Swan. She knew nothing about him until I came to her with a letter from Rock."

"You don’t need to beg me to spare my wife. Naturally, I will not harm her," Gale responded curtly. "But I will still give her a harsh punishment, which is imprisonment. She is not allowed to leave her bedroom and is not allowed to accept any guests."

"As for the gray mammoth tusk..." Gale took out the mammoth tusk necklace in his pocket and tossed it to the ground right next to Long Xiurong’s feet. "Take it. I’m sure you’d want to hold it tight before your death."

Long Xiurong quickly crouched and grabbed the gray mammoth tusk. She clenched it and kept it close to her heart.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am ready to be executed anytime," Long Xiurong said.

"No, I won’t execute you just yet. You’ll be imprisoned in the dungeon, and I will use you to lure that bastard out, so I can kill you both at the same time," Gale said. "That is the mercy I can give you, to die by your fated mate’s side."

Long Xiurong knew that neither she nor Rock could deny the Beast King’s judgment. If her death with Rock was imminent, then so be it. At least she could die next to her man.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I shall wait for the guards to escort me to the dungeon."

Long Xiurong’s calmness made it difficult for Gale to snap and yell at her. She accepted her defeat very gracefully, and didn’t show much reaction. She only reacted when Gale tossed the necklace, which showed that she and Rock must’ve had a very strong bond despite him being a fugitive.

Unfortunately, Gale didn’t have a soft heart for anyone else except for his wife. So all he could think of was just, ’This is the mercy kill I can give her. She should’ve been grateful that I won’t humiliate her like I humiliate Jade.’

Gale left the room and went to the throne room to busy himself as he prepared an ambush against Rock Silverfang. He knew that the bastard would eventually return to the castle to meet with his fated mate.

He also told the guard to take Long Xiurong into the dungeon and lock her up until he wanted her to be used as bait.

Long Xiurong didn’t struggle when she was escorted by the guards into the dungeon. She followed the guards through a long and dark path leading to her jail cell. Then, she learned that her cell was directly facing Alice’s cell.

She saw the bunny maid leaning on the wall while sneering at her, "Look who we have here, the honorable Lady Long Xiurong from the Eastern Long Dynasty. But how could an honorable lady get thrown into this dark and smelly dungeon?"

"For treason," Long Xiurong replied nonchalantly as she entered her cell and the guard locked it and left. She stared at Alice and added, "Naturally, you know about this. Since you are the one who sneaked into my room and stole the letter and my gray mammoth tusk."

Alice giggled, "So what if I did? I win in the end, right? You are in jail, and probably going to get executed soon, and that bitch Swan will fall out of grace. I bet His Majesty already tossed her out of the castle, or maybe even worse, killed her! Hihi, that’s a great end for a crippled bitch like her."