Beast King'S Crippled Mate novel Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Chapter 34: Placeholder

Jade went quiet after that.

Of course, she knew what this meant.

Gale had sidelined her—someone who had been sticking with him through his whole journey until he could build a kingdom for the beastmen—for a crippled mate who wasn’t even his real fated mate.

Her gaze cooled off after Gale passed his judgment, and she said, "I see that you care for her. Do you not realize that you’re only digging a deeper hole for yourself?"

"It’s not your problem," Gale retorted.

"It is my problem, Gale. Your curse forces you to mark as many women as possible. That’s why I don’t want you to get too attached to Swan or any of your mates in the future. You are not supposed to love them! They are just tools to vent your rut so it won’t kill you!"

Gale knew Jade was right, and it would be wiser to keep her around in case of any problem that he couldn’t finish with intimidation or brute force alone.

But he still didn’t trust her completely. His senses were telling him that Jade was hiding something, and it might harm Swan in the process.

When faced with the idea of Swan getting hurt, his hesitation quickly disappeared as he kept his decision final, "You are going to the east by the morning. I will handle the rest from now on."

Gale turned around, ready to leap out of the balcony to take a bath at the lake and return to his mate.

However, Jade refused to let him off the hook easily. There was no way she’d allow Swan to have him all for herself, even though she was nothing but a placeholder.

"You are getting illogical, Gale," Jade stated. "She is not your fated mate. There’s no reason for you to get so attached and so in love with her."

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"Besides, what will you do when your rut comes again? Do you think that woman is enough for you? We both know the answer to that," Jade scoffed. "I didn’t know that you’re a hopeless romantic who’d fall in love with a random woman after two days of marking her."

"She is not a random woman."

"So does the next woman you will bite," Jade rebuked sharply. "You think getting rid of me will solve your problem, but you should realize that you’re only digging your grave with this. In the end, the problem still lingers. Do you need to love a placeholder like Swan?"

...

Gale didn’t answer that question. He simply leaped out of the balcony in silence.

Jade sneered in disdain.

"You will see that I am right, Gale. Even if you get rid of me, I will return with your new mate," Jade muttered. "It’s unfair that you can love someone deeply while I am left in the dust."

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She would stutter, stiffen when he drew closer, and wriggle in discomfort whenever he embraced her. It was all the sign of fear, and Gale wasn’t blind to not recognize it.

But at the same time, he found her cute. Everything about her was cute.

She was like a hopeless doe who fell on his arm, trembling and begging to be released. The more she struggled, the more he wanted to keep her.

’Do I actually love her? Or do I simply find her fascinating?’ Gale had that question in mind right after he marked her.

He had yet to find the answer. All he knew was that he wanted her to stay by his side.

’I can only answer that question once I find my fated mate. And when that time comes, I will make sure she won’t get hurt, even if I have to let her go.’

Swan was nervous when Gale kept on staring at her from the window. She looked down to check on her night dress, worried that she might look improper in front of him.

But she was dressed just fine now, and Gale didn’t seem to get angry. _{frёewebηovel.cѳm}

Thus, she slowly raised her head and was surprised to find Gale already standing next to the bed.

Swan didn’t fear him as much anymore, mostly because he had treated her very well for the past few days.

She said in a low voice, "You should rest with me, Gale. You must’ve been tired..."