Beast King'S Crippled Mate novel Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Aria’s Royal Visit (II)

All the soldiers and maids were awed by Aria’s ethereal beauty. She had a similar face to Princess Swan, but much more charismatic and dignified. She was like the epitome of a perfect princess in these beastmen’s eyes.

Aria could hear the gasp of awe from the beastmen servants and soldiers, and she didn’t react much. She was used to people fawning over her.

In fact, she was so popular among the princes and nobles that she had to turn down marriage proposals on an almost daily basis ever since she was sixteen years old.

Three years after that, she still had to refuse marriage proposals regularly, much to her dismay.

She waited for the Beast King to say something, but he kept his silence for a while.

"Your Majesty?" Aria lifted her head, staring at the Beast King who looked troubled.

It seemed that the Beast King had something to say, but he held off a few times.

’Is it because he can’t handle my beauty so well? I’ve gotten a lot of praise from many human princes, but I guess, even the Beast King cannot handle it,’ Aria found it cute that even a mighty beast like Gale couldn’t help to like her. It served as proof that he was not immune to her beauty, just like the rest of those princes. ’That means our relationship should be smooth sailing from the start.’

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Aria asked with a worried look. She took a step forward to check on him, and Gale spontaneously took a step back.

"I’m fine," Gale replied. "Welcome to the Kingdom of Beastmen, Princess Aria. I—Gale Stormfront, the King of Beasts—will ensure your safety and pleasure in my castle."

Aria smiled sweetly, "The pleasure is mine, Your Majesty. It’s been a while since we last met. It seems that you are in a better mood these days, may I know why?"

Aria took another step forward, but Gale quickly turned around and said, "Follow me, I will give you a tour around the castle, and then bring you to Swan."

Aria almost giggled seeing the bashful reaction that Gale showed. He kept on dodging her probably due to embarrassment. She had seen many of those naive princes who would flush and stammer when talking to her, especially when she intentionally approached them.

’I didn’t see any flush nor did he stammer. But a king shouldn’t do that, right? They have a dignity to keep in front of his subjects,’ Aria thought.

Aria followed Gale as they walked side by side into the castle. They had become a spectacle for all the servant and soldier beastmen they passed.

They looked so perfect together, with the mighty Beast King explaining everything about the castle and the Princess who listened earnestly.

Sometimes, the Princess would throw a glance at a passing servant or soldier, and then smile at them, making their hearts flutter.

Never once did Gale look at her. He kept his head straight as he guided her.

It wasn’t until they stopped in front of the bedroom door that Gale said, "Swan is inside. She has been waiting for you. I’ve told the maids to prepare the snacks and desserts that humans like in their tea time. You can ask the maid if you need anything."

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Meanwhile, Gale was distracted the whole time he spent with Princess Aria.

Of course, Aria was beautiful, as expected of his mate’s sister. She also seemed to be more upbeat than the timid Swan, though he couldn’t sense the innocence in her.

Aria seemed to be tailor-made to be a Princess. She said sweet words, but there was no real emotion behind her words, unlike Swan who seemed to be more down-to-earth and real to him.

However, that wasn’t the reason for him getting distracted, it was her perfume.

Beastmen never liked any overpowering scent that humans wore as perfume, but Gale had a certain tolerance of it... until now.

As a wolf beastman and also a Beast King with unimaginable power, all of his five senses were heightened, including his nose and Aria’s overpowering perfume made him dizzy and nauseous.

If he could describe in his own words, he could say it smelled like shit covered with flowers. The constant change between the smell of shit and the overpowering flowery scent almost made him want to just run as far as he could.

’Does Swan ever use the perfume her sister used when she was in Holy Achate? I hope not, her natural scent is so alluring, a tinge of sweetness, warmth, and unknown sensation that gives me peace of mind,’ Gale could go on and on describing Swan’s scent, but the more he recalled her scent, the more he missed her. ’Ah, I need to give them space. Swan must’ve missed her sister so much.’