Beast King'S Crippled Mate novel Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Chapter 94: I won’t change my mind

Swan had been waiting for Gale to return.

She was informed by the cat maids that Gale left the castle to Holy Achate for a work matter. But seeing the way Myra and Maya averted their gazes, it was painfully obvious that Gale was trying to do something against the people in Holy Achate.

Though she hated her stepmother and half-sister for tormenting her, she didn’t hate the innocent people who never knew about her existence at all.

Feeling anxious, she waited until Gale returned to the bedroom late at night. He was holding what looked like a golden spear in his hand.

"Ah, you haven’t slept yet?" Gale smiled as he walked towards his mate, who was sitting on the bed. He sat on the bed and kissed Swan on the cheek. "No need to wait for me if you want to sleep. Sometimes, I have to travel somewhere far away."

Swan didn’t smell any scent of blood, but she was still feeling uneasy. Thus she asked, "Where have you been, Gale?"

"The North Sea," Gale replied ambiguously. "I just killed a giant narwhal there, so I brought the tip of his golden tusk for you. Though, I don’t think you can use it for anything. Maybe we can put it somewhere as a decoration?"

Gale was surprisingly chatty tonight, clearly trying to get her mind off this topic.

"The North Sea as in... the Holy Achate?" Swan continued interrogating. "What did you do in the Holy Achate?"

Gale went quiet for a while. He sighed, as he knew he couldn’t hide anything from his beloved.

Honestly, he didn’t care whether Swan found out about the whole ordeal or not. He was just tired, and would rather not argue with Swan over this small thing.

"I conquered the North Sea. That’s what I did. I want to punish your mother for neglecting you."

"W-what kind of punishment?"

"I make sure to cut off all the trade routes in and out of Holy Achate. I told your mother that she can come to Kingdom of Beastmen with your sister to kiss your feet and beg for forgiveness. If you think they can be forgiven, I will lift the ban, but if you don’t forgive them, then so be it. Holy Achate will cease to exist."

"What are you doing, Gale?!" Swan raised her voice spontaneously. She wouldn’t do that most of the time, but this was a dire situation because her people’s lives were in danger!

Gale had fully expected Swan to react this way, but it was still unpleasant for him, who did everything FOR her.

"What? Do you expect me to do nothing after you told me that your parents neglected you? Swan, you are married to the Beast King. Your honor is also mine. I will never allow those weaklings to bully you and get off without punishment," Gale stated.

"Yes, my parents neglected me. But those people are innocent! They did nothing to me, and yet you punished them!" Swan yelled.

"They can survive just fine for a while. They have a choice anyway, either they execute their current royals, or force your mother and sister to come to our castle and beg for forgiveness."

"Wait!"

Gale turned his head towards Swan again, waiting for her to speak what was on her mind.

Swan kept staring at Gale with a reluctant gaze. She was sulking and upset that Gale refused to budge.

Thus, she asked, "What will happen to the people if my mother and sister get executed? Will the Holy Achate get destroyed because of that?"

"No, I will take over once they get executed. You will be the new Queen, and then you can appoint someone to manage the kingdom while you are away," Gale said. "A small sacrifice is necessary if you want to be the Queen."

"I never want to be the Queen of Holy Achate. I just want my people to be safe."

"Then wait for them to come, and let’s see if they will beg for forgiveness or not," Gale concluded. "The choice is in your hands, Swan."

Swan took a deep breath.

She knew it was impossible to change Gale’s mind now. The best she could do was to wait for Anastasia and Aria to come and beg her for forgiveness.

’Or... I could refuse to forgive them, and they’d be executed by the church for angering the Beast King...’