The Werewolf King's Bride Chapter 16: Lion Like A Wolf

(From Blue's Perspective)

"My company?" I asked, dumbfounded. Why would he want my company? I was not soone anyone would want to spend ti with. People called weird all my life.

"Your company, my bride."

"Why?"

"There are so things in life that don't need any reason. It's just how life is. Uncovered in so points," he said.

Why was he so mysterious? Sotis he was gentle and warm, but the next mont he was intriguing, a bit frightening and mysterious.

"Won't you take to the tower?" I asked, trying to change the subject. I did not like to talk about the things he was mysterious about. They made uncomfortable and always let a shiver run through .

"Now?"

"You won't be here in the afternoon, as you said. Then I won't get any other ti to go there," I explained.

"Alright then. How can I refuse you, my bride?"

He took to the tower. I liked the insides, the way the wall was made of stones. It gave a kind of cold vibe.

"It's huge," I comnted.

"It's supposed to be," he muttered carelessly.

Perhaps he was used to seeing those big and luxurious things, but I was not. I barely got to have enough food, let alone luxury. So, everything here was taking by surprise, even though I knew clearly that things were going to be luxurious and expensive here in this castle.

After spending so ti in the tower, Detrius took down for dinner. He asked if I needed to take a shower, but I said that I did not. Most of the tis, I took a shower in the middle of the night. Because I loved to pour all of out in my tears sitting on the floor as water fell on my skin.

"Where is Ava?" I asked Evelyn as I sat beside her in the dining table with Detrius on my other side.

"She is sleeping," Evelyn replied with a smile. "That kite has finally cald down after talking endlessly. Oh, et rrick, my husband. And rrick, this is my to-be sister-in-law, Blue."

"Nice eting you," I mumbled.

"Nice eting you too, my lady," he said.

"Oh no, call Blue please," I blurted out.

"Sure, Blue. I heard Ava is very fond of you. She has been telling about you since I've co back," he said, taking a seat beside his wife.

"She is amazing. We had a great ti," I said.

"You're going to introduce Blue officially tonight, brother?" Evelyn asked.

"Yes, that's the plan. I've told others to prepare everything. There is going to be a feast tonight," Detrius muttered coldly beside .

His voice had no hint of warmth, unlike the tis when we were alone. Why was he behaving like this? It was his family.

"I told you, my bride, I'm not the sa way with everyone else," he whispered into my ear.

"Why not?" I whispered back.

"That's how I am," he replied simply, leaving in confusion again. He seed to enjoy making feel intrigued.

During lunch, Evelyn chatted with her husband and her mother joined now and then. Detrius's uncle and aunt talked among themselves, but I noticed them looking at as if I had done sothing wrong every mont or so. Detrius was not talking while I was trying to figure him out. Why was he like this? It was like multiple personalities were inside the sa person.

His mood seed to change every now and then in a blink.

"Do you, by any chance, have bipolar?" I asked. I could not hold my tongue back anymore. I needed to know why he was behaving like that.

"What?"

"Bipolar- Do you have bipolar? Do you?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"You know why," I muttered. "Do you have it?"

"No," he replied.

"You do have," I said in a low tone so no one could hear . He chuckled slightly, only so I could hear the sound of his laughter. He surely had heard .

After lunch, Detrius took back to my room. It felt weird because he could tell any of the servants to take back, but he never did. It was like he was trying to make sure that I had gotten there safely. But why?

"I won't be able to co back the whole afternoon. The feast on behalf of your Royal introduction will take place at eight tonight. I'll co back right on the ti. Be ready."

"Um..."

"You have sothing to tell , my bride?" he asked.

"It's just... I won't have to say anything, right?"

He chuckled. "No, my bride. You won't have to say anything. You just have to be there and look perfect, which you always are. So, basically you don't have to do anything," he said and kissed on the forehead.

"Okay. I'll be ready," I said. "Will... will you be there too?"

"Are you afraid without , my bride?" he asked with a smirk.

"I don't know anyone else," I mumbled.

"Don't worry, my sweet bride. I'll be there with you, holding your hand and leading you into this world officially," he said and kissed on the forehead once again.

Why was he doing this? I was feeling strange, but in a good way, which frightened even more. He was having unimaginable effect on .

"Okay."

"I'll go now. And rember, this is an unknown world full of creatures that are not humans. So, be careful in whatever you do. Just stay inside the room when I'm not around. It's safe for you."

"Will they kill if I go out?"

"What happens when you go to the cave of lions? A lot of lions. They can kill you, right? But there is a possibility that they will not kill you, but just hurt you, scratch you, hurt you so much that you'll want to die. And there is also a chance that they will not hurt you at all. You know what it ans?

The situation is unpredictable. This is the sa thing here, my little Blue."

"Then what if I go to the grasp of a single lion?" I asked.

He smiled. "The lion can kill you, can eat you, can hurt you... And there is a chance that he can fall in love with you, can care for you and save you from others, perhaps from his own kind as well."

He continued, "But it's almost impossible for a group of lions to fall for you, to care for you, to want good for you. There are always going to be one or two who will want to harm you. But the first lion, if you stay with him only and he falls in love with you, he will never leave your side.

He will always be there for you when you need him, he will stand up for you, he will listen to you even though he never cares what other people say, he will be kind to you. He will show you his wild side too, but he will make sure that you like his wild side along his gentle side that's only preserved for you."

"Why would he show his wild side if he loves ?"

"That's what a lion is, my Blue. No matter how much gentle he tried to be, he can never give up his wild side, his possessiveness. Even though he will love you, he will make sure that you know who you belong to. For that, he might not hurt you with pain, rather with pleasure."

"How can soone hurt with pleasure?" I asked.

"Oh my bride, there is always a way for everything. The lion has his way. He will hurt you and torture you with so much pleasure that you will crave more and do whatever he wants you to do. He will not take advantage of you, but he will make you his and make sure that no one ever dares to lay their eyes on you or you look at another lion in the sa way you look at him."

"Will the lion go against his own kind for ?"

"If you love the lion, care for him and stay with him despite his flaws, he will stand up to anyone for you. He will do anything and everything for you," he said, a little cold smile ford on the corner of his lips. "Just like a wolf will do."