The Werewolf King's Bride

(From Blue's Perspective)

Three days after the King of Lacuna's death, Princess Laetitia took over the throne and became the Queen of Lacuna. Right after becoming the Queen, she begged for forgiveness to Luc because of her brother's deed.

Luc said he would think about it. Besides, she did not ask for forgiveness because she meant it; rather she wanted to establish her position strongly as the new Queen of Lacuna.

I had started reading books about dark mages. It was not hard to find them, since both Luc and Dem had a collection of forbidden books. Dem could not read them since only mages could read the books about magic. But he liked to collect them. And Luc liked to read different books about magic.

These days, a special type of fever had started to spread all over the kingdom. Kids and elderly people were the first to get affected. Then, not just kids and elderly people, rather a lot of people started to get affected.

And, I, with my weak stamina, got affected as well. "The thing that I learned from this is that this fever is the same for werewolves and humans," Doctor Dimitri stated.

"Are you making fun of my weak health, Doctor?" I muttered.

"How can I dare, Your Highness? But it is quite impressive how many times Your Highness gets sick," he said coolly.

"What can I do? My health has always been very weak," I said.

"Your Highness can use more power now and it is no less. It is the same amount of power a normal mage can use. But Your Highness's power is not even awakened fully. Awakening Your Highness power will also help Your Highness's health to improve. But it seems Your Highness has just too much mana and right now, only a little amount of power is awakened.

The amount of power Your Highness will have then is quite scary to even think of."

"… Please don't think about it. I don't as well. It gives me a headache," I said.

"Sure, sure. Anyway, more than anything else, Your Highness needs to take care of your health."

"You always say that, Doctor."

"But this time, Your Highness needs to be extra careful. This fever is rather different than normal fevers. You will lose your appetite, vomit frequently, suffer from headaches and so on. Frequent high fevers will be very common," he said. "This is the first stage, so Your Highness might not show all the signs. But it will get worse if Your Highness doesn't rest enough and eat well."

"I don't have an appetite…"

"Yes, it is also another sign. But Your Highness needs to force yourself to eat something even if you end up vomiting. Soups are best right now. I have already given instructions to the chef regarding what to prepare for Your Highness and the proportions. Please eat everything well and do not stress yourself."

"Okay…"

"… It's impossible to not work at all for days being the Queen, but please keep it at a minimum," he said after a pause.

"Sure."

"This fever is slightly contagious. So, the people who will come I and out of the room should be limited. His Highness might want to use a different room for the time being…"

"…"

"I expected so. It is still not tested what kind of effect this fever will have on Alphas. A lot of people in the palace have caught this disease. But His Highness still has not. But he still can, I believe," he said. "Please, do try talking to His Highness."

"I will. But rest assured; he will say no."

Dem would never agree to stay in another room no matter what. I had already asked him to use another room, but he firmly said no.

'Is it because of this fever that everyone thought I was pregnant? Some of the signs are the same as pregnancy, after all.'

I had started to work in my room. I told Flint and Reece not to come to my room, especially Flint. Flint's wife was pregnant. She still had not caught the fever and it would be best if she did not. I heard it was dangerous for pregnant woman and infants. They would send their reports through the maids.

"Please rest well, Your Highness. If Your Highness feels unwell, please do let me know right away," Doctor Dimitri said, standing up.

"Yes, I will. Thank you, Doctor."

"I will take my leave then, Your Highness."

"Alright."

After the doctor left, a maid came to deliver me my documents that Reece sorted out. "Here, Your Highness. And Lord Reece wished for Your Highness's well-being."

"I see. Tell him thank you on my behalf," I said.

"I will, Your Highness. Also, it is your time to have the soup and then the medicine."

"Leave it here," I said. "Pay the King a visit and remind him to lunch on my behalf."

"Yes, Your Highness. Is there anything else you need?"

"No, that will be all. You can go now." Find more chapters on empire

'Let's see now what documents I need to take care of. Ugh, I really don't want to work… My body aches and my head is killing me… I don't wanna work… Anyway, let's clean my mind and get back to work in 1, 2, 3… Yeah, let's do it!'

"Wow, a letter from Reece… I hope your condition is not bad, Your Highness. I wish for your sound recovery. Your Highness doesn't need to worry much. I will take care of the work as much as possible. Your Highness only needs to review them finally and sign them. And, I have also sent the report about the King of Lacuna's death.

I have gathered as much information as possible. Again, I wish for Your Highness's recovery. Please rest well," I read. "He is working hard… Oh! I need to check the report on the King of Lacuna's death… I was so curious."

Dem kept getting angry whenever I asked about the King of Lacuna's death, saying that I was being too curious about him. I got angry and did not ask him about it anymore. I could find out about it myself just fine.

I opened the report quickly. I was rather excited to know about it. Was my curiosity increasing these days? Or was it because I met that man just two days before his death and it seemed very fishy when he died only two days later?

"Alice reported that the King of Lacuna had been suffering from memory loss and severe hallucinations. He was losing the memory of the past few months or felt like whatever happened during those months was not his doing, but someone controlled him. He kept seeing doctors. He doesn't remember trying to force himself on Lord Luc's mistress.

Because of his mental issues, he locked himself up in his room and kept inviting various doctors. On the night of his death, he again called another doctor. This doctor's identity is not known because he burned himself alive after killing the King of Lacuna. The doctor first injected a poison named Necro."

Necro was a poison that would paralyze the taker's body very quickly, but for a little while. It was used to perform very dangerous surgeries.

"The doctor injected it in his legs. His legs were the first to be paralyzed, then his hands and body. Then, he slit his throat and cut his lips and sliced it up as if it was some kind of cooking ingredient. After successfully killing the King of Lacuna, he committed suicide by burning himself alive. The strange thing is- his body turned into ash just too quickly.

It is impossible, if not used some extra potions made by a mage. Nothing could be found in the report of the murder scene. Spy Alice stole a copy of the main report and that is all that could be found. It is suspected that Count Joseph hired the doctor to kill the King. The Imperial investigators are investigating the murder. The new Queen of Lacuna is very determined to find her brother's murderer.

Count Joseph kept denying it, but all the evidence is going against him."

There was another extra note at the end of the report. It was Alice's personal note for me. "A man has been spotted wearing a long black hooded cloak, watching the people discovering the King's body. He was on top of a tree, laughing at them. It was nighttime, so it was hard to see his face. But there is a huge scar across his face and he could see with his left eye only.

When I tried to take a closer look, he wasn't there anymore. It was like he vanished into thin air."

'What's up with this strange man now? Who is he?'