I Accidentally Imprinted On The Wolf Duke (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 74

Unlike Elaion, where only sons inherited the throne, in Tigrium—where beastkin blood was relatively more precious—even women could inherit the crown. The late king, who deeply loved his young wife and cherished his daughter born in his twilight years, had named Charlotte, high in the line of succession, as the next heir to the throne—and that marked the beginning of the tragedy that befell Mother.

Naturally, this made her the enemy of her elder brother, who firmly believed his own son would ascend the throne, and of her nephew, who thought the crown would be his.

It was said that misfortune struck when least expected: just before Mother’s delivery—though married to the eldest son of the Eagle Clan, who was not a beastkin herself—the late king hovered between life and death.

The moment the late king passed away, Mother’s elder brother and nephew, who had spent years amassing power, even murdered Chloe’s father—the one person who could have stood by Mother.

It was precisely the moment labor pains began, leaving Mother utterly helpless—but at the brink of despair, with aid from her husband’s family, she managed to flee the palace and safely gave birth to twins.

The Lioneldens, who possessed wealth but lacked military strength, could do no more than that against the sudden assault. They continued providing covert support afterward, but the King of Tigrium was too formidable and cruel for them to act openly.

Eventually, Mother escaped with the twins to Elaion and raised the two children there. Yet Tuscan Starkston, the current King of Tigrium, kept tracking her down—intent on eliminating the children she had borne.

Since he himself had yet to father a tiger beastkin heir, he was obsessively determined not to leave any pretext for his cousin—a tiger beastkin—to usurp the succession.

Having lost her husband in the power struggle and fearing for not only her own life but also her children’s, Mother never wished to become entangled with the Tigrium royal family again. Thus, she had continuously supplied Chloe with suppressants—but word of this reached the Tigrium king. Convinced his cousin was indeed a beastkin, he finally tracked down Mother’s hiding place and attacked Klein.

Between Chloe and Klein, fraternal twins, only Chloe had inherited the tiger beastkin blood….

Unaware that Mother had given birth to twins, King Starkston assumed that by killing Klein, he had eliminated any future threat—and departed. Thanks to that, Chloe—the true beastkin—survived.

Thus, her brother had died in her place. If fate truly demanded one life, it should have been Chloe’s own!

Tears streaming down her face, Chloe was told by Mother it wasn’t her fault.

Mother confessed it was she who had bitten Chloe’s shoulder that day to knock her unconscious—deliberately so. Since Klein was already beyond saving, she had no choice but to act that way to prevent Chloe from rushing out and meeting the same fate.

Yet none of Mother’s words brought Chloe comfort. After all, the unchangeable truth remained: her brother had died in her stead.

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