Even just recalling the wolf sent shivers down my spine.
I wanted to forget that there was a wolf.
I didn’t want Nicholas to be taken away again.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you in advance.”
Nicholas gently stroked my head with his large hand.
An embarrassed and gloomy shadow was cast on his handsome face.
I was the one who should apologize.
‘The wolf is Nicholas’s complex and trauma. It’s probably because he couldn’t confess to me. Since I forcefully brought out such a wolf….’
How would it feel to have an intrusive presence popping up and taking over my body?
Nicholas had to pass on the cursed fate to the next generation.
It was a horrifying fear that one could hardly imagine.
“He was arrogant, cunning, and wicked.”
“You saw it correctly.”
“Is the wolf listening to our conversation?”
“When I have complete control, the wolf can’t have any will. It can’t speak, nor can it take possession of my body.”
“What if Your Majesty were to falter?”
“It quickly overwhelms and engulfs me. Just as you experienced.”
Nicholas clenched his fist.
I covered the back of his hand, where the veins bulged, with both of my hands.
“…I’m sorry.”
“I was lax. It’s my fault for being careless.”
Nicholas put one arm around my shoulders.
Even though I was the one hugging him, it seemed like he was leaning on my chest.
“If I were perfect, the wolf wouldn’t have used you to fill its belly.”
“Fill its belly?”
“Since wolves eat the scent of human bodies. They collect energy by sniffing and gathering the aura.”
“Is it because of that that I lost consciousness?”
He nodded apologetically.
“Your energy would have been significantly drained along with the scent.”
“Ah…”
“When the wolf let its guard down, I pushed it back in.”
“As long as you don’t succumb to emotions, the wolf can’t do anything to Your Majesty.”
Now I somewhat understood the relationship between the wolf and Nicholas.
Although the bitterness remained unchanged,
“When the wolf takes control away from you, do you feel what it does, Your Majesty?”
“Sadly, very vividly.”
As if he found himself loathsome, Nicholas furrowed his brow.
I playfully patted his back vigorously.
“Why is it a sad thing? It’s actually fortunate!”
“?”
“Think about it. The wolf did something mischievous, and Your Majesty doesn’t even know about it. That would be much more dreadful, don’t you think?”
“…Is that so.”
“Of course! Since Your Majesty can monitor every moment of the wolf, that’s why you came back so quickly, right?”
I wanted to boost his spirits.
I wanted to provide some comfort.
Nicholas’s eyes softened slightly at reading my wish.
“You’re forgiving, Elizabeth.”
Actually, when you think about it, it’s because of me. If it weren’t for me, Your Majesty wouldn’t have had anything to get excited about.”
He shrugged his shoulders indifferently.
Nicholas’s complexion turned pale for a moment.
Did I make another verbal slip?
“Did you notice that, too…?”
Nicholas began to make excuses like a child caught doing something wrong.
“I never intended it. It’s an unavoidable issue.”
“What is?”
“The body doesn’t always move according to my will. Although I’m always careful, sometimes, unknowingly…”
Nicholas’s face turned not just pale but almost blue.
As someone unfamiliar with English, I rolled my black eyes in confusion.
Wearing a cloak and spreading white beard, Elizabeth came to mind.
‘Having dirty thoughts alone and pretending to be innocent only at times like this! Don’t you know that the word ‘excitement’ is used in various ways?’
Unless it means emotions are rising?
No way…!
‘Man’s excitement! Male passion! It refers to the state where the periphery is stimulated, causing involuntary muscle contractions, hey!’
After hearing the teasing scolding, my consciousness suddenly returned.
‘Oh no, what did I just say?!’
It felt like blood throughout my body was gathering in my face.
Cold sweat dotted along my spine.
Nicholas, looking embarrassed, was turning his head to the side.
His earlobes were as crimson as my hair.
The air around us became strangely tense.
If Arkanso hadn’t called from outside the door, I wouldn’t have known what would have happened.
“The carriage is ready, Your Holiness. Shall we depart now?”
Four two-horse carriages with the Moracian Sect emblem engraved in front of the temple were waiting.
Priests dressed in white robes lined up in two rows.
As I took a step outside the temple, one of the priests unfolded a red carpet.
‘What is this, it’s not an Academy Awards ceremony.’
Seeing the carpet spread from under my feet to the carriage, I frowned.
“Excessive ceremony is nauseating.”
“Not at all. It’s not excessive at all. It’s a big problem if Your Holiness’s shoes get dirty.”
Arkanso replied shamelessly.
Nicholas burst into laughter.
“Why aren’t they scattering flower petals? They should have accompanied Your Holiness’s procession with the dance of mimes and the orchestra’s performance.”
“Thank you for your good suggestion, Your Majesty. We will certainly do that next time.”
“There won’t be a next time. Elizabeth will accompany me to the imperial palace.”
“No. Your Holiness will go with me to the Great Temple this time.”
Two men faced each other without yielding an inch.
Hello? Don’t you ask for my opinion?
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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