“Growl! Growl!”
The creature approached with a terrifying roar, getting closer and closer.
However, with a cliff blocking his way, Duke Roadwell could no longer escape.
When the creature’s shadow reached his feet, he earnestly wished for a heart attack rather than facing such a dreadful death.
Otherwise, he would end up meeting a gruesome fate like the court wizard and the knight commander.
Swoosh!
A moment later, the giant foreleg of the brown wolf flew through the rough wind.
As the hair fluttered, the Duke felt as if all the blood had drained from his body.
Swoosh!
A sharp sound echoed.
… But he didn’t feel any pain.
‘Has my breath already stopped? It’s fortunate that it’s not as painful as I thought…’
“Growl!”
However, he opened his eyes again at the unexpected roar of the beast.
Surprisingly, the giant brown wolf was dripping with blood.
In front of it stood a man, holding a blood-stained rapier, aimed at the creature.
“Viscount Vice!”
Could there be someone so welcoming in his life?
Duke Roadwell shouted as if he had met a savior.
“If I were you, I would run away at this moment, Your Grace.”
Only then did the Duke regain his senses and began turning to run.
There were large and small rocks between the cliffs, seemingly allowing him to climb.
Thud!
However, the formidable shadow blocked his way. It was the brown wolf.
“You cannot leave here alive!”
It was a dreadful, guttural sound, but unmistakably a human voice!
The Duke realized that the creature in front of him belonged to the Wolf Clan.
They were said to take on the appearance of beasts but could speak like humans. However, encountering them in reality was incredibly chilling.
Now he could see that the Wolf Clan was not just one silver wolf.
Kristin, who had been standing still, dragged the Duke behind her.
“It seems there’s something to say to you, Stone.”
Stone? Could this monster be Stone Oswald?
The Duke looked at the brown wolf in surprise.
Now that he thought about it, although it had the form of a wolf, it resembled Stone Oswald remarkably.
“Kukuku… Are you trying to kill me while shedding so much blood? Just protecting that old man is enough of a burden.”
Come to think of it, Kristin, who blocked the Duke’s way, was bleeding with an arrow in her side. However, she casually pulled out the blood-soaked arrow.
“Don’t worry about these minor wounds; they’ll heal soon.”
“Die!”
Meanwhile, the brown wolf attacked Duke Roadwell rather than Kristin.
Thud!
The creature raised its fierce claw, striking the Duke’s chest forcefully.
Swoosh!
Simultaneously, Kristin’s rapier struck the creature’s shoulder again.
“Kraaaa!”
Unfortunately, the human body of Kristin couldn’t keep up with the creature’s speed.
Thud!
Once again, the creature struck the Duke with its foreleg.
“Stone!”
Only then did the creature turn to Kristin and snarl.
“This… the old man’s lifeline will soon be cut? You killed the duke, so now you’re in big trouble. You’ll become an enemy even to the nobles’ association.”
The creature spoke as if Kristin had killed the duke.
However, Kristin, instead of getting angry, just sneered as if it were pathetic.
“You haven’t progressed at all.”
“What?”
“Your tactics are always the same. Since you killed Adele’s mother and framed it as the Silver Wolf’s doing. After all that, you must think you’re quite clever. A despicable coward.”
When Kristin openly ignored him, Stone growled, bristling with fur.
“Growl!”
“Why are you embarrassed when you’re being hit where it hurts?”
But Stone, seemingly determined not to be provoked by Kristin’s taunts, snarled again.
“Hehehe!”
“Yeah, Adele’s mother. I tore her apart too. She was like a mother to you, wasn’t she?”
“…!”
“Did you not know that while hating the Silver Wolf, Adele, who didn’t even know, begged me for help, pleading for revenge? Is that all? As a reward, the memory of that night when I carved my name on her pure skin… Hm, the smell of her blood was truly sweet.”
“Have you finished blabbering?”
“Why should I tell you more?”
“No. It’s time for you to die now.”
Kristin’s voice from the darkness was calm and cold.
Sssss…
Kristin’s body gradually grew larger, and silver fur began to sprout all over her body.
After a while, revealed in the moonlight was…
“Silver Wolf!”
Stone, without realizing it, let out an exclamation.
“Growl! Indeed, you were the Silver Wolf. Viscount Vice!”
Whatever was so exciting, he eagerly wandered around Kristin.
Kristin had transformed into the same giant wolf form as Stone.
Covered in silver fur and with serene gray eyes, her appearance was mysterious and captivating.
“Enjoying yourself, Stone?”
Her voice also rumbled, lower and more sinister.
“Of course! I’ve never seen anything like the Wolf Clan before. Wow, I never knew there could be someone other than me!”
Stone was delighted, like a child meeting a friend.
Seeing him, Kristin smiled faintly.
In truth, she had harbored a lingering doubt in her heart all along.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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