He found it difficult to breathe properly.
Every word he had heard seemed to disintegrate into letters and scatter in his mind.
Aslan knew it was unreasonable to ask Hestia for such a favor.
She had not given him any definite answer to his request, but he had harbored hope nonetheless.
The faint hope that had settled in him gnawed at him relentlessly.
And emotions are not so easily measured and matched.
Eventually, he was caught in a fierce storm.
“Ha…… Haha.”
His hollow laughter broke the silence.
He pressed his forehead with a large hand and laughed emptily for a while.
‘What exactly was I waiting for?’
His head felt numb.
Then his fists clenched.
Uncontrollable, directionless anger poured out all at once.
He felt as if he had been the only one to think he and Hestia had a special relationship, causing his heart to crumble.
“I shouldn’t have…… asked for it.”
If she was not going to grant his request.
At the very least, she shouldn’t have delivered this oracle.
The New Year greetings with white breath, the gently falling pink petals, the late sunset of summer, and the brightly colored autumn leaves…
All the memories of the past three years shared with Hestia shattered into pieces, cutting and stabbing Aslan’s heart sharply.
‘Unforgivable.’
No matter that she was his first love.
He couldn’t forgive her for letting his everything, Calati, be devoured by the monster of winter, under the guise of God’s will.
Meanwhile, the messenger from Yorgos folded the paper that had contained the contents of the oracle.
The task was already finished, so it was right for the messenger to leave, yet he looked at Aslan with an even sterner face than before.
“And now, a personal message from His Majesty the King.”
Aslan’s straight, thick eyebrows raised slightly.
Hesitating for a moment, the messenger bowed his head before Aslan, then lifted it again.
“Aslan Calati, I convey condolences and sympathy for the passing of your father.”
“……?”
Aslan’s eyes narrowed. He couldn’t easily comprehend what he had just heard.
Then, a beat too late, his breathing stopped and his pupils dilated. His clenched fist tightened with strength.
‘My father has passed away…’
He should have returned immediately.
Instead of clinging to Hestia, he should have been there for his father’s last moments.
The regret of not having done so rushed in like a tide, plunging Aslan into deep regret and despair.
Yorgos’ messenger continued.
“Furthermore, you are to be appointed as the new Duke of Calati. Return to your homeland immediately and confront ‘winter’.”
After the messenger left, Aslan and his two subordinates mounted their horses with heavy hearts.
This was not the place to share their sorrow.
“Let’s return as quickly as possible.”
“Yes.”
As Aslan left the palace, he saw Hestia standing in front of him.
One of Aslan’s eyebrows raised.
There was no other event in the palace that day besides his and his subordinates’ departure for Calati.
From this, it seemed likely that Hestia had come here specifically after hearing that Aslan was leaving.
“Ha.”
Aslan twisted his lips.
Her presence at this hour meant she could have come to see him at any time before.
Whether it was to explain, to make excuses, or to apologize.
If Hestia had wanted to, she could have come much earlier.
Yet, she came now… after everything.
The emotions Aslan had barely managed to control began to boil like lava once again.
Consumed by anger, he failed to notice that Hestia seemed rushed, her hair disheveled, her cheeks flushed, and that she had come without a carriage or attendants.
“Aslan…!”
With labored breaths, Hestia faintly uttered his name.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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