Beast King'S Crippled Mate

Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: Savage Beast

"Remember, this is for the good of the kingdom. You are a necessary sacrifice to the beast. Surely, you want to be useful at least once for me and for your sister, right?" Queen Anastasia warned Swan for the last time. Swan bit her lower lip, holding her tears. She nodded again, sealing her fate entirely.

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Swan followed the sure steps of Anastasia with difficulty. She walked slowly because of the crutches, but also because Aria kept on getting in her way, tormenting her for every step she made with the crutches.

It was until the point where Swan couldn't help but warn her, "Be careful Aria. I don't want to step on your shoes with the crutch."

"Well, that's your fault for being stupid," Aria giggled. She circled Swan, which made the latter stop on her track entirely. "Come on, step on my shoes, I will ask the guards to take your crutches, so you can just drag your feet across the hall."

"Aria. We don't have time," Anastasia finally reprimanded her daughter. "That beast..."

Aria pouted again and nodded, "I just want to play with her before she dies."

"I think you should hide in your room. You are our gorgeous golden princess, that beast might've taken fancy of you once he sees you," Anastasia advised out of her love for her daughter. "There are a lot of frightening tales about him, I don't want you to be taken away."

Aria knew the risk, but she found the idea of fascinating a monster to the point that he would abandon this cripple far more tempting.

Thus, she ignored her mother's advice and strutted straight to the main hall where the beast was waiting for his bride.

let that beast see her!" Anastasia ordered, and the guards who followed them from behind quickly

gleeful golden princess ran as fast as she could just to play with

"Ouch!"

fear. Aria rubbed her nose and looked up when she saw a firm chest in front of

into. He was rugged and muscular, with slightly bronzed skin akin to a warrior. He had short, jet-black hair, and a chiseled jaw

he was blind, because he looked down on

here

stunned by this handsome man until she snapped out of it when he spoke in his deep voice. She

appearance, she was smart enough not to entice him, making him think that she wasn't an easy target

your bride! Don't even think about it!"

expected this man to flatter her, just like many men

ignored Aria completely. He kept waiting for Queen Anastasia to give him an answer,

took her too long to get prepared," Anastasia explained. She looked over her shoulder

tall at the end of the corridor. She swallowed her saliva, knowing this man was the one who killed her father in cold

father who invaded their territory. It was a legitimate self- defense, a terrifyingly

the beast. She lowered her head as she was so ashamed of being watched

beast. She kept her head lowered. She knew it was impossible to perform a proper curtsy with her condition. In exchange, she quickly greeted with a humble courtesy, "T-this one's name is Swan. The first princess of Holy Achate

by Queen Mother last night. She also dared not to give herself a surname, because

this kingdom knew her existence anyway, so it didn't