Beast King'S Crippled Mate

Chapter 3 - Chapter 3: Necessary Sacrifice

Swan didn't know if she was too heavy or not for her new husband, but she was uncomfortable and scared because this was the first time she got carried like this.

She mumbled, hoping the beast could hear her, "Y-Your Majesty, I can walk on my own. I just need my crutches..."

"You are too slow," the beast replied. "It's better this way."

"But my crutches..."

"I will tell my aides to retrieve them before we leave."

"Um... thank you, Your Majesty..." Swan muttered. She tried to stay quiet as she was afraid of angering her new husband. She had been told to keep quiet all the time because her voice sounded like sandpaper, unlike Aria, who had a beautiful voice akin to a robin bird singing in the morning.

Swan squinted her eyes when the sun hit her eyes. As she opened her eyes slowly, she saw rows of guards and servants lining up next to a carpet covered with flowers. There was a black carriage at the end of the flowery path, which Swan knew must've been owned by the beast since Holy Achate would never make something that wasn't bright-colored.

Though, that wasn't the most concerning part of this whole situation.

It was the whole rows of servants and guards bowing at them!

Swan knew these people were just trying to be polite to the monster who had killed their king. They feared for their life, knowing he single-handedly massacred a whole elite soldier platoon in the most mysterious manner possible.

At least, that was the gossip that Swan heard from the maids. So, it wasn't her whom they bowed to, but it still made her very uncomfortable.

surround her and beat her up as a punishment because Swan accidentally stepped on

Majesty, I-I can walk

are almost out of this suffocating palace." The beast cut her off, tightening his arms around her

bury her head, closing her eyes, and waited until the beast entered

her by sitting on the other seat in

new husband, who was blindfolded but seemed to be looking at the views

beast commented. "There are many guards deployed to bid their

the old wedding dress that her late biological mother passed to her. She nodded, trying

knew well what kind of scheme her Queen Mother made

to show that Swan was just as important as Aria, the Golden Princess. So the beast

the beast,

lined up from the palace to the city's main gate, there was no cheering from the citizens. They locked themselves inside their house. A few of them could be seen peeking from their windows, but none dared to come out as

street. She was never allowed to leave the palace, and she mostly spent her time in her room, or around the kitchen to cook for herself if she didn't want to

intrigued by the rows of shops on the main street, the statues of goddesses, and also the rows

beautiful....." Swan muttered. The palace had a lot of flowers during spring celebrations as well, but the queen and king would host a party at that time, and she

not fancy frivolous flowers like these," the beast said. "We value strength

a cramped bedroom, barely

most likely just her moving from one prison to another. It wasn't a big

flowers for the last time," Swan replied. "Everything's so beautiful. I've never known there

The beast scoffed.

act like you've never seen them. You are the First Princess of Holy Achate, you must've

year. I'm