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.

reminded her of the time Aria called the guards to surround her and beat her up as a punishment because Swan accidentally

Majesty, I-I can walk by myself. I

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

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

joined her by

with her new husband, who

commented. "There are many guards deployed to bid

biological mother passed to her. She

knew well what kind of

So the beast wouldn't feel like he got a defective or worse version of the princess despite her

beast, and it seemed to be

the city's main gate, there was no cheering from the citizens. They locked themselves inside their house. A few of them could be

such things didn't matter much for Swan. She was pretty fascinated by everything in the street. She was never allowed to leave the palace, and she mostly spent her time in her room, or around the kitchen

statues of goddesses, and also the rows of

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 was forced to hide inside her room, or else

this view. The beastmen in my kingdom do not fancy frivolous

her entire life inside a cramped bedroom, barely getting out, so she

from one

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

The beast scoffed.

are the First Princess

"Y-yes, I've seen it every year. I'm glad to be able