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.

called the guards to surround her and beat her up as a punishment because Swan accidentally stepped on

whispering, "Your Majesty, I-I can walk by myself. I

beast cut her off, tightening his arms

her eyes, and waited until the beast entered the carriage

door, and he joined her by sitting on

she was faced with her new husband, who was blindfolded but seemed to be looking at the views from

be well-loved in the palace," the beast commented. "There are many guards deployed

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

what kind of scheme her Queen Mother made

show that Swan was just as important as Aria, the Golden Princess. So the beast wouldn't feel like he got a defective or worse version of the

to fool the beast, and

guards 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 the black carriage passed

never allowed to leave the palace, and she mostly spent her time in her room, or around the kitchen to cook

intrigued by the rows of shops on the main street, the statues of goddesses, and also the rows of colorful flower decorations on each house as they just had

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

fancy frivolous flowers like

bedroom, barely getting out, so she wasn't

from one prison to another. It wasn't

Majesty. I'm just happy to see so many flowers for the last time," Swan replied. "Everything's so beautiful.

The beast scoffed.

You are the First

nodded, "Y-yes, I've seen it every year. I'm glad to be able to see it again this year before