Chapter 8 - Chapter 8: Please Eat Me Now

Swan gulped when Gale kept on staring at her intently. His brows furrowed, waiting for her to speak more.

She wasn't used to being the center of attention, and to be taken so seriously by the beast king was enough to make her stomach churn.

Yet, she kept telling herself this was her only chance to save the people in her kingdom.

"I'm n-nervous. I'm scared because I might make you angry. I-I don't know if I should be talking in the first place. I'm sorry."

Swan began to ramble amid her speech. She lowered herself, ashamed that she was not good enough to convince him.

If only she had the charm and eloquence that Aria had, Gale would've been smiling at her and catered to all her needs.

She had seen Aria being surrounded by many nobles-men and women, young and old. She was like a diamond that shone bright even in the brightest place.

Swan had long accepted their differences despite being half-sisters, but she wished this time, she could miraculously become her just for this night.

Gale stared at Swan who was on the verge of tears. Truthfully, he still didn't understand what Swan said before.

A gentle monster.

It was strange how she could come up with such a ridiculous term, but he didn't hate it either.

trembling frail princess

reason, so he said, "If you find

wiped her tears, and apologized,

You

it often, she would be seen as ungrateful or uncouth, and her mother and sister would beat her for it. It had become a

few times and found him sitting

no danger coming from him was more than enough to stop her

to you as a price of my kingdom's defeat. P-please, just

not denying Swan's status as a war tribute to the King of

her end. The beast must've been very hungry. He probably held off from not eating her because he

wolf who growled with his sharp fangs in the palace yard. Even the tall soldiers looked tiny compared to him, and he could've chewed

Gale to wait until they were in his kingdom so he could devour her. 'You have to be ready, Swan.

his sharp hearing picked that off easily, but he was just making sure that

voice. "Y-you take me as a war tribute to

Gale was stunned.

a sweet-looking timid lady to be

more, and asked, "Do you mean

There was no turning back anymore, so she

noticed that his breath started getting heavier, tickling her ear

was saying, but she shook her head as she

think this is the

that," Gale said. He leaned closer until his lips almost touched her neck. His breath continued tickling her neck and nape and it made her shiver. "You are eager.

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