Howling Marionette

Chapter 9

"I would like to return to the house Catastrope and stop my candidacy as the Queen your Royal highness."

I still need to do something, something that would be a better death for Aurora. I need to get closer, I need to know what happened in the past that Aurora became a marionette of the Catastrope.

This is far from what I am expecting. I was curious yes, but that doesn't mean that I want to live like this. I don't want to indulge my life with werewolves.

"For what reason? and let me correct your request. You're already a Queen so it's not proper to use 'candidacy' when you're already wearing the Crown." he was looking at me like I was an ant trying to escape the cage of the wolf.

I nearly wanted to ripped his beautiful eyes yet I dare not because I don't have power to do so.

For him to look at me as I am just a pawn to his board. The strategy to make the lives he wanted to devour, the Queen is just a pawn who moves one step ahead.

I don't like being tied in a situation where I cannot do anything, I've been living in different lives but I wasn't tied like this.

He surely wants me to lock me up until I die from suffocation.

I'm afraid that this man is not just a wolf, but a demon who was grinning inside him is looking at me like it's trying to tie me.

"I heard that there's a purification to remove the mark your Royal highness, it might an easy—"

"I don't think you understand what you're saying woman," he cut me off and I saw how dim his expression is.

"I do understand your Royal highness, I can even repeat what I am saying for you to remember it well."

Purification can be a way to remove one's mark, especially when the one who was marked is sick or a person who cannot keep her life any longer.

Marks are sole reason for the chosen one's power, it was the thing I learned when I was reading book inside the library earlier.

"Do you really think you're in the right position to say that?" he was patiently trying to hide his dark expression yet I can still feel the murderous aura coming from him.

It's suffocating and I feel like anytime, my knees would feel numb.

"I'm asking you a favor just once your Royal higness," I tried my best not to act reckless because to him, I might die in just a snap.

"Do you know what is the last responsibility of a Queen?"

Napahinto ako sa tanong nito, isang tanong na hindi ko alam kung negatibo o positibo ba ang patutunguhan.

"It is to feed her heart to her King," nakangisi ang mga labi nito ngunit ang mga mata ay nandidilim na anumang oras ay pwede kong ikamatay.

He was sure light headed when we met at the dining area, his face looks serious but I can see that he didn't see me as a nuisance but now that I asked him about the favor, I can see that he's a serious matter that I didn't think of.

I thought it would go easy because I don't see any danger from him earlier, I was stupid to think that I forgot who he is.

Demetrius Cavarett De Obelia, the King of the werewolves. The one who ruled the whole Northern Lands.