I Became the Monster’s Bride

you.
I don’t deserve it at all.
You’ve been tricked into having a wedding, a companion ceremony……”

Roelin’s eyes throbbed—thump, thump, thump.
When she said it out loud, she felt more ashamed of the crime she had already committed.
She eventually sobbed without even asking for forgiveness for her own cowardice.

Her slender shoulders slowly trembled.

At that moment, Kergel grabbed her shoulder and hugged her in his arms.

The scent of his body brushed against the tip of his nose.
It was cool and amiable, such was his body odor.
Roelin stopped the tears from pouring down again and swallowed the tears all up.

“Yes, you don’t have to make any excuses at all.”

“……”

“Because you didn’t do anything wrong.”

“Your Majesty—”

“You never hide anything from me.
In front of me, you’ve always been Roelin.
Not that arrogant Royal girl.
That’s enough.
I don’t even know what it was actually like to start with.”

“Your Majesty, but……”

Roelin was in his arms as she looked at him and shook her head.
Then, Kergel wrapped her cheeks in both of his hands before he spoke in a rather stern tone.

“You are my only companion.”

Kergel had spoken his heart out.

Regardless of the revelation, this poor woman was still his companion.

There was no need to confirm it separately at all.
He didn’t need a companion as a descendant of the wolf, but as a man named Kergel, he just longed for this woman right in front of him.

“Your Majesty…”

“I love you, Roelin.”

“……!”

Roelin opened her eyes wide at Kergel’s words while she was still talking to him.
He confessed again as she faced the blue eyes that were looking straight at him.

“When did it start? Yeah, maybe it was right from the beginning.
You’ve been in my eyes since I first saw you.
Even if I was not looking, I just kept on thinking of you and I was also curious about you.”

“……”

“Why am I like this; I was dumbfounded.
I met the arrogant Princess in person and it was amazing that she was not only about to laugh, she even wanted to tell jokes.
So, let alone hating it.”

Kergel looked at Roelin with smiling eyes while covering her cheeks.
He even felt a childish satisfaction as he looked at himself in her eyes, which were trembling as if she was embarrassed.

At this moment, the fact that she was looking at him made his heart proud above all else.

“But it all comes down to one’s heart.
I love you.
I can’t help but wonder what you’re doing.
Seeing you makes me smile and makes me want to share one more joke with you.”

“……”

“But can I have a woman other than you as my companion? You said that I am also a person, Emperors are humans too.
Before being an Emperor, who had to have a companion for various purposes, I am just a man who has only one woman in his heart.”

“……”

Tears slowly streamed down Roelin’s cheeks.
Kergel wiped away the tears with his hand that was cupping her cheek.
Roelin then held the hand tightly and spoke in a trembling voice.

“Me, too… Me, too.”

Kergel’s eyes were wide open at her words.
She curled her eyes and spoke to him a little bit louder.

“I love you, too.
I love you, Kergel.”

“……!”

Kergel again widened his eyes open in disbelief.
Then, as he became unable to control his overwhelming heart, he embraced her as hard as he could.

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