Beast Chapter 14

Chapter 14. Wedding 

The delegation that had been dispatched to Terdona, Freya’s carriage, and the royal knights followed Raynan’s lead. Finally, they passed the gate of the Arcan Royal Castle.

The Arcans’ shouts continued.

“Wow……….”

Sometimes, when the troops returned from war, the people would welcome them like tphis.

A procession is always a good way to raise the morale of the people, right? Freya nodded.

Following Eileen’s advice that it would be good for her not to open the carriage windows, Freya kept the carriage doors tightly locked. Instead, she listened to the sound.

“I guess I won’t be welcomed after all?”

The names of several delegations, including Raynan and Eileen, were loudly called out. However, there was no mention of Terdona. Even though her carriage was following them in a flashy manner.

“Our knights shouldn’t be hit by rocks.”

But the people of Arcan treated the people of Terdona as if they were nothing.

“The next lord!! Thank you for your hard work!”

“For the glory of Arcan!”

The howling of wolves could often be heard.

Freya saw the light again when they arrived at the castle. With Eileen’s help, she was able to get off the carriage. The Arcan Castle, which was wider and larger than the tall buildings of Terdona, made Freya slightly excited.

‘My room won’t be bad.’

At this point, they might give her the worst room in the castle but it might be okay.

“Then where should I go?”

Freya grabbed Eileen, who was the most familiar to her. She asked her as they dispersed to do their own things.

She rubbed her forehead as if she was surprised.

“You have to prepare for the wedding right away. You can follow the maids over there.”

“……Yes?”

What? Just like this?

I just got here??

Now that she thinks about it, the castle is not quiet and seems a little noisy…

The woman that Eileen introduced as a maid walked quickly and stood in front of Freya.

As expected of all Arcan’s clothes, a woman with wide sleeves and loose clothing greeted her.

“I’m Cecil, the eldest granddaughter of Chief Wiltra. I’ve come for the next head. Please call me Cecil.”

“Cecil, it’s nice to meet you. I feel at ease already, as if this is my hometown. Such a beautiful woman is serving me.”

Gasp, she heard that a granddaughter of a chief is almost like the daughter of a duke or marquis.

A match for the next head of the household is the future queen, so it’s not that strange for Freya to be served by the granddaughter of the chief. What about in-laws bullying? Why would he assign a perfectly good person as her maid?

However, she was soon able to figure out the situation.

“You must be very upset about the wedding. It’s right after you arrive, before you can even recover from the aftereffects from traveling.”

Cecil lowered the corners of her eyes as if she understood her sadness, but she couldn’t hide the slightly raised corners of her lips.

Her words sounded concerning, but her expression and eyes clearly showed that she was looking down on her.

“What’s there to be upset about? I came here to get married, so the sooner the better. I hope the wedding will be a blessing to everyone.”

“….Blessing.”

She smiled wryly and soon began to lead the way.

“You can go wash and change your clothes first.”

After washing and coming out, Cecil showed her the clothes she had prepared.

“Oh my. There are so many clothes.”

“We didn’t have time to tailor them to you, so there was nothing we could do. So it is made to my size , but it might be a little big for you, Princess. But please choose the one you like and wear it.”

Is she saying that all the wedding dresses here are made for her?

And why are Terdona’s wedding dresses over there? Surely they hung them up because they thought she’d choose them……

Upon closer inspection, this was the only size that fit her.

“Aren’t you going to choose?”

…! This is the real in-laws bullying!

Freya planned to throw all the books related to in-laws’ bullying out of the luggage she had packed. Books can’t even keep up with reality!

“The clothes are a bit too big for me, so I think it’ll be hard.”

“This one might fit, what do you think? I thought you’d miss Terdona, so I prepared Terdona’s clothes.”

Freya blinked her eyes meekly.

If she chooses that, there’ll probably be chaos the moment she enters the wedding hall. Should she just bite the bullet and choose the big clothes…?

A wicked desire stirred inside Freya.

Cecil, who didn’t know what Freya was thinking, held out a gorgeous wedding dress in front of her.

The white dress sparkled and tempted her.

‘It’s even a design that’s trendy.’

She wanted to ask how she knew and prepared this, but fortunately, she had a sensing that she shouldn’t.

Not only Cecil, but the other maids who were prepared also kept their mouths shut and stood there. It was as if they wanted her to choose it.

Badump, badump, badump.

‘Raynan and the delegation treated me coldly the whole time I came here. Now, the wedding that was held without manners. It’s just like what I read in the picture book.’

How could it be this perfect?

Freya’s delight were stirring inside her.

***

The wedding was held really quietly.

It was a wedding that was neither fancy nor too simple. To describe it the best she could, it was just a normal wedding for the next head of the family.

“Look at the clothes. It looks like a child stole an adult’s clothes.”

“Even though she looks like that, she’s the princess of Terdona, so it’s funny.”

Until the wedding, Freya was the center of ridicule.

That was understandable, since she entered the wedding hall wearing a large dress that was made to fit Cecil’s size.

It was an inevitable choice for Freya. If she had entered the wedding hall wearing Terdona’s clothes, it would not have been just her being bullied, but it would have been a declaration of war.

‘But that wouldn’t have been so bad……’

War wasn’t something she wanted, so she put her desires aside.

She told herself that if she behaved badly in public, it would ruin Terdona’s reputation. Hence, there was nothing she could do.

It wasn’t bad to wear clothes that didn’t fit her and become the center of attention.

Anyway, the wedding ended. Freya was absentmindedly holding Raynan’s hand. She was listening to many words with one ear and letting them go out the other.

‘Do we go straight to the honeymoon room after the wedding? Since the sun hasn’t set yet, will the reception come first? I should definitely attend the wedding party, right?’

With that thought in mind, she began to imagine what her first night with Raynan would be like tonight.

Raynan glanced down at Freya in this annoying, dramatic wedding hall.

‘Tsk.’

Freya, whom he had not seen in a few days, looked quite different from the last time.

That was obvious. Back then, she had been naked and crying, clinging to him.

But now, Freya was dragging clothes that didn’t fit. Looking straight ahead with a strange expression, it made it hard to tell what she was thinking.

It was obvious. The purpose of having the wedding right away was to insult her. How could clothes be any different?

The voices of those mocking Freya could be heard by everyone. Even if his hearing wasn’t so sensitive, he could hear it, so this woman must have known about it too.

‘If you were a princess of a prestigious country, wouldn’t you do one of two things in this situation? Either you get really annoyed, or you run away crying.’

Raynan had come to the wedding hall first and stuck out his tongue at the sight of the icy atmosphere of the people.

It was easy to understand if that Freya couldn’t stand this atmosphere and ran away crying.

‘I can’t comprehend her at all.’

Looking closely, it seemed like her eyes were holding back tears, which made it even more ridiculous.

He tilted his head back slightly and let out a small laugh before wrapping his arms around Freya’s waist. Freya, who had been staring blankly ahead, turned around to look at him in surprise.

Raynan whispered softly in her ear.

“How is it?”

Everywhere in Arcan was his territory. A small creature like Freya could easily die if she struggled even a little.

“Do you like Arcan?”

Her breathing had been in his grasp since the moment Freya set foot in Arcan.

“……Everyone is unfamiliar, and the wedding ceremony is new to me.”

Freya’s answer was a bit boring. However, just as he was losing interest, she clasped her hands together in front of her chest. With her sparkling eyes, she blurted out something absurd.

“I wish I could become friends with everyone. They all seem like nice people. Please help me a lot so that I can live well here, Raynan.”

It was a statement that was either innocent or stupid. Or maybe she’s ignorant of others’ malice.

He thought he had shown enough malice toward her, but what on earth was she believing in to ask him for something like that? When he frowned, Freya gently grabbed Raynan’s sleeve.

Freya’s long eyelashes fluttered as she looked up at him.

The jewel-like eyes nestled between her eyelashes, casting dark shadows like butterflies. It touched the unknown desires he had kept well-wrapped. The traces he had left were still clearly engraved on the white nape of her neck, revealed by her flowing hair.

Raynan’s throat rippled. The discomfort that had continued endlessly for the past few days disappeared like melted snow.

He had long forgotten why he had not seen this woman who caused a mad thirst to stir inside him pfor the past few days.

“You want help?”

He tightened his grip on Freya.

“I’ll think about it after seeing what happens tonight.”

He had to ruin this woman and make her a mess before the divorce. Hence, he had to enjoy her as much as he could before that.

Freya’s fingertips, which were resting on Raynan’s arm, trembled, but only for a moment. Tears hung lightly on the tip of her eyelashes and she lowered her head.

He savored the reaction with satisfaction and laughed out loud.

Yes, if she does it well. If she could satisfy him, he could at leas block out the harassment from those around her. After all, Freya was going to suffer from him until she died anyway.