Beast King'S Crippled Mate

Chapter 222: Chapter 222: Jade's Head

Jade knew that her end was near. She knew that she was already old, and death shouldn't be too far. But she didn't expect herself to die in Gale's hand. It was the most tragic way to die, and she felt that she didn't deserve this after all the love and dedication she gave him.

She knew that Gale wouldn't budge anymore, so she tilted her head and looked directly at Swan, who was sitting on the throne.

"Swan! I know that you are a kindhearted person. I'm begging you to save me right now. I-I will do anything! I will dedicate my life to you, and I will never try to oppose you anymore!" Jade yelled as she knew that Swan would be her last lifeline.

Contrary to her expectation, Swan didn't budge this time as she replied calmly, "I forgive you, Lady Jade. But my husband won't, and I will let him do whatever he wants, because I know he is trying to protect me right now."

Jade's heart sank after she finally realized that this was it for her.

She stopped begging and simply looked up at Gale, who was about to execute her.

"Any last word?" Gale asked.

Jade's tears continued to stream down her cheeks. She kept staring at the man whom she had been in love with for so long. In the end, she said, "I love you, Gale Stormfront. I've always loved you. So please, grant my last wish and don't kill me with your hands."

Gale paused for a moment before he reached his blindfold, "I will grant your wish this time. I won't stain my hand with your blood. Think of this as the last mercy I will ever give you, Jade."

Gale took off his blindfold and exposed his cursed red pupils to Jade. Jade's eyes widened. She suddenly couldn't breathe, and her eyes started turning red and then blue in just five seconds.

Jade opened her mouth as if she wanted to beg for her life once more, but her heart exploded ten seconds later. freewebnovel.com

Gale stared at Jade's body as she lay lifeless on the ground. There was an empty feeling in his heart. Deep down, he was still grieving for the death of the last member of Storm Pack.

"I'm sorry that it has to end this way, Jade. But I am protecting my real family, my wife, and my future cubs," Gale murmured as he grieved for her death for a good minute before wearing his blindfold again and calling the guards outside.

The door was opened, and the guards were visibly shaken by the sight of Lady Jade's corpse.

They had known Lady Jade for so long and didn't expect she would end up dead in His Majesty's hand.

However, rather than being sad about her death, they were more scared as they knew that the Beast King wouldn't kill such a close confidant without good reason.

"Cut her head and put it on a stake in the middle of the city square. Make sure that everyone in the kingdom knows the punishment for those who try to harm the Queen. Let her head rot there until it's nothing but bone," Gale ordered.

"W-what about her body, Your Majesty?" A guard asked despite the fear creeping in his heart.

"I don't care about her body. Feed it to the animals, toss it in the mud, or burn it. I just want her head to be staked," Gale said.

"Understood, Your Majesty!"

Thus, the guards dragged Lady Jade's corpse out of the throne room and closed the door once more.

Gale sighed as he returned to his throne and put Swan on his thigh again, "The threat has been eliminated. She won't try to poison you anymore, Sweetheart," he said to Swan.

Swan placed her hand on his chest and felt his heart beating like a drum. She knew that Gale must've felt awful about the whole situation, as Jade was the last remnant of the Storm Pack.

"I'm sorry, husband..."

Gale scoffed, "Why do you need to say sorry? You did nothing wrong."

"But you killed her to protect me..."

"Which I should've done long ago," Gale sai as he kissed his wife's cheek. "I'm sorry, Sweetheart. I should've followed my instinct from long ago."

"Um... Your Majesty..." Swan and Gale turned their heads at the same time towards Long Xiurong, and the latter asked, "May I leave now? What happened just now is too shocking even for me..."

"Yes, you can," Swan smiled. "You need rest, Lady Long."

"T-thank you, please excuse me."

Long Xiurong glanced at Alice, who was still prostrating on the ground, and sneered, 'Goodbye, you shitty bunny.'

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Once Long Xiurong left, there were only Gale and Swan, alongside the bunny maid in the throne room.

Gale looked down at the bunny maid and decided to hand the punishment to Swan. After all, this bunny maid didn't seem to be as dangerous as Jade. She was being forced, after all.

"What do you want me to do to her, wife?"

Swan looked down at Alice and said, "Lift your head."

Alice lifted her head, and her sorry state was exposed. She had been crying the whole time. Her eyes were red, and her face was wet because of tears. Snot also kept flowing from her nose.

"Your Majesty Queen Swan, I have been coerced by Lady Jade to do her bidding. I cannot fight back, because she is too powerful..." Alice pleaded. "I don't know what to do..."

Swan sighed.noveldrama

As much as she wanted to punish this bunny severely, she thought it would be too cruel to do that. If Alice had been coerced all this time, she must've been living miserably under Jade's thumb.

Thus, she decided to hand a lighter punishment to Alice;

"I won't kill you."

"T-thank you, Your Majesty! I—"

"I'm not done yet," Swan interrupted. "As a punishment, you are forbidden to enter the main castle anymore. You will live in a small shed at the corner of the castle's ground, and you're not allowed to talk to anyone. You only have one duty-be a mute."