Predatory Marriage (Web Novel)

Chapter 229 – Warning (3)

Translator: Atlas / Editor: Regan

Cerdina could not sleep. In the deep night, she sat in her room dressed in a fine nightgown, drinking wine. As her ladies-in-waiting were asleep, she poured it herself, a clear glass filled with wine, red as blood. Usually she would drink slowly and savor the scent of the wine, but tonight, she drank it down quickly.

She wanted to get drunk, but in spite of the alcohol, her mind was clear.

Cerdina stood up and set the glass on the table. Walking to the other side of the large room, she drew back the curtains and pushed the windows open, taking a seat on the window sill. In the quiet, serene night, she gazed on the royal palace with cold eyes.

She had Estia in the palm of her hand, but it was not enough. Her ambition did not end with one small kingdom.

Blains wedding would be her chance to begin expanding to other countries. She would overthrow them one by one until the whole continent was beneath her feet…so long as Blain played his part.

But Blain was not acting as she had expected.

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Leah, Leah, Leah…

Cerdina repeated the name nervously. If that girl were obedient, then Blain would stay calm. The wedding would be a triumph. The barbarians might be a bit of a nuisance, but in the end they would accomplish nothing.

Im a god now.

Cerdina smiled, enjoying the cool night breeze. But after a moment, she frowned.

“I dont remember inviting anyone,” she sighed, and turned her head with a faint smile. “Why has the King of Kurkan come to visit me at this time of the night?”

A tall shape had appeared in the room behind her, and as the clouds cleared, the moonlight fell onto a man who had blended with the darkness like he was a shadow himself. His expressionless face was as cold as steel.

Cerdina had expected to meet him before the wedding, but this visit was a surprise. He looked the same as he had when he first visited Estia. That same arrogant gaze. Cerdina licked her lips.

“A man entering a womans bedroom at night can only mean one thing…” Slowly, she spread her legs, and her nightgown shifted to expose her thighs. “Ive never had fantasies of mating with beasts, but as youre a king, I suppose Ill try it once.”