Chapter 21
Chapter 21
There was a table next to the bed, and a small white piece of paper was lying on it.
As if it were a lifeline, Idina quickly grabbed it with her hand. When she unfolded the folded paper twice, a short phrase caught her eye.
I’ve been away for a while.
We’ll meet soon.
The phrase seemed to anticipate Idina’s appearance—panicked and alone. Idina seemed to feel slightly relieved by it.
In any case, it meant that the man she had spent the night with would appear before her again.
Idina took a deep breath and waited patiently for him to return.
***
Silence fell in the room.
Killian Escass, who was feeling light and good after the refreshing rut last night, was unable to open his mouth due to the solemn atmosphere in the room.
He just quietly bowed his head with his hands clasped together.
“Killian?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
There were various rumors about Killian that spread throughout the world. Some said that he was a recluse because he rarely went outside, and others speculated that he might stutter if he avoided contact with people to this extent.
And those who had not seen him speculated that he might actually have a very horrifying appearance that was not typical of an Alpha, or that he had a physical or mental abnormality.
However, Killian Escass was neither a recluse nor a stutterer, nor did he have a horrifying appearance, and there was nothing wrong with him.
He was a perfectly healthy young man.
An Alpha, and a dominant one at that.
He had inherited the Emperor’s blood, and even if one just looked at his appearance, he was a very successful creation of God.
First of all, with blond hair and deep blue eyes, he had a face that anyone would praise as beautiful. His eyelashes were as long and delicate as those of a noblewoman, and his nose was perfectly straight. His lips were moderately plump and always moist. There was a smooth jawline that extended to his ears.
The epitome of someone who learns one thing and masters ten, Killian Escass.
So the reason he rarely went outside was because of his physical problems.
And yesterday…
Finally, after a long time, Killian went outside and got into an accident.
The Emperor muttered, as if he were a little tired.
“So, won’t you tell me how big of an accident you got into?”
Killian rolled his eyes and spoke.
“It probably isn’t that big of an accident.”
“That’s why I’m asking what it is.”
The Emperor seemed to be losing patience. He even made a sound that sounded like he was gnashing his teeth, so Killian took a deep breath.
“…You’ll be having a grandchild soon.”
“……”
An Alpha’s knotting usually involves pregnancy.
Since it is a structure that covers the omega’s ut*rus and ejaculates s*men, once it is implemented, there is a very high probability that the omega will become pregnant.
What’s more, Killian Escars was a dominant alpha. The effects of the knotting implemented by the dominant alpha were even more obvious.
Thanks to that, the royal family never had to worry about not being able to have descendants. However, because of this characteristic, there was a time when the Escass Empire was shaken by the sibling war because they had too many children.
Killian was not unaware of this fact.
Everyone knew what kind of tragedy that may happen.
Furthermore, Killian was a direct victim of that tragedy.
<I have never been happy since I entered the royal family.>
When he heard the confession of a person who was on the verge of death, Killian thought that his body was being dragged into the abyss.
The child who believed he could do everything in the world was shattered that day.
For the first time in his life, Killian realized the weight of sadness. The heavy weight that could destroy everything in the world.
The tragedy he experienced at such a young age made him feel like a child—or like an adult who had grown too much.
With such conflicting souls in one body, Killian continued to wander, unsure of the path he should take.
He lived in confusion for several years, not even knowing what state his own mind was in.
However, he had done the knotting last night when he wasn’t thinking straight. Of course, he knew that it was not rationalized, and Killian was not going to evade and was going to take responsibility for himself.
He was going to tolerate it, even if the interested parties were grabbing him by the collar over this matter.
That was the intention behind everything that happened yesterday.
If he hadn’t been prepared, he wouldn’t have done something as trivial as attending the masquerade with his father’s dramatic negotiations.
However, Killian also acknowledged his own mistakes to some extent. It was true that he had stepped into areas that had not been agreed upon with the Emperor in advance.
“Do you know which family’s young lady she is?”
The Emperor asked, pressing his temples as if he were very tired.
He knew that Killian had had his first dance with someone yesterday. He had two eyes, so even if Killian had been covered by a mask, he wasn’t stupid enough not to recognize his son.
“Of course.”
Killian thought of the omega he had left in the room.
My omega.
She was now his omega.
No one could look down on her.
“The lady of the Bride family.”
“Bride…?”
