I sneered and cut her off abruptly. “I was the one who asked the guards not to let you in.”
Adela fell into stunned silence and didn’t say anything for a long time.
Ignoring her, I went straight to the palace of the lycan king. Adela followed me quietly.
When we arrived at the palace, she mustered up the courage to pester me again. “Your Majesty, please just tell me if I’ve done something wrong. I can make it up to you. Please don’t ignore me. Didn’t you say that you’d marry me? Are you going back on your words now?”
I was so annoyed that I led her directly to the main hall and asked the guards to bring the wizard here.
Because of what happened to Crystal, I didn’t have the time to deal with Adela and Lucy. Since Adela insisted on bothering me, I decided that now was the time to deal with them, one at a time.
At the mention of the word “wizard”, Adela was obviously flustered. “Your Majesty, why do you need to talk to a wizard?”
“Because something has come up,” I answered simply, giving her a meaningful look.
Adela immediately sensed that something was wrong. Forcing a smile, she looked for an excuse to leave. “Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered that I have to do something. I’ll get going now. I’ll visit you some other time.”
“No. Did I say you could leave?” I asked coldly, gesturing at the guards to keep an eye on Adela.
“Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this? Did I do something wrong? Just tell me!” Adela’s tone was getting desperate. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead.
“Don’t worry. You’ll know when the wizard arrives.” I sat on the sofa and crossed my legs, leisurely drinking the coffee served by one of the servants.
Soon, a wizard in a black robe arrived. Adela felt even more uneasy.
Not wanting to beat around the bush, I went straight to the point. “Is there a spell that can make people mistake their mates?”
“What’s the meaning of this, Your Majesty? Are you accusing me of lying to you?” Adela shouted at me in a panic.
I glanced at her icily and replied, “That’s exactly what I’m doing.”
“I…” Adela was so flustered that for a moment, she couldn’t get a single word out. “If you don’t like me, you should’ve just refused the guidance of the Moon Goddess. Don’t insult me like this!”
I couldn’t help but burst into laughter. Rubbing my chin, I started to say slowly, “I’m just uncovering the truth. When did I insult you? Is the guilt getting to you?”
Adela’s POV
The look in Rufus’s eyes told me that he knew something. Too scared and flustered to think straight, I didn’t know when I gave myself away.
There were still ten days left before the spell wore off. I had been planning to get closer to Rufus within this period so that I could have sex with him and bear his child.
That way, even if the jig was up and my real identity was exposed, I still had a trump card-the child.
And even if Rufus got angry with me, he wouldn’t be able to do anything to me since I was the mother of his heir.
Title of the document I’d already done some digging and found out that Rufus wasn’t in love with anyone at the moment, nor did he care to find out who his mate was. So, I figured that Rufus would definitely marry me if I bore him a child.
My plan had been going smoothly and wedding arrangements had been made.
But recently, the royal palace had been heavily guarded, and Rufus had been busy. Whenever I tried to see him, I was snubbed.
Later, I heard that Crystal was sick and that Rufus was taking care of her, which explained why I couldn’t see him.
Today, I was finally able to find out where Crystal lived. Determined to separate the two, I went straight there to warn her to stay away from Rufus.
But things went out of hand very quickly. I was always proud of my good looks and I always believed that Rufus would fall in love with me sooner or later. Until I saw Crystal’s face. She wasn’t the disfigured she-wolf people described her to be. On the contrary, she was so beautiful that I felt insecure just looking at her.
But what was even more unacceptable to me was the way Rufus looked at her. He was so gentle and affectionate-the exact same way a werewolf would look at their true mate.
At that moment, I knew Rufus must’ve fallen in love with Crystal.
I was so jealous that I wanted to grab the knife on the dining table and slash at Crystal’s beautiful face. But before I could do any damage, that bitch kicked me and Rufus out of the room.
Later, I followed Rufus to the lycan king’s palace. I wanted to talk to him about our wedding, but then Rufus suddenly asked a wizard to come, which caught me completely off-guard.
This wizard must be powerful if Rufus himself chose him and summoned him to the palace.
As expected, the second the wizard arrived, Rufus asked the question I had been dreading, and the wizard answered him immediately. The wizard was even accurate about the time limit of the spell. Hearing the wizard’s answer, Rufus turned to me and asked coldly, “Well? What else do you have to say for yourself?”
I had no choice but to play the sympathy card. Tears rolling down my cheeks, I sobbed pitifully, “Your Majesty, I don’t understand what you’re trying to say. I’m your mate! I saved your life!”
At this point, I could only stick to my lies firmly. Anyway, he had no evidence against me.
Rufus was a ruthless man. If I admitted that I had lied to him, everything would be over for me.
“How dare you keep up this lie when the wizard is right here?” Rufus roared angrily. “You keep saying that you were the one who saved me. Well, I had asked someone to look into it. The woods at the foot of the cliff are extremely difficult to navigate. Only by having a local hunter for a guide can any outsider find their way around. Otherwise, they’d get lost and die. Let’s say you didn’t navigate through the woods. Perhaps you climbed down from the cliff. But you said that you were painting the scenery at the foot of the cliff, right? The cliff is very steep. How could you have gone to such a dangerous place alone? And according to my guards, you’re not a good swimmer. How could you have saved me from drowning in the deep water?”
Despite Rufus’s emotionless voice, every word he said was like a knife stabbing at my heart.
I knew I was screwed. God, I shouldn’t have set Crystal up in such a high-profile way. Now, my own plot was working against me!
But even so, I refused to give up so easily!
Adela’s POV
“Your Majesty, you can’t defame me without any proof! I don’t know what kind of spell can make someone mistake their mate. If you really disapprove of me, just kick me out of the imperial palace.”
I worked hard to keep my voice calm and face Rufus’ interrogation. If he continued to question me this way, I would have to attempt to commit suicide to prove my innocence. I didn’t believe he would really let me die.
After all, he didn’t have any evidence. He couldn’t execute me simply on the basis of some wizard’s words.
“Kick you out of the palace?” Rufus burst out laughing as if I had cracked a joke. “That’s giving you the easy way out.”
Title of the document He stood up and approached me slowly, looking down his nose at me. “Since I’m questioning you directly today, I don’t need any proof.”
Then he issued the order to lock me up.
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