Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 254: Imprisonment

Gale let go of his wife. When Swan tried to reach his arm, he hastily avoided it, making her hand grab air.

He got up from the bed and took a step back to make sure that Swan couldn’t reach him.

"I will never kill you, no matter what you’ve done. You are still my beloved, but I cannot let you go unpunished, Swan," Gale said.

Swan’s heart sank after his statement.

She was neither the kindest nor the most truthful. She lied, and hid the truth many times, whether it was about Rock or her power as she was scared that Gale would kill her.

Just like the rest of the humans out there, Swan longed for comfort and a beautiful life. She was willing to lie if that meant she could keep her peaceful life with her beloved husband.

She knew she made a mistake and deserved to get punished for her sin, even if the punishment wasn’t death.

Gale waited for Swan to say something. He wanted her to beg him to spare her. But most importantly, he wanted Swan to take the initiative and promised she would never try to make contact with Rock Silverfang anymore.

’No, that wouldn’t be enough. I want her to help me kill that bastard. That will be the absolute proof of her loyalty.’

Unfortunately, none of those came out of her mouth.

Instead, she said a completely different statement which angered Gale even more.

"Before you punish me, I want to request you to pardon Long Xiurong. She is not a willing party in this situation. It was all my idea to use her as a messenger between Rock and me."

"This is what I hate about you the most, Swan," Gale responded coldly, and Swan held her breath as she didn’t know what she said wrong this time. Wouldn’t it be better to just put all the blame on her and move on?

"You are defending people who didn’t deserve your sympathy and kindness. You defended that traitorous bastard who almost raped you, you pardoned that bunny maid who worked with Jade, you gave a light punishment for your mother and sister, and now, you are trying to defend a woman who colluded with Rock Silverfang," Gale sneered. "What’s next? Do you want to protect the rest of my enemies too?"

...

Swan knew her weakness. She was too soft and too forgiving. Even Long Xiurong and the cat maids pointed out her soft-heartedness.

She might look more like a pushover, but she found a terrible punishment such as torture or execution too frightening.

After all, she had been tortured and tormented her whole life, and she wished not to inflict that pain on other people.

"You don’t need to lie to me. I’ve read the letter from Rock. He admits in the letter that Long Xiurong is his fated mate," Gale scoffed. "Makes me wonder what I should do with his mate. Should I just toss her in the middle of a dangerous jungle to get eaten by wild animals? Or should I just use her as bait so Rock will come to protect her, and then kill them both at the same time?"

Swan’s eyes widened. She panicked as she had promised Long Xiurong to protect her.

"P-please don’t do that, husband. She is innocent!" Swan defended Long Xiurong fiercely. "She is truly innocent in this situation!"

"Why do you keep defending her like she’s precious to you? What about me? That woman has betrayed me by allowing Rock Silverfang to enter her room!" Gale yelled back. "Why don’t you defend me, your husband instead?"

...

Again, Swan faced a question that she couldn’t answer.

She also didn’t know why she didn’t take Gale’s side, even though Gale obviously loved her.

Nevertheless, she decided to follow her heart in the end and replied, "I will compensate for my failure, husband. But please, you shouldn’t hurt someone who’s not going to harm you anymore."

"Oh, you will compensate anyway, you don’t need to say that," Gale sneered. "Don’t worry about her. I will not kill Long Xiurong, simply because I still need her to lure Rock Silverfang out. But I will imprison her in the dungeon until that bastard comes to the castle."

"And for you, my beloved wife..." Gale turned around towards the door, deliberately avoiding eye contact with Swan. He didn’t dare to look at his wife’s eyes as he passed the judgment, fearing he would soften and forgive her just because he couldn’t bear to see her sad and suffering. "Your punishment will be imprisonment in this room. You’re not allowed to leave this room, nor are you allowed to accept any guest. I will make sure to watch over the maids as well, so no one will dare to collude with you."

...

Surprisingly, Swan didn’t have any exaggerated reaction to his judgment. She went quiet for a while, and asked, "Will you still spend the night with me, husband? The night will be very cold without you..."

Gale clenched his jaw. He didn’t understand why Swan would say something utterly sweet after he passed such a harsh judgment on her.

He knew his resolve would weaken if he spent more time with his wife. Of course, he planned to share the bed with her later, but he would only do it after he killed the worst pest, the traitorous bastard who had been ruining their marriage, Rock Silverfang.

"Why should I sleep with a woman who has betrayed me?" Gale sneered. He knew it would hurt Swan’s heart, but his selfishness and pettiness made him want to inflict the same heartache he felt.

Gale finally walked out of the room and slammed the door shut, leaving Swan who was still on the bed. She stared at the door as she muttered sadly, "But you told me that I am your beloved wife. How long will you punish me with loneliness, husband? I’ve been lonely my entire life. I lied to you because I don’t want to be lonely again."