CH 19

He gasped right in front of Edith, making explosive remarks that could upset the original worldview.

“If I want someone and that person is a good person, temperament or gender doesn’t matter.”

“…!”

A sudden realization hit the back of her head.

That could have been the case.

Clyde didn’t stand by anyone before he met Adrian in the original story.

There were no likes or dislikes for men or women, nor for Omega, Alpha, or Beta.

He just found his partner and welcomed him, there was no reason why he had to be a male Omega. Clyde fell deeply into Adrian’s soul, but only because it was Adrian. It wasn’t about his taste.

This was neither a collapse of probability nor original destruction. This situation wasn’t fully solved until the 25th episode that was released, so Edith didn’t know. 

‘He wasn’t interested in the opposite sex in the past.’ How could this passage be interpreted as ’He had no taste.’ Long explanations and events would have to follow to figure it out.

She was stunned.

Especially, his words that said he also had Beta in mind stuck in her mind.

He once said he didn’t have her in mind. And that he wasn’t interested.

As she went on, she recalled Clyde’s disappointing words that were distorted, and she was torn apart, unable to keep up with her mind.

Then, Clyde bent his upper body forward. He had been frowning and displeased all the time, but now Edith couldn’t even see it.

More than normal heat was felt from him. The seat next to her was hot.

“Your Highness, what’s wrong?”

Something seemed unusual.

She accidentally touched Clyde’s wrist and was startled by the heat that was like a patient suffering from a high fever.

“Your Highness…”

He held Edith’s hand firmly.

What should she do?

This man, he was boiling hot.

When he lifted his lowered eyes, the bloodshot whites part of his eyes were terrifying. The strength of his grip on her wrist was also strong enough to hurt her as if he couldn’t control it.

“Haa, my rut cycle–”

The harsh, hoarse voice instantly colored the space between them into a decadent atmosphere.

Whoo, ha….

The breath that leaked through his dry lips was hot and dry like the desert wind.

“The rut is coming.”

A sudden heat hit Edith when he pulled her hand violently.

Her body that leaned towards Clyde was warming up together. The strong pull made her side bend like a bow.

Alphas that go through the rut cycle are more like estrus males than humans.

Like a beast looking for a partner to mate with a lot of excitement.

The signs were already appearing on Clyde. His fiery golden eyes fluttered like a furnace, and the grip on her gradually became more greedy as time went by.

“Ha, heuk!”

The pace of deterioration was faster and more intense than any Alpha she had ever seen.

His lips, which had been smooth until a while ago, became chapped instantly. His shiny tongue pouted out and licked his lower lip. It magnified from her field of vision when the tip of his tongue bumped.

“I’m thirsty.”

When he swallowed dry saliva, the graceful neckline shook violently. His loose lips slowly descended on Edith, as if to find an answer to his thirst.

It didn’t seem like he could be left like this.

“Your Highness, we should go back now.”

Help was urgently needed. Right away.

Edith shook her wrist and got up, picking up the flag that was lowered when the servant came.

She waved her arm and the flag fluttered high. Hoping that those who were waiting not far from her could see the sign.

Clyde stood up.

She thought he had gotten bigger than before. It couldn’t be, but it was weird. The dark shadow on the back of her head was terrifying.

“Edith…”

He called her with a voice that was like a beast’s sobs.

“I’m, a little… huu.”

Contrary to the desperate groans, he suddenly attacked with a savage movement.

It swelled up and hit from above like a wild beast hunting its prey.

His broad shoulders wrapped her tightly, leaving no room for her to escape, and his beautiful arms made a deep circular well.

He turned her back hastily and hugged her shoulder tightly.

It was suffocating. Her arms and ribs were stiff. In addition, the rough grip clasped her back so tightly that it crumbled.

“Your Highness, if you do this…. Ah!”

He shoved his thick arm under her armpit and lifted the flailing woman.

No matter how she heard it, the rumble wasn’t a human groan at all. The shining yellow eyes were definitely those of a wolf.

She knew he was an athletic guy who enjoyed training every day, but he was surprisingly full of power. Edith’s body was lifted easily and flew in the air. Like a feather.

It even caused the illusion that her weight might be light. It was the first time she had ever levitated like this since riding a roller coaster in the real world.

About how high she floated, she even looked down to the top of his dark blue hair.

Her chest came up to Clyde’s face. The hand gripping her back was like a giant claw, and the other forearm supported under her hip was extremely strong.

He mumbled, and his speech gradually became more inaccurate.

The obsessive repetitions were similar to her name. Edith. Edith. Edith. She wasn’t sure, and on the contrary, it confused her judgment.

The dark feeling of his actions gradually grew stronger. The rut cycle that she actually witnessed was very close to the original’s flow.

The level kept rising whenever Clyde met Adrian. And this time again, the 19-rated beep– was coming true against Edith.

“Your Highness, please come to your sense.”

She patted his back.

“It’s soft. You… ha.”

Far from coming to his senses, as he became confused every moment, Clyde raised his teeth as if he was about to eat his prey in his arms.

White teeth and vivid red blood vessels.

A suggestive incomprehensible tone of muttering.

The plump lips told a story that was hard to understand and moved like a person with a fever.

Edith shivered even though the feeling of his lips didn’t reach the inside. Within an inch of space, she could feel Clyde’s breath and mouth, and she was horrified alone.

The hair on her head’s back stood on end.

“Put me– down.”

Her thin voice trembled helplessly.

To endure the man’s full strength alone.

She was absorbed in the atmosphere.

The spine, which had been bent to its limit, was limp and relied on him; and her wrists, which were relatively slender compared to Clyde, were already wrapped around the man’s firm neck.

“That’s difficult.”

She felt an eerie feeling because he was resolute and persistent. Even though her mind was blurred, knowing that a servant would come soon, she looked around to find somewhere to hide.

Where would she hide? What would she do after she hid?

“Wait for a moment.”

Edith, who was surprised, twisted her back. It was an instinctive move to escape.

“Don’t go.”

The force from his arms became even stronger. The palm pressed down on the middle of her back and she leaned against his torso.

His eyes glanced up and he looked like a beast with only his instinct left.

Edith pushed his shoulders with both hands.

“Please stop.”

Clyde, who raised his head, lowered his eyes pitifully like a rejected male.

His nerves that focused too much on her felt dangerous. Alpha’s rut, and also the best dominant Alpha Clyde’s rut cycle, was just about to begin, and it was already like this.

However, as the contact point decreased, the atmosphere between the two subsided for a moment.

Thanks to this, he seemed to realize the reality that he was in the maze garden. He took a deep breath to control himself, then raised his gaze to the sky for a while and turned back.

“I’m sorry, did I hurt your feelings?”

Clyde still didn’t look good. However, his tone was much better, and his attitude of asking how Edith was doing was similar to his usual one.

“I asked for help. The servant will be here soon.”

As soon as she spoke, several servants appeared from the mase passage. They hurriedly accelerated their steps as soon as they discovered the sudden change in the Crown Prince’s condition.

The original rut cycle was a few days later, there were also puzzled voices about it being pushed ahead of schedule.

Clyde’s excitement seemed to diminish after he distanced from Edith. Instead, his fever got worse and his mind got dizzy, he was also full of impatience as he looked around.

“Edith, follow me.”

Leaving a dry, hoarse voice, he took the lead and disappeared.

More servants and knights were added to the maze.

The top of Clyde’s head was gone before she knew it because of a string of people following and protecting him.

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For a while, Edith was left with nowhere to go.

The Crown Prince’s bedroom was controlled during Clyde went through the rut, and naturally, she couldn’t go to the special room, which was designated as her workspace. Since her direct supervisor was Clyde, she had no person to report to.

It was very awkward that she didn’t have a desk to sit on. At least the chief attendant took care of her, so she could stay in the attendant’s office next to the Crown Prince’s office.

In the meantime, she was also told about the Crown Prince’s special rut cycle.

Clyde’s rut comes every month and lasts for three days. He had a severe fever and his instincts became so strong that he lost his reason, making it impossible to carry out his daily life. 

It was nothing like the other Alphas experiencing a mild state of excitement for a day or two.

Clyde was also famous for not letting Omega into his bedroom.

He would be able to pass the rut much more easily if he had an Omega nearby, but he said he didn’t want to give up just to satisfy his instincts.

Controlling pheromones in a rut cycle was simple if Alpha slept with Omega. It could be easy once they had fully released their Alpha’s instincts.

Even skin-to-skin contact or being close to it could also be helpful at a lower level. Because they could influence each other with scent and energy.

However, Clyde refused to do even this and inevitably had to endure it alone, causing the imperial physician to worry.

As a strong-tempered dominant Alpha, Clyde was a tough patient for the physician.