Chapter 33: Atone for Your Sins
"His Majesty originally thought of bringing you here to live with him for a long, long time. Dragons could live as long as they please if they had the motivation. And we thought His Majesty finally found his when he married you. But your heart was never his so he decided to let go. He didn’t want to force you to live with him here when you long for someone else."
Alwin explained that Ferdinand was supposed to share his life force with Arabella so she could live much longer than a human could.
As long as Ferdinand continues to supply her with his life force, her body would age slowly and she wouldn’t die as long as Ferdinand is alive.
It was how dragons lived with their human mates or other races which had a shorter lifespan.
But since Arabella was in love with Andrew and still longed for him, Ferdinand didn’t want to make her live a long life with someone she doesn’t like since it would only make her suffer.
’I loved him. I fell in love with him too,’ Arabella wanted to correct but couldn’t.
"I can tell what you want to say just by looking at your face. Stop lying. How could you say you love him when you keep saying another man’s name in your sleep?! Even after mating with milord, you dream of your lover once you close your eyes!" Alwin was emotional once again.
’What?! When did I ever do that?!’ Arabella held her head trying to recall.
It was so long ago but she did have dreams about Andrew when she had just gotten married to Ferdinand.