Chapter 311: Many Lovers
The mating part...
Even though I didn’t have any experience on that front before I met Prince Leonard and became his lover, I could tell that how we coupled wasn’t exactly normal by human standards. The moon cycle and the way the prince’s body would partially transform were definitely not normal as well. On top of that, the way that our mind could connect and communicate with each other after our bodies were connected still felt like something unrealistic and unbelievable.
After experiencing it firsthand myself on multiple occasions, there was no way that I could deny that it was indeed true. I nodded my head in agreement with the duchess’s words. It was different and it could be rough at times especially for my body to take but it wasn’t something that was unmanageable.
At least not yet...
“I see...” I murmured before waiting for her to go on.
“Being an alpha’s lover surely brings about some complications, but you should never forget that dating someone from the core royal family brings about another set of complications as well. Then again, there aren’t any Ultimate Alphas that are not part of the royal family. As you can see in my situation, I’m not the King’s official wife and I’m also not his only lover,” the duchess said before smiling at me like it wasn’t something that bothered her.
I had always wondered how that worked out for her and the king and his other lovers. The king had a queen before and that was Prince Leonard’s mother although she had passed away a long time ago according to what the prince told me. Then there’s Prince Darius’s mother and the beautiful duchess that is talking to me right now. Even I could see that things must have been complicated between them and I could sense that things must still be complicated between them now. I didn’t quite know what to say or comment so I just decided to remain silent as I waited for the duchess to continue with her story.
“I know that look. You probably think that this is all so messy and how could anyone bear with something like this, right?” she asked knowingly before letting out a sweet laugh.
If her complex relationship with the king bothered her in any way, she did not show it at all. If anything, the duchess seemed very at peace with herself and her situation as if she had already accepted and gotten used to everything. Prince Leonard’s words about how the duchess seemed to always get her way came back to me and that made me even more curious about her relationship with the king.
“You seem...very fine with it...” I mumbled my honest opinion.
“I am fine with it. I guess when I was younger, I didn’t quite understand why things had to be this way, but I soon got used to it. It’s not a bad life at all...” she said before showing me a smile without any regrets.