Chapter 41: Scorpion king
"Who are you calling a cold-blooded bastard"?
Michael turned towards the eerily cold voice and widened his eyes "M-my king! Forgive my insolence!"
The man in front of him smiled broadly showing his white teeth "You imbecile dare badmouth my son?" he then turned to the fox king "Is this what you were going to talk to me about?"
Michael and Jacob flinched hearing his threatening voice. Jacob darted his eyes to come up with a plausible excuse and opened his mouth "My king, please don't misunderstand his words, he was merely worried about my daughter"
The man raised his eyebrow "Worried? what do you think my son is? A monster?"
Yes, he is, thought Jacob inwardly but didn't dare to speak out and went to the man "How can we even think like that? He is the greatest scorpion beastman in the world. I was merely greedy to get a son in law like him"
The scorpion king felt like demolishing the whole fox tribe when he heard some idiot badmouthing his son. It was not his son's fault for being cruel, it was because he never experienced warmth and love from his mother that made him cruel and indifferent. His mate was someone he snatched from a tribe after falling in love with her, but she never understood his love and devotion. Then she shifted her hate on her son neglecting and shunning him, his poor son didn't even realize his own mother's hate for him and always tried his best to become strong hoping to gain his mother's affection, but that heartless woman said something that broke his faith forever 'I wish you were never born! Because of you and your father, my life is a living hell'
After that day his son, Demir stopped expressing any kind of emotions and isolated himself. Being his father, he couldn't even help him because he was scared to get abandoned by his mate. No matter what she did, he could never separate from her. She also avoided talking to him and shut herself in her room. He closed his eyes to calm his nerves and turned towards Michael "This is your last chance. If I ever hear you talking about my son, then I will tear your head apart"
Michael nodded his head "I will keep that in my mind, my king"