——Of course, it is impossible for her to disobey Vladimir. But in addition to teaching her loyalty to the "Ten Fingers", Vladimir also taught her loyalty to the Winter Family.
That's a real curse.
It was engraved on the curse of the Hand of Winter to restrain them from betraying... That curse was tampered with by Vladimir at some point, and he added his own touches at the end.
.
Of course, not all Hands of Winter.
But the group he brought out personally... After those groups became regular, they were destined to follow him and not enter the curse of the Hand of Winter on the other "Ten Fingers", and they were added with the "not to disobey"
Vladimir's order" is a curse.
And it is relying on the curse to fight the curse that allows Bella to resist the ritual——
Because what Vladimir did was undoubtedly harmful to the Winter family.
Although she didn't know as much as the follower who followed Vladimir... But Bella also knew that Vladimir seemed to be conducting an artificial frost beast experiment.
She's not very smart. In other words, neither werewolves are very smart.
But her keen intuition told her that once this experiment was completed, it would definitely cause some trouble for Dmitri.
However, Vladimir has already placed a curse on her.
She cannot reveal any secrets about Vladimir to others by any means.
I can’t even write down a diary——
With trembling hands, Bella burned the diary she had just written.
If she doesn't do this, the intense fear and guilt will overwhelm her and drive her crazy. This is a curse engraved on her soul.
This curse cannot make her loyal to Vladimir, but it can prevent her from betraying. That is enough.
"What should I do..."
She hugged her head almost in despair, and her erect dog ears drooped down weakly.
And just then.
A magnetic voice sounded in her ears: "If you don't know what to do... why don't you just listen to me?"
"who?"
Bella's dark golden pupils immediately turned into dangerous vertical pupils, the wolf's fur was exposed, and she stood upright with her hunched waist, her whole body instantly transformed into a half-animal.
But the moment she saw the other party, she lost her fighting spirit.
--It's not fear.
Because she had just experienced Vladimir's threat, Bella knew it very well.
The feeling that emerged in her heart... was closer to the "peace of mind" she felt when she was with Dmitri.
It was as if he could realize from the bottom of his heart that the other party would never hurt him.
"Don't be nervous, Miss Werewolf. I am the partner of all werewolves..."
The man with gray hair and gray eyes said gently.
He didn't know when he appeared in Bella's room, sitting on her most commonly used seat. His hands were crossed, his movements were gentle, serious and solemn. There was a faint smell of alcohol on his body - for a werewolf, this was
A bitter taste.
It was as if...he was not talking to himself, but was performing some extremely sacred sacrificial ritual.
Ah Dian recognized the other party's identity immediately.
Except for the completely different hair color and eye color...this is the "Frederick" from back then!
"You can call me professor."
"Frederick" said slowly: "I am the protector of all werewolves. I think you may have heard my name...
"I am Frederick Wolfheart."
It's "I am", not "I am called".
Bella obviously also knows the identity of the other party.
"...I've heard of you, you are 'Professor Wolf'."
Her attitude obviously softened: "You have raised many werewolf orphans. Although you also let them perform some dangerous tasks, but... in general, you have saved far more people than you have killed.
"For the sake of my countrymen, I must thank you."
"Shh..."
Professor Wolf stretched out his index finger, put it in front of his lips, and chuckled: "You don't need to thank me, and you don't need to hate me.
"I just provide them with a job - a job that is within their capabilities and where they can use their strengths. But I don't like to call them 'tools', but...my apprentices. Or, 'collaboration'"
'Order', 'Alliance'... I prefer this title.
"Everyone gets what he needs. This is fair cooperation and a transaction in which there is gain and gain.
"I am here now just to propose a deal to you...a deal that may make you a traitor in the eyes of the world, but will actually protect the Winter clan."
Professor Wolf showed a gentle smile: "I will help you resolve your current predicament...are you willing to believe me?"
"...What do I have to pay?"
Bella asked warily.
"It's easy, and you'll want to do it."
Professor Wolf said with a smile: "At the right time, advise your fellow werewolves and help them get a job... As for this time, you will definitely encounter it."
"...what kind of job can a werewolf find?"
Bella's eyes dimmed: "The blood of madness flows in our bodies. We are not smart enough, nor loyal enough... we may even hurt our employers."
"Of course there will be."
Professor Wolf replied affirmatively: "That will be a noble job. It is a sacred mission that only you can complete - a great thing that can help this country regain stability."
"...Can such a good thing really happen?"
"Of course there will be."
Professor Wolf nodded and repeated for the second time.
"...Then what should I do?"
Bella hesitated and said: "You tell me first. If it's harmful to Dmitri, I won't do it."
"Not only is it harmless, but it will do good things."
Professor Wolf said slowly: "Have you heard that Dmitri is preparing to sacrifice to Fufu?"
"...I've heard that it seems that His Highness Annan suggested the gambling fight to help Grand Duke Ivan regain his health."
"This is not good."
Professor Wolf said worriedly: "They may not know that Fufu can indeed bestow the ruler with the characteristics of an 'immortal'. But Fufu needs to perform a sacred ritual, which requires him to kill seven immortals to get it back.
One's own original strength.
"In other words, once Grand Duke Ivan obtains immortality, he may not be far from death."
"...But this is just your family's words. I can't believe you."
Bella said warily.
"Of course, you can check these. I guarantee there is nothing different from what is in the book."
Professor Wolf said emphatically: "And you may not know... If you want to call the rotten husband to come, you can only use your fertility as a sacrifice - because what the rotten man needs is the 'absolute heir' of the successor to the throne. Only
This gift can please Him who hates kingship."
Hearing this, Bella's pupils shrank suddenly.
The gray-haired and gray-eyed Professor Wolf nodded: "Yes, that's why Dmitri will not agree to have a child with you. If you give birth to a child, then the rotten husband will definitely kill you...or, in other words,
Dmitry must put your children on the altar together."
He sighed melancholy: "How could he possibly do it..."
"……yes."
In an instant, tears overflowed from Bella's eyes.
Dmitri wouldn't do that.
Bella is definitely awesome.
In Dmitri's frozen heart, without any joy, there was a burning love. In other words, it was the love for the country and others that kept him from going crazy.
He is a gentle man and would never do such a thing.
"So what do I do?"
Bella quickly realized the problem: "If the ceremony is successful, the Grand Duke will die instead. And if Dmitri also loses his fertility..."
"Yes, the position of Grand Duke will fall into the hands of the still immature Annan. He is so young and will definitely be ignored by others. Then the Principality of Winter will be over."
Professor Wolf said worriedly: "Winter is the country where werewolves live, how can I let them fall into civil strife?"
And in Vladimir they are still doing that.
Bella added in her mind, but she couldn't say it out loud.
"Then what should I do?"
She asked urgently.
"It's very simple," Professor Wolf replied with certainty, "that is to lose on purpose."
"Losing...?"
Bella was a little confused.
"That's right, because you and His Highness Dmitry are lovers (Bella blushed visibly when she said this), then Fufu will definitely ask you to be present during the ceremony.
"And you only need to lose the gambling battle you are responsible for, and then everything will be settled."
Professor Wolf said with a smile: "You see, Grand Duke Ivan does not have to die, but because you have carried out such a weird behavior, then the Grand Duke will realize that something is wrong with you and conduct a thorough investigation on you.
"This investigation will lead to Vladimir's conspiracy. In this way, you will destroy Vladimir's conspiracy without leaking the secret to anyone - and at the same time save Ivan.
The Grand Duke's life. And all you have lost is your reputation... As long as Dmitri still believes in you, then you have lost nothing."
"...but the child is..."
Bella's pupils dimmed.
Professor Wolf snapped his fingers: "There's no need to panic.
"I can teach you a ritual - it is specifically for werewolves and can circumvent most contraceptive rituals."
He said and gave a white ball the size of a little finger.
"……What's this?"
"It's a special device used to store embryos, just like the glass bottle that holds medicine."
Professor Wolf said slowly: "If you put it in there, the ovulation period this month will not come normally. And if you have sex with Dmitry after that, no matter what type of contraceptive ritual he takes,
It doesn't matter what type of medicine you take... when you come back, you take it out and give it to me.
"I will put it into other werewolves who want children. Because Dmitri doesn't know that he has a child, and the child's surrogate mother also doesn't know, then this child has no 'possibility of inheriting the throne.'
.
"In this case, even if Dmitry performed the sacrifice of exterminating the heir, the rotten husband could not find the child - and he did not actually extinguish the heir. You still had a child with him, but he could not see you.
, I can’t even see him.”
Professor Wolf said slowly: "Are you willing?"
"...I do!"
Bella only hesitated for a moment before taking the ball.
There was a joyful expression on her face.
But she quickly frowned: "But why do you want to help me like this?"
"Because I am the mentor of all werewolves."
Professor Wolf said with deep meaning.
After he said that, he smiled silently at Bella, and then suddenly disappeared.
And the moment he disappeared.
Bella's room door suddenly opened.
Young Annan stood silently at the door.
For some reason, Bella felt guilty and stood up in panic, hiding the small white ball in her hand.
Under Annan's peaceful gaze, she felt a little panicked.
"...His Royal Highness Annan."
she whispered.
Annan's abyss-like pupils stared at her.
He said softly: "The coward will want to apologize before betraying, while the despicable will want to apologize after..."
For a moment, Bella's hair stood on end.
Annan stared at her and said slowly: "So, what are you?
"——Cowardly? Or despicable?"
"I……"
For a moment, Bella felt that her throat was blocked by something.
She couldn't say anything.
The two of them were in a stalemate for ten seconds.
These ten seconds seemed like a century.
Annan nodded slightly and said calmly: "Forget it, I won't make it difficult for you.
"——You are just a fool.
"Well, good night."
Chapter 2, a big chapter of 3k5, has been updated!
Because I didn’t want to break the chapter in the nightmare, I wrote more than 6,000 words in one go today!