I Left The Snake King

On the first day of our marriage, Abyron, the Snake King, and I formed an empathic bond. It was thus impossible for me to doubt his love for me.

However, on the seventh day, he slept with two rabbit girls. I collapsed completely. It felt worse than death.

He sighed and said, “Yoelle, snakes are naturally lustful. It’s not that I don’t love you. You simply can’t satisfy me. You may deal with the women around me however you wish, but I won’t divorce you.”

At first, I killed the women he favored out of jealousy. Later, I stopped caring at all.

Then he dismissed his entire harem for a human woman named Xena Lane. That was when I asked for a divorce.

It was not because of jealousy. It was because my little lover was demanding his place.

Once my lover was done tying my robes, I left the palace chambers and went to the front hall.

Xena Lane had fainted from exhaustion. Abyron was massaging her legs. His touch was gentle, and his eyes were fixed on her. He looked at her as if she were a priceless treasure.

I seized the Oath Stone and cut to the chase, “Let’s divorce, Abyron. Channel your spiritual energy into the Oath Stone. In three days, the bond will end. We’ll no longer be bound to each other.”

Without even looking at me, Abyron poured his energy into the Oath Stone. The two streams of energy merged, and a crack appeared across the artifact.

I was on my way to leave when I heard him say, “You should come here less often. Xena gets frightened when she sees you.”

I nodded. “I won’t come again.”

Noticing something unusual in my words, Abyron finally looked at me. He studied me for a long moment, and his tone softened slightly. “What did you want me to do with my energy just now? Are you feeling unwell again?”

No wonder he agreed so readily. He had not heard me clearly.

I smiled slightly. “The Stone—”

“Your Majesty!” Xena woke up just then. The instant she saw me, she dropped to her knees in fright. Her whole body was trembling. “I won’t do it again!”

Her sudden kneeling pained Abyron. He quickly gathered her in his arms and snapped at me, “Hurry up and leave!”

I walked out. When I closed the door, I met the human’s eyes.

There was no fear left in Xena’s dark eyes. She looked at me defiantly, clearly pleased with herself.

On my way back to the chambers, I overheard two servants talking.

“Xena has been with the king for six months. I heard he’s going to dismiss the harem and make her a consort.”

“Do you think the queen will tolerate that? Won’t she tear Xena apart?”

“The king clearly cares more about Xena. Even if Her Majesty can’t stand it, she won’t dare act rashly. After all, without the king, the queen is nothing.”

There was no doubt.