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<Episode 7>

I had to do two things simultaneously. First, pretend to be afraid of thunder.

“S-so, what do we do?”

The other was not to mention meeting Abellard Wilden, my older brother.

If Abellard were in a normal state, I might have told him. But no matter how you looked at it, my older brother didn’t seem to be in his right mind. Besides, he expressed a desire to imprint me.

Elkais de Robein was someone who would listen to whatever my older brother wanted. This demanding and stern person was infinitely affectionate to his mate.

If Abellard, my older brother, said he wanted to imprint me as a Beta, Elkais might help. Moreover, believing that an untrustworthy person would never do such a thing was an unreasonable thought.

Crimes are all established like that.

Someone you know. Someone you think would never do that. These people transform in a moment and commit crimes.

That’s why, as the only weakling and Beta on this island, I shouldn’t trust anyone.

Furthermore, Elkais was an Alpha. A rare Royal Alpha at that.

Abellard was now the only remaining Royal Omega.

Whether their relationship continued or not was none of my concern. I was just a simple commoner with a modest dream of occupying this cabin alone and sending the two of them to a cave.

Rumbling!

Thunder began to strike again as a warning.

“Ugh… L-let’s check inside first.”

Elkais frowned deeply and opened the door, gripping his sword tightly.

“Strange.”

“No one’s here.”

There was no one inside. However, he continued to examine the interior meticulously, from the shelves and drawers to the divided spaces like the kitchen.

“Was there such a place?”

“Seems like it.”

When he opened the gap in the kitchen wall, a small staircase leading upward appeared.

If there was an attic, something could be hidden there. However, considering that it rained yesterday, it didn’t seem to be well waterproofed…

Fortunately, it was still cloudy outside, and the rain had not started.

Flash!

“Lady Wilden.”

“Ugh…”

Elkais, who turned around at the flash of lightning, momentarily appeared threatening, making me slightly frightened.

Bang!

“Roar!”

With the sound of thunder, the attic door opened, and a tiger appeared.

“Your Grace!”

He briefly looked at me, startled by the lightning, then activated his aura after being bitten on the right arm by the tiger.

“Cough!”

The tiger fell due to the aura, but Elkais’s condition was serious. Blood began to flow from his right arm.

Perhaps due to the mixture of the tiger’s blood and his own, the attic entrance was vibrant with blood.

“Ah…”

Rumbling!

Feigning surprise at the thunder again, I stiffened my body. He covered his eyes with the clean hand, telling me to block my ears.

“Plug your ears, Lady.”

I did as he said. However, as soon as I covered my ears, the sound of pouring rain began, leaving me momentarily stunned.

“Your Grace.”

I lowered the hand that covered my ears and the one covering his eyes.

“It seems like the rain might leak.”

“…Right.”

He said so and then took hold of my wrist, slowly descending together. Very slowly.

The shoulder injury looked severe.

Well, getting scratched by a tiger’s teeth couldn’t leave me unscathed.

Closing the door completely and shutting the windows, I also sealed the place where it leaked yesterday. Fortunately, it didn’t leak today.

However, it was challenging to stay inside the cabin due to the strong smell of blood that came down with the tiger from the attic.

“For treatment…”

Although his injury seemed severe, he appeared unconcerned.

“Lady.”

“Yes…”

He slowly lowered the knife he was holding for tableware, locking eyes with me.

“Betas can also smell pheromones.”

“…That’s true.”

Even though the smell of blood was strong, a refreshing scent seemed to fill the air.

“That tiger.”

“…”

“The tiger had an artificial alpha scent.”

“Really?”

Ah, so that’s why he mentioned the alpha pheromone scent earlier?

As our eyes met, I felt uneasy.

Bright red pupils complementing his black hair. Even in the darkness that fell as the rain began, he seemed to blend perfectly with the shadows.

“Someone deliberately smeared blood.”

“On the tiger?”

“Yes.”

Although he spoke nonchalantly, I couldn’t remain indifferent.

Though it was dark, and the cabin was dimly lit due to the incomplete sunset, I could still see everything. He was turning pale to the point where it was evident.

“Could the person who sent us here be responsible for this?”

Actually, I don’t know much about this book. I only know that Abellard, the brother, and Elkais had a shipwreck, faced pheromone-related struggles, truly fell in love, gave birth to a child, and eventually lived well.

I don’t even know why they faced a shipwreck.

I just woke up, and the only thing revealed was that the two of them had experienced a shipwreck.

But why bring me along?

“I can’t know.”

“Ah…”

“But it’s not impossible.”

As he said that, he began undressing. The black wedding attire seemed to suit him perfectly, but as he took off his outerwear, the white shirt underneath was stained red.

Come to think of it, why was I wearing a wedding dress, and why were Elkais and Abellard in wedding attire?

And what about the gun, and what happened to Abellard’s body?

It was a puzzle filled with unknowns.

“Lady.”

“Yes…”

“It’s gotten worse.”

“It’s a serious situation.”

As he undressed further, a perfect upper body appeared before me. However, there was no attraction to that perfect physique, perhaps because his injury was apparent.

“Let’s do some treatment.”

“…Alright.”

I tore apart the wedding dress I had discarded nearby. It was regrettable to hear the tearing sound, but I had no intention of wearing it again.

I looked around to wet the torn cloth with water.

“Your Grace.”

“…Why?”

“Did you tidy up here while I was outside?”

“Yes.”

Indeed, his personality was extraordinary. It would be troublesome to chase him out of the cabin.

Of course, treating the injuries should be the priority.

“Did you bring the water a long way?”

“You can drink that water. It seems fine as long as you don’t get directly hit by the rain.”

“I see.”

How he managed not to get wet remained a mystery. Perhaps his sharp mind made him keen to such things.

According to the original work, getting directly hit by rain stimulates the rut cycle for alphas and the heat cycle for omegas. It creates strange waves when falling from the sky, and they disappear upon touching the ground.

“Do you know how to handle animals?”

“Even so, you’re a general. Did you think I couldn’t hunt?”

Yes.

But considering that he brought water, cleaned up the cabin, handled the meat, and even seemed to have made salt, I couldn’t say anything.

Besides, he was the injured one now.

However he got injured, I couldn’t shake off the ominous feeling that he might be stronger than me.

The gun beneath the Neglige felt cold.

“Your Grace.”

“Yes.”

“It will hurt, so bear with it.”

Saying that, I poured water on the torn wedding dress and wiped his arm.

“…”

Elkais stared at it expressionlessly. It must hurt.

After wiping it thoroughly, a refreshing scent seemed to emanate once again.

“Lady.”

“Yes.”

“Lady seems to be an enthusiastic beta.”

“Yes.”

After a brief response, I pressed tightly on the arm wounds to stop bleeding. He furrowed his brow for a moment, then exhaled sharply, enduring the pain.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemostasis—these were basic.

I felt relieved seeing that the bleeding was completely stopped, but there was no tool here to stitch the wound, and starting a fire for sterilization could be risky.

But wild animal teeth might carry a lot of bacteria.

No, wait. This person is an alpha. Didn’t he have a different body structure from me, a beta? It didn’t seem like he would die from just this much.

“Why are you suddenly talking about pheromones?”

“My pheromone regulation isn’t working since earlier. But Lady seems unaffected.”

“I see.”

No one would feel good hearing that something was malfunctioning. However, he was the injured one, and regardless of the situation, we had to spend the night together.

“It would be good if we had antibiotics.”

“…”

When he gazed at me lazily, I unintentionally laughed to hide my inner thoughts.

Our eyes met, and as he stared at me with a cool but not entirely emotionless expression, I looked straight back at him.

So it was uncomfortable. To change the subject and without realizing it, I blurted out something.

“It’s raining.”

“…”

“Betas seem okay, even if they get wet. It seems like it only affects alphas and omegas.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

He seemed nonchalant as he spoke, so I tied the cloth around his shoulders very tightly. After holding his breath for a moment, his perfect biceps, pectoralis major, serratus anterior, and abdominal muscles trembled.

“I’ll go look for herbs outside.”

“Do you know herbs well?”

“A little.”

Saying that, I went outside.

Shoosh.

My head was thoroughly soaked in the rain.

The problem is…

“Ugh…”

Even though I’m a beta.

“What is th-this…”

Breathing became difficult like an omega experiencing a heat cycle, and my face started to heat up.

“Lady?”

Elkais’s startled voice from behind started to feel oddly tempting.