I'm Going to Change my Husband with a Predatory Marriage

With the bride gone, there was no way the wedding could be held properly. Ludwig had to suffer the humiliation of having his bride taken from him in front of the temple’s altar and canceling the wedding, and the guests were busy carrying the shocking news all over the ecliptic.

 

* * *

 

During my first regression, I also recalled memories from my past life. Memories of when I lived as an ordinary woman in another world, Korea. Among the clichés I saw in morning dramas at that time, there was this one. An old man runs away while holding the bride’s hand at the Virgin Road wedding! Although I wasn’t conscious of it, I tried it myself this time. 

Of course, I ran away with Lord Beltane last time, but it wasn’t during the wedding. I made a desperate escape the night before.

 

If you look at it that way, it was truly a ‘dramatic’ experience this time. What if someone asked you how I felt about that? My answer was one.

 

“…help me!”

 

In other words, it can also be expressed like this.

 

“Please put me down!”

 

Wasn’t this the line of a priest who was being plundered? But there was no time to dwell on such idle thoughts. Arpad laughed as if he could not bear it because it was so refreshing.

 

“Not yet! I can’t let you go until you get to a safe place!”

 

I cried and shouted.

 

“We’ve already left the ecliptic a long time ago!”

 

I struggled with my whole body, but Arpad, with his incredible strength and sense of balance, did not nod.

 

“You never know when you might be traced!”

 

No, I knew that’s true. But, but!

 

Taka-tac, taka-tac!

 

The strong and fast horse ran without stopping. Every time the horse’s hooves sounded, the world shook violently.

 

Shake shake shake shake…

 

Moreover, I wasn’t just riding a horse, I was sitting on Arpad’s lap. The boat was shaking because it was so high! In the end, I had no choice but to put my pride aside and speak honestly.

 

“…I feel like I’m going to throw up!”

 

“…!”

 

As expected, the crazy prince must have hated it, so the words that seemed like they would shake him to death stopped.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

With Arpad’s cautious voice and his hands, I was barely able to get down to the ground. But as soon as my feet touched it, I collapsed.

 

“Wooow!”

 

It feels like the ground was shaking too! It was similar to a huge hangover, something I had only experienced a few times while living in Korea.

 

While I was lying on the floor, to my surprise, the crazy prince patted my back and said,

 

“Are your eyes okay?”

 

“I’m not fine. I feel like I’m shaking just by being there.”

 

“It sounds like you’re fine.”

 

He grabbed my shoulders and slowly lifted me up.

 

(I could tell here that he was also afraid to check what I ate yesterday.)

 

A small white castle appeared where the white, pretty, but rough finger pointed.

 

“That’s our destination.”

 

Those words made the small, simple castle seem more luxurious and comfortable than the imperial palace. So we rode for three days and three nights and arrived at a villa quite far from the ecliptic.

 

* * *

 

I came into the castle looking like a wad of toilet paper that had been randomly crumpled and rolled on the dirt floor. If Arpad hadn’t supported me, I wouldn’t have been able to walk properly. When I finally arrived at my destination, I shouted as if I wanted to shout three cheers.

 

“I can finally take a shower. Where’s the bed?”

 

Then Arpad, who was supporting me, started talking nonsense.

 

“My bride is so active, it’s a bit embarrassing.”

 

I was dumbfounded and turned my head to see a very unfair scene. Arpad, who came dressed in a white robe to match me, was incredibly white and clean.

 

‘Someone became a crumpled tissue paper! It’s disgusting!’

 

I answered softly, looking at the man’s still shining face.

 

“No more… There’s no way it’s even a joke… Getting angry is also… I can’t do it, so please take a look.”

 

This was real. Horseback riding for three days on the body of an aristocratic daughter who had never trained in any way was truly an extreme experience. I now realize how worried Lord Beltane was about me when he ran away in my last life.

 

‘Oh, maybe that’s why we were caught so quickly?’

 

I realized the reason for the painful failure of my past life, but now there was something many times more important than that.

 

“Me… a little… Rest…”

 

Arpad stopped my eyes from closing.

 

“…!”

 

But the method shocked me. If he had just slapped me, I wouldn’t have been so surprised.

 

Shup.

 

He kissed my cheek. A sweet scent passed my nose. I woke up suddenly. I literally jumped. The movement was as vivid as that of a mackerel thrown onto ice. So much so that even Arpad missed it.

 

“This… What are you doing?!”

 

Then Arpad smiled, arching his eyes.

 

“A light kiss to wake up a sleeping princess?”

 

“…!”

 

While I stood up and fainted from shock. Arpad dragged me into the castle. Although it was not a very large castle, there was a small chapel here. And there was an old priest waiting for us.

 

“You really came, Your Highness.”

 

The priest was looking back and forth between me and Arpad with a frustrated expression. Only then did I feel sleep slipping away.

 

“It cannot end with kidnapping. Right away, don’t forget to sign the marriage contract and get it notarized!”

 

My threat… No, Arpad accurately remembered and kept the request. Arpad first knelt in front of the priest and made a request.

 

“Officiate the wedding ceremony between me and Princess Hylia Delphine and be a witness.”

 

This was our wedding.

 

I knelt down next to Arpad, feeling helpless. Then the priest looked even more embarrassed. e looked at me and asked.

 

“Isn’t Princess Delphine the bride of His Highness Archduke Ludwig? But do you really agree with this marriage?”

 

I was reluctant to answer ‘yes’ here. Surprisingly, Arpad must have read this and answered the priest instead.

 

“It’s already been three days since the wedding day that I robbed the bride. Even if we send her back safely like this, will the princess’s reputation be safe?”

 

“…your Highness!”

 

“The least damaging way to her honor is to marry me.”

 

The priest could not deny Arpad’s words.

 

“And haven’t you already sworn to me? You would do anything to repay the favor you received from my mother.”

 

In the end, he couldn’t hold out any longer. The priest officiated my and Arpad’s wedding, although it was very brief. Exchanging vows in front of the main deity and mother deity. I wrote my name on the pledge. (My fingers were shaking at this time, so I had to use a lot of strength to sign.) I received holy oil over my head and even heard words of blessing.

 

“With this, the two of you were reborn as a couple cared for by the Lord and Mother.”

 

I barely breathed a sigh of relief. The right to marriage and its recognition is inherent to the temple. Not even an Emperor or even a dragon could invade this.

 

While I was relieved, something completely unexpected fell from above my head.

 

“If you do, you two will now share a kiss of vows.”

 

“…!”

 

I was surprised and glanced to the side. There was a man there, still with an inscrutable smile, who was now my husband. Arpad very casually brought his face closer. Normally, I would have been surprised and stepped back, but I couldn’t do that now.

 

‘This… It’s just part of the wedding process!’

 

I closed my eyes tightly and waited for action. Was it because the field of view is blocked? I feel like my other senses have become more sensitive. My heart felt like it was beating like crazy. It felt like someone was beating a drum in my ear.

 

‘Would I rather just open my eyes?’

 

But I felt like if I did that, the atmosphere would get even weirder. After waiting for what felt like a long time, I received a kiss of promise. Surprisingly, the man’s lips were soft and warm, and the movement of his lips around mine was much sweeter than I expected. It was completely different from the kiss of oath with Ludwig that I had already experienced many times. His kiss became persistent and passionate, as if he was about to devour them. As if he was trying to take all my breath away.

 

“…cought!”

 

Not only me, but even the priest was surprised. Until the priest couldn’t help but turn his head. It was only when I was about to run out of breath that Arpad finally let me go.

 

“…ha! There is a priest here, so please show some restraint.”

 

I pretended to be an embarrassed new bride and lightly scolded him. But inside, it was different.

 

‘Are you going to kill someone by having difficulty breathing?’

 

Even while receiving those accusing glances, Arpad was staring at me strangely. Like someone possessed by something. A slight shiver ran down my spine.

 

‘What? No way, already…’

 

But my thoughts couldn’t go any deeper. This was because the wedding procedures were still pending.

 

* * *

 

Arpad was sensitive to situations where he could not control himself. It was natural since he had several signs of mania when he was young and also experienced mild runaway episodes. But the kiss a moment ago was so strange. The beginning was simply a necessary action in the wedding process. However, when their lips actually touched each other, Arpad momentarily lost all sense of reason. He lusted for her like a thirsty beast seeking the spring in the desert. And the deeper his kiss, the longer it took, the more he felt a strange sensation. The feeling that the beast inside his body that was always sharp and unpleasantly squirming suddenly became calm. It was the satisfaction and joy he had felt for the first time in his life.

 

‘I’ve never felt anything like this, even during the premonition of mania.’

 

Arpad looked at the woman who had just become his wife with an even more suspicious expression.

 

* * *

 

“Your majesty! Please, please release this resentment!”

 

Ludwig had been protesting right near the Emperor’s bedroom for nearly three days already. There was no one in the palace who did not know what the reason was. To be exact, there was no one in the imperial capital who did not know this rumor.

 

‘Because it was a kidnapping that took place publicly on the main street right in front of the imperial palace.’

 

Feeling humiliated and angry once again, Ludwig chewed his lips once again. His lips, which had been ruined over the past three days, were bleeding again. He didn’t wipe away the blood so that people around him could see it.

 

“The pain my wife is going through right now. When I think about it, I can’t eat or sleep! Please, Your Majesty!”

 

The Emperor was deep in thought while listening to his nephew’s screams outside. What really caught his attention was not Ludwig yelling outside, but the woman sitting across from him.

 

Empress Isabelle.

 

“Your majesty. How do you plan to handle this matter?”

 

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